Anoushabour (Armenian New Year's pudding)

dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: canned fruits

Fresh fruits provide natural sweetness and are lower in sugar.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey offers a natural sweetness with added flavor.

nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Seeds are often less expensive and nut-free.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: allspice

Nutmeg can provide a similar warm spice flavor.

Soak barley overnight and cook it until thick.

Add more water to the cooked barley to make it soupy.

Chop dried apricots into small pieces, about the size of raisins.

Measure all ingredients using the same cup size for consistency.

Cook the barley for about an hour and a half, stirring constantly.

Add sugar and chopped dried apricots to the barley after cooking for half an hour.

Continue to add water as necessary to maintain a soupy consistency.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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