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dried peaches

🥗Healthier: fresh peaches

💰Cheaper: canned peaches

Fresh peaches provide a lighter option and canned peaches are often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness while brown sugar can be more cost-effective.

Soak dried peaches, orange zest, and 1 tsp of ground cinnamon in a bowl overnight in 2 1/2 cups of water.

Cook the husked wheat in 1.5 cups of water, covered on low heat for about 25-30 minutes. Cool completely before using.

In another saucepan, add sugar and 2 Tbl of water, cooking for about 15 minutes on medium heat until a light brown color appears.

Remove peaches from liquid with tongs.

Slowly add the dried peach liquid (including orange zest) to the caramel, stirring to dissolve until it takes on a syrup consistency.

Add the soaked peaches and cook for about 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and let the peaches and liquid cool completely before serving.

In a glass, add 4 Tbl of cooked wheat, pour cooled peachy liquid over, and add three peaches.

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