Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup eggnog
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups cooked oatmeal (cooled)
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 8 Tablespoons granulated sugar (for the brûlée, optional)

Instruction

  • In a medium bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs until light in color. Add the milk and eggnog and mix well until fully incorporated.
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the brown sugar, cinnamon, oatmeal and vanilla. Stir with a large spoon until lightly mixed.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Spray 8 one cup ramekins with nonstick cooking spray. Fill each ramekin to within 1/4 inch of the top. Set the ramekins in a glass baking pan and fill the glass baking with water to the half way point up the side of the ramekins (this creates a "water bath").
  • Place the baking dish with ramekins in the oven and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour.
  • (Stick a knife into the center to test doneness... knife should come out clean.)
  • Remove each ramekin of baked oatmeal and top each with 1 Tablespoon of granulated sugar. Using a kitchen torch, gently go over the top of each ramekin with the torch until the sugar starts to caramelize.
  • (If you don't have a kitchen torch, place the ramekins under the broiler in your oven for 30 seconds to 1 minute).
  • Serve warm.