Creme Brulee Baked Oatmeal {VIDEO}

This Creme Brulee Baked Oatmeal is a creamy, yet firm oatmeal with a finishing sugary crunch that will make you forget that you’re eating something nutritious! Warm or cold, it’s perfect with a drizzle of milk and a side of fruit.

Your mother was right! Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.  Not only does it give you the energy to start a new day, but a nutritious breakfast also improves your mental focus and prevents you from bottoming out and becoming hungry before lunch.

Did you know that kids who eat a nutritious breakfast, complete with dairy, learn better?!  That’s right, not only does dairy provide calcium that helps grow strong bones, but it’s packed with protein. Dairy in any form, whether it’s low-fat milk with cereal, cottage cheese cups, smoothies, or an egg and cheese sandwich, all pack a lot of protein – which helps keep you full until your next meal.

Don’t think you have time to eat breakfast? Here are a few grab-and-go breakfast options that will keep you full, focused and on time:

• cottage cheese and yogurt cups with fresh fruit
• Southwest Baked Egg Cups (baked ahead of time, simply reheat in the morning)
• A veggie omelet with cheese and a slice of whole-wheat toast
• A whole-wheat English muffin with low-fat cheese, a scrambled egg, and a slice of tomato
• Smoothie made with fruit and low-fat yogurt
• Whole-grain cereal with fresh fruit and low-fat milk
• Creme Brulee Baked Oatmeal (recipe below) with low-fat milk,  and 4 ounces of orange juice

Oatmeal can be quite boring, particularly when it is drowned and soupy in a bowl.  I was never a fan of oatmeal as a kid unless it was in a cookie.  It wasn’t until I discovered baked oatmeal a few years ago, when I made Baked Peanut Butter Oatmeal, that it started making a regular appearance on our breakfast table.

I recently wanted to see if I could create a baked oatmeal that would be reminiscent of creme brulee topped off with a sugary crust.   Not only is this Creme Brulee Baked Oatmeal delicious right out of the oven, but we even like it cold, or leftover and heated up in the microwave for a quick nutritious breakfast during the week.

This Creme Brulee Baked Oatmeal is a creamy, yet firm oatmeal with a finishing sugary crunch that will make you forget that you’re eating something nutritious! Warm or cold, it’s perfect with a drizzle of milk making its way into all of the crevices. Serve with a side of fresh fruit and it will leave you full until way past lunch!

If you’re hooked on baked oatmeal like we are, you might want to also try Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, Cinamon Roll Baked Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Baked Oatmeal, Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal, and Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal to keep your family energized and eating healthy!