Mote con Huesillo

Name: Mote con Huesillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 1 cup mote (husked wheat berries), soaked overnight; 200g huesillos (dried peaches); 1 cup sugar; 2L water; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 strip orange peel

Mote con Huesillo (MOH-teh kohn weh-SEE-yoh)

Wheat Berry and Dried Peach Drink

⏱ Prep Time 15 min + soaking

📈 Difficulty Easy

👥 Servings

🔥 Calories 233 kcal

A sweet, refreshing drink of husked wheat berries and sun-dried peaches in a cinnamon-spiced syrup, served cold from glass carts on Chilean streets.

Nutrition & Info

Protein 4.0g

Carbs 52.0g

Fat 1.0g

Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

vegetarian vegan dairy-free nut-free

Allergen Warnings

⚠ gluten

Equipment Needed

large pot glass pitcher tall glasses

Presentation Guide

Vessel: tall glass with long spoon

Garnishes: cinnamon stick

Accompaniments: none — it is the accompaniment

Ingredients

1 cup mote (husked wheat berries), soaked overnight
200g huesillos (dried peaches)
1 cup sugar
2L water
2 cinnamon sticks
1 strip orange peel

Instructions

1
Soak mote overnight. Boil in fresh water for 40-50 min until tender but chewy. Drain and cool.
2
In a separate pot, dissolve sugar in water with cinnamon sticks and orange peel. Bring to a boil.
3
Add dried peaches to the syrup. Simmer 20 min until peaches are plump and tender.
4
Remove from heat and let cool completely. Refrigerate until very cold.
5
To serve, place a spoonful of cooked mote in a tall glass, add a peach, and fill with cold syrup.
6
Serve with a long spoon for eating the mote and peach.

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Did You Know?

Mote con huesillo is so beloved that it has been proposed as Chile's official national drink — vendors with glass carts are a protected cultural symbol in Santiago.

Chef's Notes

Equipment Tips

large pot
glass pitcher
tall glasses

Garnishing

cinnamon stick

Accompaniments

none — it is the accompaniment

The Story Behind Mote con Huesillo

Mote con huesillo is Chile's quintessential summer street drink, sold from iconic glass carts on every corner of Santiago. The combination of husked wheat (mote) and dried peaches (huesillos) in cinnamon syrup dates to the colonial period. It is both a drink and a dessert, uniquely Chilean in every way.

🕐 Traditionally enjoyed summer drink, street food 📜 Origins: Colonial era

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