Cracked Wheat Berries with Honey and Ricotta
- 1 cup hard wheat berries
- 4 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups fresh ricotta cheese
- Honey
- Ground cinnamon, for garnish
- Cocoa powder or shaved semisweet chocolate, for garnish
Instructions:
This recipe works well in the 3-quart slow cooker that I use for risotto and polenta.
- Pulse the wheat berries briefly in your blender or food processor, just enough to crack them into pieces. Do not powder them.
- Place the cracked wheat, water, and salt in the slow cooker insert. Cover and cook on low overnight, about 8 hours.
- In the morning, dish up servings of cracked wheat, then top each with a scoop of ricotta cheese. Drizzle generously with honey, and then sprinkle with ground cinnamon and a dusting of cocoa powder.