Creamy Barley Breakfast Porridge
Creamy pearl barley porridge flavored with cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar. A delicious and nourishing alternative to your morning bowl of oatmeal!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 cup pearl barley
- Pinch of fine salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup milk (nut, oat or regular milk)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the pearl barley and cook, stirring frequently, until the barley grains are toasty and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- 2
Add the salt, cinnamon, water, milk and vanilla extract and bring to a boil. Stir briefly and turn the heat down to low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until barley is creamy and tender, about 40 minutes. Add additional water as necessary if the porridge becomes too thick or sticks to the bottom of the saucepan.
- 3
Remove from the heat, add the brown sugar and stir to combine. Add additional sugar and/or salt to taste and adjust the consistency as necessary with another splash or two of water. Serve topped with additional milk, cream or other toppings of choice.