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title: "Homemade Chilean Mote con Huesillos Dessert Recipe"
description: "Mote con huesillos is one of the most traditional desserts in Chilean cuisine, made from cooking dehydrated peaches (huesillos) and cooked wheat berries (mote), an absolute classic enjoyed during spring and the Fiestas Patrias (National Holidays)."
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date: 2023-08-14
modified: 2025-01-12
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# Homemade Chilean Mote con Huesillos Dessert Recipe

[Versión en Español](https://comidaschilenas.com/receta-de-mote-con-huesillos/)

![Chilean mote con huesillos recipe](https://www.chileanfoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chilean-mote-con-huesillos-recipe.jpg)*Chilean mote con huesillos recipe*

Mote con huesillos is Chile’s most iconic summer drink-dessert — dried peaches (huesillos) and cooked wheat berries (mote) served cold in a tall glass with cinnamon and chancaca syrup. Ready in about 5 hours (most of that soaking time), this recipe yields 6 glasses and is a staple of Fiestas Patrias and spring celebrations.

## How to Make Mote con Huesillos?

Both mote and huesillos are products native to the Mediterranean climate found in central Chile. They are served in a glass with a spoon for scooping the wheat berries and breaking the peach into pieces for consumption.

## Nutritional Facts

Each serving of mote con huesillos contains approximately 220 kcal, 52 g of carbohydrates, 1 g of fats, 4 g of proteins, 6 g of fiber, 32 g of sugars, and 10 mg of sodium.

## Mote con Huesillos Dessert Recipe

**Prep Time:** 3 hours

**Cook Time:** 1 hour 45 minutes

**Servings:** 6 people

### Ingredients

- 250 g dried peaches (huesillos)
- 250 g wheat berries (mote)
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 75 g chancaca (unrefined cane sugar)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Fresh orange peel

### Preparation Steps

1. Wash the dried peaches thoroughly and soak them in plenty of water for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
2. In the same soaking water, cook the dried peaches with the chancaca and [orange peel](https://amzn.to/3WivHrd) until they boil. Maintain the cooking for [about 45 minutes.](https://amzn.to/3E3e88f) After this time, add the granulated sugar and let it boil for another 30 minutes. Remove from heat, let it cool, and refrigerate.
3. In a [separate pot](https://amzn.to/3Wfy8Lm), boil the wheat berries in plenty of water for about 30 minutes or until they are sufficiently tender. Strain, cool, and set aside.
4. When serving, add two tablespoons of cooked wheat berries to the bottom of the glass, then add two dried peaches, and finally fill with the juice. Serve the mote con huesillos immediately, chilled and cold, with a large spoon.

## Sugar-Free Mote con Huesillos

If you want to reduce your sugar consumption but still enjoy mote con huesillos, you can replace sugar with an equivalent amount of sucralose or stevia, which should be added to the preparation at the same time as sugar.

## Tips for Perfect Mote con Huesillos

### The Overnight Soak

The longer you soak the dried peaches, the more flavorful and tender they become. An overnight soak (8–12 hours) produces a noticeably richer, darker syrup than the 3-hour minimum.

### Chancaca vs. Granulated Sugar

Chancaca (unrefined panela) gives the syrup its characteristic dark amber color and molasses undertone. If unavailable, add a small piece of brown sugar or a few drops of molasses to approximate the traditional flavor.

### Serving Temperature

Mote con huesillos must be served very cold, ideally after refrigerating the syrup overnight. The contrast between the icy-cold juice, the tender rehydrated peach, and the summer heat is what makes it iconic.

### Mote con Huesillos – Preparation Variables

| Variable | Minimum | Recommended | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peach soak time | 3 hours | Overnight (8–12 h) | Tenderness and syrup depth |
| Sugar type | Granulated only | Chancaca + granulated | Color and flavor complexity |
| Serving temperature | Chilled | Refrigerated overnight | Intensity of refreshment |
| Wheat berries cook time | 25 min | 30 min (until tender) | Texture — soft without mushy |

## Did You Know?

The renowned mote con huesillos beverage dates back to colonial times, following the Spanish introduction of wheat to Latin America. It was quickly adopted by Andean communities as flour or cooked grains.

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