5-Minute Oat Bran Breakfast {or Anytime} Custard
As I've mentioned in the past, I've been having a love/hate relationship with the Dukan diet recently. I love it because it works and it works quickly. I feel trimmer, less bloated and overall happier when I'm locked into the diet and doing well. And the hate part? Well, just like any diet I imagine, it gets tiresome after a while to always be making my own food, to be armed with tons of it each day at work, and to simply not get whatever I want to eat whenever I want it. There are two things that I struggle with the most: breakfast and dessert. Luckily, I found a remedy to both.
For this month's Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned Teaspoon of Spice. I really love this blog because it features so many fresh and healthy recipes for families and kids. Though Penelope will still eat {almost} whatever I give her, I know that in the near future there will be a revolt and I'll have to start getting very creative. With recipes like cherry oatmeal bars w/yogurt frosting and frozen banana s'mores, I can't wait to get cookin'! For this months recipe, though, I chose their 5 Minute Breakfast Custard since I'm always on the hunt for simple, quick breakfast ideas. On Dukan, it's really hard to branch out beyond eggs and so most mornings, I end up with hardboiled eggs...which are fine, but certainly not an exciting breakfast in my book. Since I wanted to make a recipe that I could Dukanify, I swapped out the oatmeal that the recipe calls for and instead, used the 'Dukan-approved' oat bran.
This recipe is unlike any other I've made before in that it calls for eggs to be mixed into the oats while it's heating on the stove. Once I got past my fear of scrambling the eggs, I got really excited to see how this would come together for a decadent custard. To my surprise, this recipe was actually enjoyed best when cold. I refrigerated my custard right after it was cooked because I had to run out for the day and chose to sample {and photograph!} it later {that's life with a toddler, friends}. For once, I'm so, so happy that my schedule is insanely busy because that's how I found out how awesome this custard is when cold! I topped it with sugar-free syrup and a healthy dusting of cinnamon and dug right in. It was soo good, certainly breakfast-appropriate but could also pass for dessert in a pinch. Even Shaun "Mr. No-Sweets" loved it. Thanks to Deanna and Serena for this great recipe!
Since Dukan makes it pretty clear that one can only have 2 Tbsp of oat bran per day, I made a pretty small batch of this stuff. I haven't figured out the exact measurements of what 2Tbsp of oat bran would be equivalent to in the custard in terms of daily intake, but I will keep you posted once I do.
5-Minute Oat Bran Breakfast Custard
*Adapted from Teaspoon of Spice
1 C oat bran
2 C skim milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 packets Splenda, or sweetener of your choice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten
sugar-free syrup & cinnamon for topping
The night before you want to eat, place oat bran, milk, vanilla, nutmeg and Splenda in a saucepan. Stir, cover and place in refrigerator.
The next morning, remove cover and stir. Place over medium to medium-low heat and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Meanwhile, beat 2 eggs in a bowl with a fork. Slowly drizzle the beaten eggs into the oat mixture and stir constantly with a fork. Cook until the eggs are incorporated and no longer shiny, about 1 minute more.
Serve warm, or let cool, refrigerate and top with syrup and cinnamon.
Enjoy!
What are your favorite breakfasts?
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This sounds healthy and good. I've never made anything like it, great recipe!
That looks amazing. I can't believe it is healthy!! I love it :)
This sounds so healthy and good~I am so bad about not eating breakfast, I like that you can prepare the night before and heat and eat!
YOu had me at custard and 5 minutes! Great SRC pick!
Just brilliant. I have to make this for my 2-year-old, we are both pretty tired of our breakfast routine...
Love that you adapted this using oat bran! It's such a handy and versatile recipe :) Thank you for the kind words about our blog. And when your daughter goes through the "rebel stage" (as mine who use to eat everything is doing now but getting better at 7 years old) just keep sticking with offering everything but not pushing - they'll come back around someday (or maybe you won't even have to deal this issue :)
Sounds really good, and we will be trying this!!! Thanks for a Dukan recipe!!!!
This looks a great way to switch out breakfast - or dessert!!