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Sunday Brunch: Oatmeal Brulée
This is a really cool recipe I've adapted from Lora Brody's Cape Cod Table. I don't really see how it relates to Cape Cod, but no matter. It's delicious.
Sunday Brunch: Oatmeal Brulée
About This Recipe
| Yield: | serves 6 |
| This recipe appears in: | Oatmeal Brûlée |
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 8 cups, hot, cooked oatmeal (use the slow-cooked stuff instead of instant)
- 4 large, firm bananas, peeled and sliced slightly on the diagonal in 1-inch ovals
- Your choice of milk or cream
Procedures
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1
Preheat the broiler with the rack in the upper third of the oven.
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2
Select 6 broilerproof bowls and place them on a heavy-duty rimmed baked sheet.
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3
In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar together with the water to make a thick paste.Divide the oatmeal among the bowls.
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4
Arrange the bananasin a fan shape on top of the oatmeal.
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5
Divide the brown sugar mixture among the bowls, and use the back of a spoon to spread it to cover the bananas.
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6
Place the baking sheet under the broiler and broil for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the brown sugar starts to bubble. Cook only until the entire surface is bubbling, but not so long that the sugar starts to burn.
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7
Remove from the broiler and serve hot.
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