Oatmeal Brûlée! (Please don’t faint ~ it might seem like a crazy luxury but it’s no less healthy than regular oatmeal.) I don’t add any sugar to the pot, and what gets caramelized on top is the only sugar I used ~ it’s an incredibly delicious healthy indulgence!
I’m so excited to share this oatmeal brûlée with you!
If you love creme brûlée you’re going to go crazy for this fun spin on breakfast. Just like with the dessert, you’ll have a crackly outer layer of ‘burnt’ sugar, but instead of custard underneath, you get creamy oatmeal mixing with the little melting shards of caramel in your mouth and, oh my, your eyes will roll back in your head. Cinnamon and vanilla flavor the oats and the entire recipe takes no more time than your basic breakfast. Do up a whole tray of them for guests. I don’t like to self-congratulate, but I am taking a little bow here…
This caramelized oatmeal is a morning conversation starter for sure
Recipes don’t get much more fun than this one, and if you already have a kitchen torch collecting dust in the back of your cabinet, this is a great way to get some use out of it. The nice thing, too, is that there’s nothing tricky involved here. If you know how to turn on your torch (which took me an embarrassingly long time to master, btw) you’ll be bruleeing like a pro.
How to make Brûléed Oatmeal
- Just prepare your favorite oatmeal as usual.
- Spoon it into individual serving bowls and smooth out the top so it’s an even layer.
- Sprinkle the surface lightly with granulated sugar.
- Then get busy with the torch, touching every corner to get that fantastic crackly sugar crust. I like to wait until I see specks of black, that way I know it’s done.
- It hardens to a crisp crust in a matter of seconds as the sugar cools. I’m telling you this is a wonderful way to eat oatmeal!
We love oatmeal in this house!
- Overnight Steel Cut Oats with Almond Butter and Honey
- Oatmeal with Whiskey Butter
- Maple Glazed Oatmeal Cookies
- Spiced Vanilla Pear Oatmeal
- Irish Oatmeal Soda Bread
Oatmeal Brûlée
Equipment
- kitchen torch Buy it here
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk, any type, including almond, coconut or soy, I used full fat dairy milk
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tsp granulated sugar, regular granulated white sugar caramelizes best
- cream or half and half for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a saucepan until little bubbles form around the edges and add the oats. Cook gently for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until the oatmeal is thickened.
- Stir in the cinnamon and vanilla and spoon into two serving bowls.
- Smooth out the top of each bowl with the back of a spoon for form a flat surface for the sugar.
- Evenly sprinkle 2 teaspoons of sugar over each bowl
- Use a kitchen torch to caramelize the sugar, moving the flame in circles as the sugar turns color. Keep heating until the entire surface is browned and you start to see small black spots.
- Serve hot with a dash of cream.
Notes
Nutrition
wow now thats what i call innovation. Healthy twist and yummy too:)
I best move my torch closer to the stove with all the great ideas you have given me. Hubby actually uses it to light his cigars! Love this oatmeal. I’ve been wanting to try this for awhile. Thanks, Sue!
This is seriously brilliant, Sue! Oatmeal has never looked so good!
i didn’t know you could have oatmeal brulee. I learn something new everyday. I am loving this and your creativity!
I wasn’t completely sure it would work, but I’m so happy with the results. Such a small amount of sugar gives you a huge payoff with this recipe.
Looks amazing, so creative!
You have no idea how close to the same page we are on. 🙂 I made oatmeal brulee twice last week. So much fun!
Funny!
Hi Sue, what a breakfast masterpiece you have created. I have a little torch myself but have never used it. Looks amazing!!
You are making it too hard for me not to faint…. I am prone to losing it in face of such beauty, and creme brullee is definitely one of those faint-inducing concoctions for me…
genius of a recipe! You should indeed pat yourself on the back!
What a fun idea! This could make an everyday breakfast special enough for Christmas morning!
And unlike pancakes, etc, it can all come together at one time so everybody can eat together!
mmm, this sounds even better than regular crème brulée!
Agreed 🙂