Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

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If you love sweet-tart pies made with fresh fruits, you’ll love this strawberry rhubarb pie. This pie is the perfect summer picnic dessert.

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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
★ Tips & FAQs ★
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie is the ultimate balance of sweet and tart — a combo you didn’t know you needed in your life, but telling you, you do.

Perfect for Picnics

Delicious served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or by itself. This poie can be made ahead and travels well.

It's also great for cooler months, served warm.

Simple Shortcut Recipe

This recipe is very simple. Just a handful of ingredients are needed and using store-bought crust saves lots of time. I have been asked a few times for my pie crust recipe. Well, it's Pillsbury's secret. Ha!

Try a Lattice Crust

So, because I save time not actually making the crust, I spend that time making it look pretty! I love a lattice crust because it's really easy to do and looks nice but also vents the pie while it cooks so it's a win-in.

If you want to learn how to make a lattice pie crust, check out my How to Make a Lattice Pie Crust Tutorial.

★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

Here's everything you'll need:

Strawberries. You'll need fresh or frozen but fresh is best.
Rhubarb. You can use red or green but red does offer a nicer looking pie.
Sugar. Regular table sugar is all you need.
Tapioca or pectin to thicken the filling. You can find this at most grocery stores, Amish markets or on Am azon.
Butter. Salted butter so no need to add extra salt. You can use margarine if you prefer but I do recommend butter.
Pie crust dough. Ready-made store-bought dough. I do find that Pillsbury dough tastes better and unrolls better but store brand is OK too if you're on a budget.
Egg yolk. If you want to egg-wash the pie crust for that beautiful golden finish. This also help prevent the crust from overcooking or drying out too much.

★ How to Make this Recipe ★

This pie comes together in just a few steps. Here's a look at the process.

Slice strawberry and rhubarb.
Coat with sugar, flour, tapioca and lemon juice.
Press pie crust into pan.
Add fruit mixture then dart with butter.
Create a lattice top for the top.
Bake. Cool. Slice and serve.

★ Tips & FAQs ★

What color rhubarb is best for pie?

You can use green or red rhubarb. Both taste amazing and create a pretty pie when combined with the strawberries.
Sometimes it can be difficult to find red rhubarb if it's not in season. But not to worry, usually the green variety is available all year long in the produce section and works just as well in this recipe.

What does rhubarb taste like?

If you've never had rhubarb before, you might be curious about what this strange plant tastes like and why you'd put it in a pie.
Well, if you've never had a strawberry rhubarb pie before you are in for a treat! I've found people either love it or hate it. It's got a sweet-tart taste.
Personally, I'm not a big pie person because they tend to be overly sweet so this is right up my alley. I like how the strawberries mixed with the rhubarb to give it some added flavor. I tried an all-rhubarb pie last year and thought it was too tart and didn't have a lot of flavor but some people I know really love it.

How can I make a lattice top for my pie?

Creating a lattice crust is surprisingly easy. Check out my tutorial if you've never tried it and follow the steps. Here's how to make a lattice pie crust.

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