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Oma's Rhubarb Syrup (Rhabarbersirup)

Make homemade rhubarb syrup with this easy German Rhabarbersirup recipe. Just 3 ingredients and a delicious way to use fresh rhubarb. And you also get rhubarb butter!

Ingredients:

• 8 cups (about 900 g) chopped rhubarb 
• 2 cups (480 ml) water
• 2 cups (400 g) white sugar

Instructions:

1. Combine the rhubarb, water, and sugar in a deep saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for about 20 minutes, until the rhubarb is soft and the liquid has started to thicken.
2. Set a strainer lined with cheesecloth, or a fine mesh sieve, over a large bowl. Carefully pour the rhubarb mixture into the strainer so the syrup drains into the bowl.
3. Lift the cheesecloth with the rhubarb pulp inside and gently squeeze out any remaining syrup into the bowl.
4. Pour the strained syrup into a jar or bottle, then remove the rhubarb pulp from the cheesecloth.
5. Serve the syrup and rhubarb butter with whatever you like, and enjoy.

Notes/Hints:

• Store the rhubarb syrup in a jar or bottle in the refrigerator, and keep the rhubarb butter in an airtight container in the fridge. For best freshness, enjoy both within 2 weeks.

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Updated March 15, 2026