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Peaches & cream breakfast barley

6
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
When fresh peaches aren't in season, swap in 3 cups thawed, frozen unsweetened sliced peaches. We like the flavour of brown sugar in this Southern-inspired cereal, but you can also use maple syrup or honey.

Ingredients

Water

3 cup(s)

1% low fat milk

1½ cup(s)

Table salt

¼ tsp(s)

Uncooked pearl barley

1 cup(s)

Packed brown sugar

3 tbsp(s)

Vanilla extract

1 tsp(s)

Peach

3 medium, pitted and sliced

Chopped pecans

4 tbsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Bring water, milk, and salt to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in barley, lower heat, cover saucepan, and simmer until barley is tender, 50 to 55 minutes.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Let sit, covered, 5 minutes.
  3. Divide barley among 6 bowls and top evenly with peaches and pecans.
  4. Serving size: ½ cup barley, ½ cup peaches, and 2 tsp pecans