Apple Rhubarb Pie

I love rhubarb crisp, so a couple years ago I planted a rhubarb plant. I had some extra rhubarb last fall, so I chopped it and froze it. It now seems it will be much more difficult to use it as it seems to require scads of sugar to sweeten it up. So now I'm looking for sugar free rhubarb recipes, I don't expect much luck in this endeavor. That's why I was so pleased (as well as skeptical) when I ran across a no sugar added apple rhubarb pie recipe. I'm sorry I forgot where I found the recipe, so I can't give credit where credit is due, but here is the original recipe:



Sugar Free Rhubarb Pie

The thought of sugar free rhubarb recipes makes your lips pucker. But, sugar free recipes that use rhubarb are easier than you think. For example, take rhubarb cake recipes or rhubarb muffin recipes. When directions call for sugar, replace it with fruit juice concentrates or mild tasting fruit, such as pears or Delicious apples. Here's a sugar free rhubarb pie recipe that will make you a believer.
4 cups diced, raw rhubarb
2 cups diced peeled sweet apples, such as golden delicious
1/3 cup apple juice concentrate
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
Line a pie pan with pie dough. Stir the rhubarb and diced apples together and arrange them on top of the pie shell. Combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle them over the fruit. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter (optional). Cover the pie with well-pricked pie dough or with a lattice. Bake the pie in a 450-degree oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!



I used four cups of rhubarb and four of apples. I really piled the fruit up. It was wonderful. The apples and the rhubarb go really well together.