
Recipe for sous vide rhubarb with rhubarb ice cream
Delightfully sweet and tangy dish that truly showcases what sous vide can achieve in the dessert kitchen.
We have the recipe from the book: “Sous Vide in Your Own Kitchen” and the author Karsten Tanggard says the following about the recipe:
“Two types of rhubarb: The rhubarb pieces are fully cooked but still have a bite and a fine sweetness, while the rhubarb ice cream is both rich and refreshing. The roasted nuts add a touch of caramel and a good crunch.”

Sous vide rhubarb with rhubarb ice cream
Ingredients
Sous vide rhubarb
- 1 pcs. Vanilla Pod
- 200 gram Sugar
- 400 gram Rhubarb
Rhubarb
- Rhubarb Compote 1/2 part
- Vanilla Ice Cream 1/2 part
Roasted nuts
- 70-100 gram Hazelnuts
Instructions
- Scrape the seeds from a vanilla pod into 200 g of sugar (more if the rhubarb is not fully ripe).
- Cut 400 grams of rhubarb into 2-3 cm pieces and mix them with 135 grams of the sugar.
- Vacuum seal and cook them sous vide at 60°C for 1 hour (they should just yield when you press the bag). Cool down.
- Optionally, strain the liquid and reduce it by half.
- Make a rhubarb ice cream (freeze equal parts vanilla ice cream base and blended rhubarb compote cooked sous vide at 80°C for 20-30 minutes).
- Plate 100 grams of rhubarb, add a large scoop of rhubarb ice cream, and garnish with toasted nuts.
- Editorial: For example, roast the nuts in the oven at 120-130°C for about 15 minutes. They should be lightly golden and then chopped.
Notes
OTHER SERVING SUGGESTIONS
• Baked rhubarb with rich yogurt, sweetened with vanilla sugar.• Side dish (possibly sweetened a bit less than usual) for game and pork.
• Trifle: Mixed with caramelized bread crumbs/crushed macaroons and whipped cream.
• As a filling (possibly along with a vanilla custard) in a sweet shortcrust pastry crust.
• Blended into jam.
• Chilled on top of breakfast yogurt.