Butterscotch oatmeal is a sweet breakfast dish made by combining rolled oats with a mixture of butter, brown sugar, and other flavorings. It can also be used to make cookies, bars, and muffins. The dish is usually topped with raisins, fruit, or nuts. The butterscotch flavoring is not made the same way as real butterscotch.
Butterscotch oatmeal is a twist on the classic oatmeal breakfast. Similar to fudge but tastier, butterscotch combines butter, brown sugar, and other flavorings to create a sweet, viscous liquid. The basic ingredients of butterscotch are usually combined with rolled oats or quick-cooking oats to create a butterscotch-flavored hot pot. Oatmeal and butterscotch can also be combined to create butterscotch oatmeal cookies, bars, and muffins.
In addition to rolled oats or quick-cooking oatmeal, milk, eggs, brown sugar, and butter or margarine are essential for butterscotch oatmeal. Spices such as cinnamon may occasionally be added. Although traditionally made butterscotch often includes vanilla extract, butterscotch oatmeal usually does not. Some versions may add chips or bites of butterscotch instead of butter.
While butterscotch oatmeal can be eaten plain, it often includes a topping. Raisins are often used to complement the final dish, but sliced fruit, such as bananas, are also an option. Also, chopped nuts, most often walnuts, can be used as a seasoning.
Butterscotch flavoring is usually blended first. The eggs are beaten with the milk and sugar and then the mixture can be heated. Some versions will add the oats before the liquid mixture thickens, others will boil the liquid first and add the oats only after it has begun to thicken. If the mixture is boiled without the oats, it must be stirred constantly until the oats are added to avoid scorching. After adding the oats, the mixture can simmer until thick.
After the oatmeal is fully cooked, the butter is included. Once stirred into the still warm oatmeal, the butter will melt quickly and complement the butterscotch flavor. The dish can then be topped with a chosen fruit or eaten as is. Finished oatmeal is usually a light peach color.
It’s important to note that the butterscotch flavoring in this dish is not created the same way as real butterscotch. Making real butterscotch involves caramelizing brown sugar and normally using heavy cream rather than milk. It is also a longer and more practical process. The process used for butterscotch oatmeal simply gives the oatmeal the sweet, buttery flavor of butterscotch.
Butterscotch’s oatmeal cookies, bars, and muffins include many of the same ingredients as the breakfast dish and traditional baking ingredients, such as flour. They also usually include chips or bites of butterscotch. Some may also add a butterscotch syrup topping.
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