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Mote con Huesillos
A summer Chilean drink of cooked wheat berries and dried peaches in a sweet cinnamon syrup — refreshing and unusual.
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10 minPrep🔥
1 hrCook🍽️
4Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 1 cup husked wheat berries (mote), soaked overnight
- 8 dried peaches (huesillos), soaked overnight
- 200g sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 strip lemon peel
- 1.5 litres water
Instructions
- Simmer the soaked peaches with sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lemon peel in 1.5 litres water for 40 minutes until soft.
- Cool the syrup.
- Separately, simmer the wheat berries in fresh water until soft, about 45 minutes; drain.
- To serve, place wheat berries at the bottom of a glass, top with two peach halves and ladle over chilled syrup.
- Eat with a spoon.
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Tara’s tips
- Make the day before — flavours improve in the fridge.
- Eat with a long spoon to scoop everything up.
Serving suggestions
- Best ice cold on a hot day.
Storage & reheating
Keeps a week in the fridge.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Substitute for mote?
Pearl barley or wheat berries work.
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