Rhubarb Flaugnarde

The underrated French dessert to make before Rhubarb season ends!

Dear Substack community,

I am very excited to be sharing my very first exclusive recipe here with you!

So, let’s kick off things, shall we? For our first recipe together, we’ll be making a Rhubarb Flaugnarde (pronouced [Flo-nyard]). Simple, seasonal and a staple of French home cooking, this recipe embodies all the things I aim to offer you in this newsletter.  

This dessert hailing from the Limousin region, in south-central France, is a delicious variant of the Cherry Clafoutis – but made with delicious, tart yet sweet Rhubarb.

We’ve been blessed with a gorgeous rhubarb season this year in Brittany. The season is usually quite fleeting, lasting only a few weeks in the Spring. But this year, we’ve had a continuous alternance of rainy and sunny days, which created the perfect conditions for growing the local crops – including rhubarb, but also strawberries and artichokes, which are all bountiful in the Spring in Brittany.

I love to bake with Rhubarb as it has such a vibrant, pleasingly tart taste that brings zing to any baked good. What are your thoughts on rhubarb, and what’s your favorite recipe to make with it? Let us know in the comments!

More Rhubarb recipes to enjoy:

• Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

• Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

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And so now onto this beautiful recipe - a Rhubarb Flaugnarde to be exact. But what is a Flaugnarde exactly, you may wonder? If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’re likely to know already. But if not, here’s a little explanation for you.