I am so excited to share that I’m going to Blog Brûlée this weekend! Blog Brûlée is an invitation based gathering of healthy food bloggers and Registered Dietitians created by the lovely ladies behind The Recipe Redux and The Healthy Aperture.
The purpose of Blog Brûlée is not just to meet and network with like-minded bloggers, but also to learn and share ideas for how we can “set our blogs on fire”. Since this is my first blogging “conference”, I’m not sure what to expect, but I am beyond excited to meet these bloggers in person (many of whom I have been “online friends” with for a while) and take in some knowledge on blog marketing, food photography, and community building.
We will be staying at Smugglers’ Notch in the mountains outside of Burlington, Vermont which looks gorgeous! And we will, of course, be eating delicious food (and probably Instagramming it all!).
In honor of this exciting opportunity, I just had to share something brûléed! This oatmeal is creamy with a crunchy sugary top. I mashed up ripe banana and whipped it into the oatmeal as it cooked on the stove. Then I divided it into ramekins, topped it with white sugar, and broiled it until brown. The color of the oatmeal is a little darker because of the chia seeds, but this oatmeal is so good. As usual, I popped them in the fridge for ready-to-go breakfasts this week.
Stay tuned for lots of pictures and a recap of my time at Blog Brûlée!
P.S. I just realized right before I posted this that you can see my reflection in the spoons…too funny! Good thing I decided to change out of pjs that day ;).
- 1 cup + 1/3 rolled oats, gluten free optional
- 4 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed well
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- cooking spray (coconut oil spray recommended)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- Add dry ingredients to a medium pot and whisk to combine. Add wet ingredients to the same pot and mix everything well.
- Heat over medium heat until oatmeal comes to a boil. Once boiling, continue whisking vigorously for 1-2 minutes, until oatmeal is creamy and hot throughout.
- Prepare four ramekins by spraying with cooking oil and divide oatmeal evenly among them. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon white sugar on top of eat filled ramekin.
- Broil in the oven under high heat for about 5-10 minutes or until lightly brown (watch carefully so it doesn't burn!).
- Remove and let cool slightly before serving or store covered in the fridge for up to five days.
My attendance at the Blog Brûlée is/was partially funded by Sponsors of the Blog Brûlée (hyperlink to blogbrulee.com), and I received a discounted registration to the event in exchange for writing this post. Opinions expressed are my own. I was not compensated for my time.
Katie says
Love that bruleed top! Pinned! Look forward to meeting you this weekend.
thespicyrd says
Fun idea for breakfast-yum!! I was at Blog Brulee last year-you are most definitely going to have an amazing time!
Melanie says
This recipe looks amazing! Have fun at the Blog Brûlée!! I can’t wait to see what you learn!
Strength and Sunshine says
I need this in my life NOW! <3
Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil) says
Sign me up for a bowl of this! (Funny I didn’t notice you could see your reflection in the spoon until you pointed out.) Oh the irony that we have to go to VT to meet up vs. right here in Philly but looking forward to finally meeting you.
Katie @ 24 Carrot Life says
So ironic! But at least we will finally meet and then we can reminisce about Blog Brulee together once we are back in Philly!
Emily @Sinful Nutrition says
Can’t wait for Blog Brulee!! Looking forward to meeting you soon! 🙂
Farrah says
This looks and sounds absolutely amazing! *-*
I hope someday in the future, my schedule will work with Blog Brulee–I’d so love to go! *-* Can’t wait to read about it though! <3
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says
Blog Brûlée?! Ohmygosh FUN! Please post a follow-up so us aspiring-to-be-successful-healthy-foodie-bloggers can hear all about it! Found your site via a comment you posted at Fit Foodie Finds, and SO glad I did! I will definitely be back. And BTW that banana oatmeal brûlée looks A-MA-ZING
thenutritiouskitchen says
Okay well this looks absolutely delicious. I can already tell this is a breakfast I will be making once we get back from Blog Brulee just to reminisce on everything! SO excited to meet you this weekend Katie!