Dutch Barley Soup Dessert
"I grew up in a very Dutch community in Iowa. This is from one of my hometown's community cookbooks. Looks similar to rice pudding. Posted for ZWT6."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 29 ounces sliced peaches, canned
- prune (optional)
directions
- Bring the pearl barley, water, and raisins to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for 1.5 hours or until barley and raisins are tender.
- Add sugar, peaches with juice, and prunes (optional).
- Boil about 10 minutes.
- Let cool. The dessert will thicken when cold.
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Reviews
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Easy whole-grain dessert or hot breakfast. I used fresh peaches. Cooled the dish was a little chewy for us. We enjoyed it more hot.
