Two of my favorite inventions from the previous ten years are steel-cut oats and the Instant Pot. Add fruit, honey, syrup, vanilla essence, ground flax, hemp, and cinnamon to the top.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
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- Combine water and oats in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
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- Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Oats will thicken as they cool.
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- You can use soy milk or any nut milk in place of water.
Reviews
Your use of the Instant Pot and ratios are so easy to create a delicious, healthy breakfast. Instead of dumping the oats into the IP, I put them in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup and place it over water and on the trivet. I set the timer for 12-15 minutes. Clean-up is much easier, not having to scrape the bottom of the IP.
I have used this recipe for years and it’s perfect! Tip: spray your insert with non stick cooking spray for easier clean up. I mix in golden raisins and sliced bananas along with real maple syrup. Keeps very well in the fridge and reheats to fresh consistency with a little milk or water in the microwave.
Super simple and really good. I was able to get some out of the fridge each morning for a quick breakfast.
Soooo easy. Fast. And yummy!!
My daughter definitely prefers SC Oats when they are prepared in the Instant Pot. She likes the taste and texture better from the Instant Pot vs stovetop or rice cooker. I like that it is super easy to prepare and possibly slightly faster to make in the Instant Pot. I add cinnamon, butter and 1 or 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. For a creamier result, I use milk instead of water.
I used 4 cups of water which absorbs as it’s allowed to cool for a few minutes.
I used this recipe to prepare my oatmeal yesterday and it was perfect for me.
Turned out great. Just added some half ‘n half, cinnamon and brown sugar. So easy–no stirring or sticking.
This is a great simple recipe. I usually make a batch on Sunday and put them in individual jars to make morning breakfast a breeze. I add the toppings when I warm them up since each kid likes different oatmeal.
I added 4 cups water to 1 cup steel cut oats because that was ratio on the package. Excellent results! It was a little “watery” until I blended it together. The pressure cooker is definitely the way to go when preparing steel cut oats!
SO EASY!!!! Oats do not get mushy at all in the Instant Pot – really good.
Perfect consistency! I added a bit of salt in the water and then after it was cooked, served it with a bit of brown sugar and fresh cut bananas. VERY TASTY!!
Came out pretty well. I added 3 Tablespoons of brown sugar , only 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar free almond milk. Pretty tasty and like the texture.
New to Instant Pot. First time cooking oats in it. Oats came out great.
For me, this is the perfect method for IP steel-cut oats. This is so much easier than stove top, I now make them much more often than I used to. The liquid to oats ratio is the right consistency for me. And the time of 3 minutes is perfect. Other recipes call for 5 min or even up to 15 min! The oats start sticking to the pot after 5 minutes. They might seem a bit watery at first, but they thicken quickly. And you can put your add-ins right in the pot if you’d like. If your IP isn’t done releasing pressure after 10 minutes, you can go ahead and release it.
This was cooked perfectly! Trying to eat healthier just got a lot easier. The oatmeal was tender but not mushy.
The ratio of liquid to steel-cut oats is perfect. So, I consider this a basic starting point recipe especially since salt and sweetener are omitted. I used 1 cup almond milk and 2 cups water (as the submitter suggested in the cook’s notes). I also added chopped apples and cinnamon to top the oatmeal.