Irish Oatmeal Brulee

Here is something Irish to start off your St. Patrick's Day morning! Get your jig on with Irish Oatmeal Brulee!


It's St. Patrick's Day and everybody wants to be Irish right? Well, even if you claim to be or not, here is something authentic to bring the Irish out in ya (In my Irish accent) Ha!

I was brainstorming on what to have on this particular day and thought everybody usually has oatmeal in the mornings. It's so creamy and filling and will leave you satisfied for a good part of the day. But this certain recipe does not need just regular oats. It's got to be authentic, so I thought I need irish oats or steel cut oats. But if you don't have irish oats or steel cut, you can use regular and pretend its irish. I won't tell, it will be our little secret (wink).

Prep time: 5 min Cook time: 25 min  Total time: 30 min
Cooking skill: Easy
4 servings


Here's the recipe:
4 cups of milk
1 cup of steel cut oats (optional)
1 tsp. of cinnamon
dash of salt (1/4 tsp.)
2 tsp. of vanilla extract
1/4 c. of fruit of your choice
1/4 c. of dried cranberries (optional)
1/4 c. of crushed pecans
2 tsp. of orange zest
1/2 c. of  fresh orange juice
4 tbsp of butter (melted)
4 tbsp of granulated sugar
6 or 7 oz ramekins

First I heated my 4 cups of milk, 1 tsp. of cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp. of salt in a saucepan, stirring constantly until it came to a bubble. Then I poured my 1 cup of steel cut oats  and 2 tsp. of vanilla extract in and turned the heat down. Let is cook for at least 20 minutes stirring occasionally until it was the right consistency. Then I took it off the heat.

While I was letting the oatmeal cool, I layered my dried cranberries and fruit on the bottom of the 7 oz ramekins. Poured the oatmeal on top, more dried cranberries, fruit, orange zest, and crushed pecans. Then I poured melted butter on top and and fresh orange juice and stirred it in. The orange juice just gives it that zing. Next, I sprinkled a tbsp of granulated sugar on top of the oatmeal. Now if you have one of those kitchen blow torches, by means use it. But I didn't have one, so I put my ramekins on a cooking sheet and put it under the broiler for 5 -7 minutes or until the sugar on top browns and crust the top of the oatmeal.

Irish Oatmeal Brulee may not be green, but it's so creamy and full of fresh fruit that you'll forget that it's…not green.

There you have it! Irish Oatmeal Brulee!

Now take a bite and get your jig on!