Mote con Huesillo

Mote con huesillo is the most iconic Chilean summer refreshment: dried peaches (huesillos) in syrup, served with husked wheat (mote).

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 8 huesillos (dried peaches)
• 1 cup mote (husked wheat)
• Cinnamon
• Orange peel

Preparation

1. Rinse the huesillos and soak them overnight in water with sugar, cinnamon, and orange peel.
2. The next day, bring them to a boil for 1/2 hour.
3. Once cooled, stir in 1 cup of burnt sugar (made into a liquid caramel).
4. Cook the mote for 30 minutes over moderate heat, then remove and rinse with ice-cold water.
5. Serve very cold, with 2 huesillos per person.