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Peaches & cream breakfast barley

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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 (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)

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

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