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Toasted nutty seed and dried currant baked oatmeal brûlée

Baked Seeds and Dried Currant Oatmeal Brûlée

Oatmeal is first toasted in the oven, which gives it a fabulous nuttiness.  Then after a quick stove top soak in water, seeds and dried currants are added, and everything is put into a baking dish and baked till perfectly cooked through.  Sugar is added to create a crème brûlée top.  Just add maple syrup infused skyr or yogurt, and you have a fabulous cold weather brunch!

Course Breakfast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups jumbo rolled oats
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup flaxseeds
  • 1/4 cup hemp seeds
  • 1/4 cup dried black currants
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4-1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • maple syrup for serving
  • plain skyr or greek yogurt for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425F
  2. Place the oats on a baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally till they smell toasty and are golden brown. About 10 minutes. Keep the oven on.
  3. Meanwhile bring the water to a boil. Add the toasted oatmeal and the salt. Stir and drop the heat to a simmer until the oats are softened and thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in all the seeds, the currants, and the spices.
  4. Transfer the mixture to a wide baking dish.
  5. Place the dish on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until all the excess water has evaporated and the top is lightly browned and just firm to the touch. This should take about 10-15 minutes. Don't let it totally dry out though.
  6. Remove the baking sheet and oatmeal from the oven. Turn the oven to broil.
  7. Evenly sprinkle the sugar over the top of the oatmeal, using at least 1/4 cup of sugar. You can use up to 1/2 if you want it especially sweet and crunchy.
  8. Place the dish on a rack set 4-6 inches under the broiler. Watch, until the sugar has melted and caramelized. It should be nearly but not entirely burned. Carefully removed and serve.

  9. To serve: combine 3/4-1 cup skyr or Greek yogurt and 3 tbsp of maple syrup and dollop some on each serving.

  10. You can bake off the oatmeal ahead of time. Then simply warm it in a 400F oven for about 15 minutes before brûlée-ing the top with the sugar.
  11. Or you can bake the oatmeal and just serve it with the yogurt.
  12. Or you can take individual servings and place them in smaller baking dishes and warm as described above and then brûlée it.

Recipe Notes

I say this recipe feeds 6.  It could feed 4 very hungry people.  But if you are serving bacon, toast etc as well, this should feed 6 comfortably.