Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

How to cook steel cut oats in the instant pot. With 6 different healthy, delicious flavor options! You’ll love how quick it is to make these healthy oats.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword instant pot oats, instant pot steel cut oats, steel cut oatmeal, steel cut oats

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Servings servings (of plain oatmeal)

Calories 318kcal

Equipment

Pressure Cooker (or Instant Pot)

Ingredients

Steel Cut Oats in Instant Pot:

2 cups steel cut oats
3 cups water
1 cup almond milk

Apple Cinnamon Steel

1 cup cooked steel cut oats
1 small apple , chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Chopped almonds to garnish

Lemon Blueberry

1 cup cooked steel cut oats
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (+ more to garnish)
1 teaspoon maple syrup (optional)
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Almond milk for serving (optional)

Peanut Butter Banana

1 cup cooked steel cut oats
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 banana
Chia seeds to sprinkle

Chocolate Coconut

1 cup cooked steel oats
2 teaspoon raw cacao
2 tablespoons coconut milk
1 tablespoon maple syrup
A garnish of toasted coconut & chocolate chips

Peanut Butter & Jelly

1 cup cooked steel oats
1 tablespoon peanut butter
2 tablespoons chia seed jam (or jam of choice)
1 teaspoon chopped peanuts
1 teaspoon chopped coconut flakes

Maple Sea Salt

1 cup cooked steel cut oats
1 tablespoon cashew butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons maple syrup , divided
1 tablespoon chopped pecans
Sea salt flakes
Almond milk to serve (optional)

Instructions

To Cook Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot

Once you add your liquid, turn your Instant Pot to high pressure, set to 4 minutes and let it build up the pressure! Allow the pressure to release naturally for about 10 minutes, then release the rest and remove the lid. Give it a quick stir and serve it up!

Apple Cinnamon

Add the oats, 1/2 the apple and cinnamon into a bowl. Stir to combine. Top with remaining apple chunks, syrup and almonds to garnish.

Lemon Blueberry

Add the oats, lemon juice, blueberries and syrup into a bowl. Stir to combine. Top with remaining ingredients if using.

Peanut Butter Banana

Mash half the banana and add it along with the oats and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter into a bowl. Stir to combine. Top with remaining banana (which should be sliced), peanut butter and sprinkle with chia seeds.

Chocolate Coconut

Add oats, cacao, 1 tablespoon coconut milk and maple syrup into a bowl. Stir to combine. Top with coconut chips, chocolate chips and the rest of the coconut milk.

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Add the oats and peanut butter into a bowl and stir to combine. Top with jam, peanuts and coconut flakes!

Maple Sea Salt

Add the oats, cashew, vanilla powder, and 1 teaspoon maple syrup into a bowl. Stir to combine. Top with pecans, the rest of the syrup, the salt and a splash of almond milk if you'd like it extra creamy!

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