Fried oatmeal with lemon curd and blueberries is going to be your new favorite breakfast!
We had this similar breakfast dish while traveling through Vancouver Island in British Columbia a few years ago.
The restaurant is called Jam Cafe. Oh my gosh it was the best thing I had ever eaten for breakfast!
I think they may deep fry their oatmeal but when I make mine I just pan fry it.
This is such a great way to use up leftover oatmeal! or just make a bunch of oatmeal to keep on hand in the fridge read to go.
Frying the Oatmeal
The key to this is using leftover refrigerated oatmeal. By refrigerating the leftover oatmeal is causes it to stick together which makes it perfect to be able to fry it.
I used a black cast iron frying pan and it came out perfect. Use about 1 Tbsp of butter and melt it in the pan.
Add the block of cold oatmeal to the pan and fry on one side until golden.
Flip the oatmeal over and fry on the other side.
You could fry it longer to get a really golden color but I liked it lightly fried.
If it starts to fall apart as you flip it don’t worry. You can press it back together with a spatula!
Tip- You could place your oatmeal into a rectangle shaped plastic tub in the fridge. Then it will be easier to cut into slices to fry.
I just kept mine in a round shape.
Add yogurt and lemon curd to fried oatmeal
We added dollops of vanilla greek yogurt. Chobani vanilla greek yogurt has a great flavor and it’s not too sweet.
Mrs. Darlington’s lemon curd totally makes this fried oatmeal out of this world good! We used about a tablespoon per serving.
It is so tangy and creamy.
Blueberries and syrup
Sprinkle some fresh blueberries over the top of your lemon curd and yogurt.
I love cooking with blueberries especially for breakfast.
This is another amazing blueberry recipe- Lemon Blueberry cottage cheese pancakes.
For the finishing touch drizzle a little real maple syrup over the top of all of it.
If you like unique flavors for breakfast try these pumpkin ginger waffles or this veggie eggs on toast recipes.
You will thank me later for them! 🙂
I am telling you this fried oatmeal is soooo good!
You will be making extra oatmeal to keep in the fridge to make this all the time!
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I’ve never heard of fried oatmeal! This looks amazing!!!
I hope you will try it! It is sooo good! Add a little cinnamon to the oatmeal while it is cooking too.
Karin
I just went blueberry picking! I can’t wait to give this a try! Pinned!
I am excited to try this, I honestly have never heard of it. But it looks so good!
Corine, I know it is not something very many people have heard of. I hadn’t either until we traveled to Canada and wow it is soooo good! I hope you do and that you love it as much we do. The lemon curd mixed with the blueberries is just fantastic!
Thanks for stoping by!
Karin
Perfect timing for blueberry season!
Libbie, You will love this recipe!
Karin
Fried oatmeal … that sure got my attention! And, then your beautiful photography. Needless to say I’ve pinned and I’m ready to cook up some oatmeal for frying tomorrow. Looks absolutely delicious! xo
I hope you love it as much as I do! Let me know how it turns out! Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Karin
I’ve never heard of fried oatmeal before. It looks wonderful. When I make oatmeal though it’s creamy and quite liquid so I’m wondering how you cook your oatmeal in the first place to have it look like this? Thanks.
Carol I hope you try this fried oatmeal recipe. I just make the oatmeal according the package. It is usually thick…if yours is too runny maybe add a little more oatmeal. The key is to refrigerate the oatmeal overnight is best. Let me know how yours turns out.
Karin
Holy cow, that sounds good. Pinned, and thank you!
Rita you will LOVE this fried oatmeal! It really is so delicious!
Karin
Wow Karin, I never heard of frying oatmeal.
This sounds great!
Cindy I hope you will try this fried oatmeal recipe out. It is sooo good!
Karin
OMG! I must try this soon. If I do and decide to blog about it, ill be sure to tag your post in it. Thanks for sharing!!!
Lisa
Lisa! Yes if you do please let me know how you like it. I love it so much! I could eat it everyday!
Wow, what a crazy fun idea! Sounds amazing!
Jenna I hope you will try it! It is soo good!
Karin
This sounds so good. Can’t wait to try it.
Let me know if you try the fried oatmeal! It is so so good!