Baked Oatmeal Creme Brulee Style

peachez's Note:

This is a basic recipe, be it breakfast or dessert. Add fruit, nuts or even mini chocolate baking bits. It's so good, adjust any amounts you prefer.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Dry Mix

• 2 cups quick oats or 2 1/4 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Wet Mix

• 3 1/3 cups nonfat milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping

• 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly oil a 9 x 13 baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, combine dry mix.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk wet mix well.
5. Add wet mix to dry mix, stirring well.
6. Pour mixture into prepared dish.
7. Bake 40- 45 minutes- centre will be jiggly.
8. Remove pan from oven, place pan on a cooling rack.
9. Hand sprinkle brown sugar over top of oatmeal.
10. Return pan to oven, bake until sugar melts, 2- 3 minutes.
11. Remove pan to cooling rack.
12. Set oven to broil.
13. Set pan under broiler 3 inches from heat till sugar bubbles and browns slightly, 1- 2 minutes (watch carefully for burning, turn pan if needed).
14. Remove pan from broiler and spoon mixture into serving bowls.

Reviews

[Erindipity]

I don't like oatmeal and still thought this was very good. It doesn't have that make you gag mushy oatmeal texture and that is great. It was more like a crisp. I can't wait to try again with some blueberries mixed in. I placed in ramikins and baked 40 minutes.

[Daphne2002]

I love trying oatmeal recipes because I decided to teach myself to enjoy it. I've gone way beyond that to truly loving oatmeal, if prepared properly. This is a great way! It is different from my baked oatmeal recipe in that it does not get dry like a thick cookie consitency (and has no oil!) I scaled the recipe to 2 servings and baked in a loaf pan. I used old fashioned oats. I love the texture, the grains soft and wet (as you said, jiggly!) but still separate grains instead of the mush that I grew up with. After cooling my brown sugar topping turned crunchy and was delicious. I think nice variations could include raisins, apples, walnuts, or cinnamon. Thanks for a great recipe!

[Ang11002]

Made this today for breakfast for BF and I. He really liked it and I just thought it was ok. Used splenda brown sugar on top which worked out great as well as old fashioned oats. Thanks for sharing.