Breakfast Oatmeal Custard Food

BREAKFAST OATMEAL CUSTARD

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium to large sauce pan.
• Add Oats, stirring while boiling until water becomes cloudy and a little thickened.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring once or twice, for 30 - 45 minutes.
• Let oatmeal cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add remaining ingredients to pot.
• Stir well to ensure all ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Spray a 9 x 12 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour ingredients of pot into sprayed baking pan.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 45 minutes to one hour, or until the top of the custard is firm to the touch.
• Turn off the oven and let the "custard" cool in the pan - this lets the last of liquid thicken up.
• Once cool enough to handle, slice the custard into 10 even pieces.

OATMEAL CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat the eggs well. Mix beaten eggs, milk and cream well, fully incorporating eggs into the mixture.
• Combine the egg mixture with the brown sugar, cinnamon, oatmeal, vanilla, and berries. Stir until lightly mixed.
• Spray 8 1-cup ramekins with nonstick cooking spray. Fill each to within 1/4 inch of the top. Set ramekins in a baking pan and fill with water to 3/4 inch of the top of the ramekins.
• Bake at 350 degrees, covered, for 1 hour.
• Serve warm, topped with whipped cream and berries.

SUPER HEALTHY SPICY OATMEAL CUSTARD ALL-DAY BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Weigh oatmeal into a large microwaveable breakfast bowl and add vanilla flavouring, seeds, currants and spices to take your fancy - I chose a lot of ginger, some cardamom (not too much!), hint of clove (seriously cautiously!), all-spice. A nice combination as I am getting bored of cinnamon!
• Add water.
• In a separate very small bowl weigh in the wheat bran, wheat flakes and Splenda and mix it together well for a couple of seconds with a bone-dry teaspoon. Put aside.
• Place oatmeal bowl into microwave and cook on full power for about 3 1/2 minutes keeping an eye on it to prevent it bubbling over after the first couple of minutes.
• When just bubbled up to almost overflowing stop the microwave (quickly :) and remove from microwave and allow the porridge to drop back into bowl for a few seconds.
• Pour on the wheat bran, flakes etc. and stir in well to mix and sweeten the oatmeal.
• Break and separate the egg whites into the bowl (or if not feeling brave, separate them in a different bowl first then you can mix the 'custard' in that bowl (I guess that way you could even whisk it up like a meringue if you felt like it :) before pouring across the porridge - I didn't bother as I was making this up as I went along and it still turned out great!).
• Add the milk, vanilla flavouring, Splenda, clove, nutmeg and ginger into the egg whites and gently stir together well for a few seconds.
• Ideally, leave to cool for five minutes so that when cooking the custard the oatmeal doesn't burst through. (Have included this in the 'cooking' time.).
• Put bowl back into the microwave and cook on medium power for a couple of minutes until it's rising up again. Stop Microwave and remove. It's ready for the topping.
• Spoon on a couple of teaspoons of nice thick creamy plain yoghurt or cream in the middle only. Add a teaspoon of granulated sweetener directly onto the yoghurt and massage it well with the teaspoon into the yoghurt to mix it in well.
• Sprinkle another teaspoon of sweetener across the top of the egg-white around the yoghurt.
• Sprinkle some more ground ginger across it all if you like it (I like!) or other spices - to taste.
• Dab the jam/jelly or fresh fruit in places across the top.
• DEVOUR!
• Of course --.
• -- If you can resist the urge to demolish it - this would be wonderful served chilled with ice cream and fruits, especially if part or even all of the water were replaced with milk/cream, or some milk powder were added to the porridge prior to cooking.
• This is SO yummy! and it really is terribly good for you.
• Even if you use milk, sugar and even (well maybe :) cream for topping it would still be good for you and give you loads of energy and an excellent protein and amino-acids boost!
• I was going to add some chunky-bits of peeled chopped-up apple (right at the start is best time to add apple if you do decide to, so it softens nicely) but I felt that would be just too much! Depends how hungry you feel :) - I often do that and it's nice but I wasn't that starving this morning!
• If you can't eat it all in one hit - leftovers can be kept in the fridge and eaten completely chilled - not warm, chilled!

BREAKFAST CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, whisk the first seven ingredients. Stir in cheese. Pour into four buttered 4-oz. custard cups. , Place cups in a baking pan. Fill pan with boiling water to a depth of 1 in. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

OVEN BAKED BREAKFAST CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat eggs.
• Add all other ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into a buttered 13x9 casserole dish.
• Bake for 50 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or cold.
• Enjoy!

COLD BREAKFAST OATMEAL

Steps:

• The night before your breakfast, mix oats, milk, cinnamon and sweetner (if using) together in a cereal bowl.
• If you are using frozen blueberries, add these the night before also.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.
• In the morning, add your fresh berries (if using) and stir gently. Enjoy.

PUERTO RICAN BREAKFAST CUSTARD

Steps:

• Whisk together the cornstarch, salt, sugar, and cinnamon in a large saucepan. Stir in the milk to evenly blend ingredients, and set over medium-high heat. Continue whisking and cooking until custard reaches a thick consistency, 25 to 30 minutes. It is important to stir the entire time, or the custard can easily burn or clump. The custard will continue to thicken as it cools. Spoon into bowls to serve.