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Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée Recipe

Apple Oatmeal Brulee Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée topped with toasted pecans and served in individual ramekins.[/caption] Oatmeal. It’s not something most of us consider worthy of breakfast in bed. While a microwaved bowl of sloppy maple and brown sugar flavored oats might be an acceptable breakfast on a rushed Tuesday morning, weekend brunch calls for something a little more special. If breakfast in bed is the ultimate luxury, then this oatmeal brûlée recipe is an ideal bedfellow for stepping up your weekend brunch game. Oatmeal goes from meh to Yeah! with the teamwork of apples, currants, spices and pecans in this Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée Recipe. Things get extra hot and spicy when pear liqueur and fiery flames are added into the mix. Sure, it’s more work than nuking a brown bag of chalky oats and water. But, all of that hard work is rewarded generously when you crack through the top of a crunchy brûlée crust to reveal the luxuriously creamy, spicy and fruit-forward oatmeal hidden beneath. It tastes even dreamier while lounging in your pjs atop your unmade bed next to that special someone. Follow that up with a lazy mid-morning slumber, and you’ve got a perfect weekend in the making. Bonus: this recipe makes 4 servings so you can enjoy a nightcap of dessert-like oatmeal brûlée before heading back to that cozy bed of yours.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Oats and Nuts
Toasting the oats and pecans gives the oatmeal a fuller and richer flavor. I prefer the flavor and texture of these organic extra thick rolled oats from Bob's Red Mill.
Pecan chopping
Roughly chopped pecans add a nice nuttiness and texture to oatmeal topping.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Add Cream
Heavy cream gives the oatmeal a luxurious and velvety texture.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Cooked Oats
Oatmeal alone can be a little sad but soon this pot of slump will transform into a magnificent menagerie of full on flavor.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Compote Ingredients
My good friend brought me this bottle of Pear Liqueur all the way from Germany and it has been burning a hole in my liquor cabinet since. This was the perfect way to test it out.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Spices
The spices and browned butter help balance out the tartness of the granny smiths apples.
Apple Oatmeal Brulee Pear Liqueur
Pouring on the pear liqueur, things are about to get hot and heavy.
Apple Oatmeal Brûlée Flame
A giant fireball will ignite when you light the liqueur with the torch. It is 100% pure awesome.
Apple Oatmeal Brûlée Fire
Allow the flame to burn out on it's own. Then the apples will simmer in the juices to transform into a compote.
Blending apple compote with oatmeal
Blend the oatmeal into the apple compote so it absorbs the full flavor and all of the juices in the pan.
Apple compote
Once the compote has caramelized the apples will become soft, rich and spicy. Also, please take notice of that impeccable self applied mani. I was pretty proud of myself for that one.
Adding maple syrup to the oatmeal
Maple syrup brings another layer of luxury into the mix.
Adding sugar to oatmeal
2 tablespoons looks like a lot of sugar but it is necessary for that crunchy brûlée topping to form.
Torching the sugar
The heat of the torch melts the sugar into a crunchy caramelized layer of brûlée.
Melting sugar with a torch
Don't be afraid to really get in there and melt that sugar completely.
Apple Oatmeal Brûlée with toasted pecans.
Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée with currants and toasted pecans.
AppleOatmealBruleeAbove
This recipe for Apple Oatmeal Brûlée with currants and toasted pecans, makes 4 individual sized ramekin servings. Perfect for brunch in the am and dessert in the pm.
AppleOatmealBruleeSpoonful
Cracking through the brûlée to scoop out that first bite of spicy sweet oatmeal is the stuff dreams are made of.
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Apple Oatmeal Brûlée with toasted pecans.

Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée Recipe

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Pear liqueur and fire bring plain oatmeal from meh to Yeah! in this recipe for Spiced Apple Oatmeal Brûlée with currants and toasted pecans.

Ingredients

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Oatmeal

  • Bob’s Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats - 1 cup
  • water - 2 cups
  • salt - ½ teaspoon
  • heavy cream - ½ cup

Apple Compote

  • unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons
  • brown sugar - 1 tablespoon
  • cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
  • ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon
  • ground cardamom - ¼ teaspoon
  • diced tart apples - 1 ½ cups (about 2 medium apples, diced into ½" cubes)
  • currants - ½ cup
  • maple syrup - 3-4 tablespoons
  • pear liqueur - ¼ cup
  • granulated sugar - ½ cup
  • pecans - ⅓ cup

Instructions

Oats

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spread the pecans evenly on one baking sheet and the oats evenly on a separate baking sheet. Put the oats in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. During the final 8-10 minutes of baking, add the baking sheet with the pecans and continue baking both until the oats start to brown slightly and there is a nutty aroma.
  3. Remove from oven and set aside. Once the pecans have cooled, roughly chop them and reserve for later.
  4. Bring the water and oats to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the salt and cream. Cook over medium heat for 15-18 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Apple Compote

  1. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.
  2. Melt the butter over low heat in a sauté pan. When butter starts to brown, add the apples and swirl them around in the butter. Sprinkle the spice mix over the apples and toss to coat evenly. Add the currants and toss again to coat.
  3. Pour the pear liqueur over the apples. Using a culinary torch or if you’re really fancy, the flame of your gas stove to carefully light the alcohol. Once the alcohol burn offs, allow the compote to simmer until the juices begin to caramelize and the apples soften (about 5-7 minutes). Gently mix in the oats and stir in the maple syrup.

Flambé

  1. Divide the oatmeal between 4 (1 cup capacity) torch-safe ramekins.
  2. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over each ramekin of oatmeal. Using a culinary torch, gently melt the sugar until a candied crunchy brûlée crust forms.
  3. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and enjoy in the comfort of your warm and cozy bed.

Notes

If you do not have a culinary touch readily available, the flame of a gas stove can be used to light the alcohol. Broiling the oatmeal in the oven for 3-5 minutes will make for a crunchy brûlée just as well as the torch. Any combination of fruits, nuts or alcohol can be substituted. I suspect a rum laced banana walnut version would be incredible.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes

 

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