Dried peaches and wheat berries

Name: Dried peaches and wheat berries (Mote con huesillos)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 90 g/3½ oz/½ cup white sugar; 30 ml/2 tbsp soft dark brown sugar; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup dried peaches, soaked in 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups cold water overnight; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup dried peaches, soaked in 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups cold water overnight; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup wheat berries, soaked in 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups cold water overnight, then drained; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup wheat berries, soaked in 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups cold water overnight, then drained; 1 cinnamon stick

Mote con huesillos

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Cooking of Chile

By Boris Basso Benelli

Published 2014

About

This delicious, refreshing non-alcoholic drink is found in many parts of the country. It is prepared and enjoyed by people of all ages, from the start of spring and through the summer, and is sold on the streets, in every square and on every beach.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup dried peaches, soaked in

Americas
Chile
Drinks
Vegan
Spring
Summer

Method

Place the peaches and soaking liquid in a pan. Add the soft dark brown sugar, bring to the boil and cook for 45 minutes. Add the white sugar and cinnamon, then continue cooking for 30 minutes or until the peaches are tender.
Remove the pan from the heat and leave the peaches to cool in the liquid.