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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal371
  • fat10g
    low
  • saturates4g
  • carbs52g
  • sugars18g
  • fibre4g
  • protein15g
  • salt0.3g
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the barley and oats into a bowl, pour over 1 litre boiling water and stir well. Cover and leave to soak overnight.

  • step 2

    The next morning, tip the mixture into a pan and stir in the plums. Simmer for 15 mins, stirring frequently and adding a little water if necessary to get a consistency you like.

  • step 3

    Stir the vanilla into the yogurt and serve on top of the porridge with the seeds sprinkled over.

RECIPE TIPS
STORING AND REHEATING

If you are following our Healthy Diet Plan, you can enjoy this breakfast over two mornings. Store half in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. You can serve the second portion cold or warmed through another day in a pan with a drop of milk or water.

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Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2017

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Overall rating

A star rating of 3.3 out of 5.13 ratings

LizC1956

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

I didn't bother eating this as it never bulked up once cooked, becoming just flakes in a watery goo

emmajstroud

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This one's absolutely delicious. Depending on the plums it varies from a beautiful pale pink to an incredible fuscia colour! Tastes the same day one and day two but admittedly on day two the pink has faded and it looks like an unappetising lump in the bowl, a little bit of water and a…

DaveCookinGoon

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tasted better than it looked. Grey wall paper paste type consistency. Will try with milk instead of water next time to try and make it creamier

warvik

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

I really wanted to like this recipe because I love pearl barley, and plums, and porridge but the result was a sour, gluey mess, more akin to wallpaper paste than delicious breakfast.

I might try this again but fix this recipe. I would probably cover the pearl barley with 0.5 litre of water and…

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