Instant Pot Steel-Cut Oats make mornings MUCH easier… or prep the night before, and heat up in the AM!
I feel like everyone I follow on social media received an Instant Pot from Santa this Christmas! Everyone is posting about it and I love it because I think the Instant Pot really is amazing. I’ve had mine for a little over a year and have found it to be most useful for rice and soups! Especially brown rice!
The other day when I was in the grocery store I was stocking up on oats and cereals. I saw the steel cut oats and thought man, I haven’t made steel-cut in SUCH a long time! I used to be hooked on them and it was the only kind of oats I would eat. (Weird, I know.) The downfall is the amount of time they take to cook!! Insert: Instant Pot.
The Instant Pot made these cinnamon steel-cut oats in 3 minutes. (Now this means 3 minutes once the Instant Pot heats up, which more realistically means probably a total of 10-15 minutes). Which is a heck of a lot less time than cooking them stove top and a win in my book, and probably yours too!
So what the heck are steel-cut oats?? Lemme tell ya! They are clearly a type of oat but the processing is different. Rather than being rolled, it is processed by chopping the whole oat groat into several pieces. I personally really like the wholesome, chewy texture of steel-cut compared to the rolled oats.
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Anywho this recipe is super simple, you can make modification to your toppings and what you like on them/mixed in them/drizzled/etc.! Enjoy!
Instant Pot Steel Cut Cinnamon Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats make mornings MUCH easier or prep the night before, and heat up in the AM!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1.5 cups water, filtered
- 1 cup Steel-cut oats
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste optional
- pinch of salt
- toppings: raisins, brown sugar, fresh fruit, honey
Instructions
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In the Instant Pot, pour in the milk, water, oats, salt, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean paste and salt. Give this a gentle stir to mix.
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Secure lid on, plug in Instant Pot and press manual and set it to 3 minutes. The knob on top of the Instrant Pot should be set to sealing.
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Once the Instant Pot is done, let sit for an additional 5 minutes. Switch to venting and let the steam release.
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Check oats, if they aren't done to your liking, put lid back on and let the heat within the Instant Pot cook them a little further. Remove cinnamon stick, and top with your favorite oatmeal toppings!
Recipe Notes
I used whole milk - you can use whatever milk you like best!
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