This Strawberry Rhubarb Toasted Oat Sundae absolutely screams summer in a cup! I know that it’s only May, but its the long weekend in Canada and to me that is when I start to feel the summer vibes.
I absolutely LOVED making sundaes as a kid and now I can’t help but make grown-up versions like this one with buttery, toasted oats, vanilla ice cream and topped with a strawberry rhubarb sauce!
Come on over for a new take on a classic flavour combination with these Strawberry Rhubarb Toasted Oat Sundaes, a perfect sunny day dessert!
This strawberry-rhubarb combination is one of my go-to flavour combinations for the season and it pairs lovely with the buttery, toasted oats.
These Strawberry Rhubarb Toasted Oat Sundaes are sure to be a hit at all of your summertime soirées and are easy to make for a crowd!
Strawberry Rhubarb Toasted Oat Sundae
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, unsalted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 cups old fashioned large flake oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 cups rhubarb, chopped
- 3 cups strawberries, sliced
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 container vanilla ice cream or gelato
Instructions
- Heat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet (cast iron works great) to medium-high heat and add in butter, sugar, salt and oats.
- Cook, stirring often for about 5-7 minutes until the oats are well-coated and golden.
- Remove the oats from the pan into a bowl and set aside.
- In the same pan, add water, rhubarb, strawberries and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once you reach a boil, turn the pan to medium-low and simmer stirring once and a while until the rhubarb and strawberries have cooked down to a beautiful sauce, about 7-10 minutes.
- Set the strawberry-rhubarb sauce off the heat to cool.
- To assemble the sundaes, fill the bottom of a cup with oats (about a 1/4 cup of oats per cup), then drizzle in the strawberry-rhubarb compote, followed by a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream and top with more oats and strawberry-rhubarb sauce.
From the delicious and beautiful fruits and vegetables at the market to the longer days, this time of year has me so excited to enjoy it all!
So head to your favourite market, grab some fresh rhubarb and strawberries and your favourite ice cream and make some sundaes to share with family and friends.
Sundaes make me feel like a kid again and I hope you’ll enjoy this version for the kid in you!
Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess
Denise from Urb’N’Spice
I adore individual desserts and your recipe for Strawberry-Rhubarb with Toasted Oats Sundaes is very appealing to me. I will bet those buttery toasted oats are quite irresistible. Thanks for sharing, Jess!
Jess
Thanks for the recipe love Denise! I adore individual desserts as well, so easy for everyone to customize their own! And yes the oats are pretty great – hope you enjoy the recipe!
Gabby G
That looks so freaking good! I mean, I’d eat that for breakfast! haha
Jess
Well I think we should make ‘breakfast sundaes’ a thing then! Love it! And thanks for the recipe love too!
Terri@foodmeanderings
What a great combo! I love rhubarbs and strawberries and everything else about this! Yummy!
Jess
I’m so glad to hear you love all of the flavours! They’re pretty much all of my favourites too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
I love this hearty take on a fruity sundae!! And I totally agree with you, the May 24 weekend totally kicks off summer for me (even though there is snow forecasted for parts of Newfoundland tomorrow!!!) Pinning this summery dessert for later!
Jess
Thanks for the recipe love Leanne! So glad to hear you’ve bookmarked it for later! I’ll send some sunshine and warmer temperatures your way too so that you can kick-off your summer 😉
Elaine
It’s nutritious, it’s delicious, and it’s easy! Who doesn’t love that strawberry-rhubarb combo!
Jess
Thank you Elaine, I think you summarized this Sundae perfectly! I can’t get enough of strawberry-rhubarb 🙂 I hope you enjoy the recipe!