Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
These Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats are easy enough for even busy weekday mornings! Set it to cook, go get ready for the day, and then sit down to a warm and hearty breakfast!
Servings: 4
Estimated Calories: 263
Ingredients
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 3 cups whole milk, or water (or half water and half milk; almond milk can also be used)
- pinch salt, optional
Special Equipment
- Instant Pot (6 or 8-quart)
- trivet (comes with the Instant Pot)
- oven-safe bowl (recommended: 7-cup stainless steel)
Instructions
- Pour 2 cups of water into the Instant Pot and place the trivet in the pot.
- Place an oven-safe bowl on the trivet that is large enough to hold the oats and liquid with extra room so that it is not filled right to the top (I use and recommend a 7-cup stainless steel bowl/insert). The bowl must not touch the sides of the Instant Pot or prevent the lid from closing.
- Place the oats and milk (or water) into the bowl. Add a pinch of salt, if desired. Stir.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the steam release knob to SEALING.
- Press MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK (depending on the model you have) and set the time to 15 minutes at high pressure. It will take approximately 7 minutes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure before the cooking time will begin to count down.
- When the cooking time is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes (it's okay if you let it go longer). Don't skip this step; the oatmeal continues to cook during this time.
- Turn the steam release knob to VENTING to quick-release any remaining pressure, then remove the lid.
- Carefully remove the bowl from the Instant Pot and stir well. If the oatmeal looks thin when you first take it out, let it sit for a few minutes; it will thicken up as it cools.
- Add your favorite mix-ins and toppings, and ENJOY!
Recipe Notes
- To adjust the number of servings, just remember that you need a 3:1 ratio of liquid to oats (for example, for 2 servings, use ½ cup oats and 1½ cups liquid). Cooking time and natural release time remains the same.
- If your Instant Pot trivet doesn't have handles that will allow you to easily remove the bowl and you don't have an insert with handles, make a sling using a long folded-up piece of aluminum foil.
- Estimated calories have been computed using whole milk. If you use unsweetened almond milk, estimated calories would be 173. If you use water, 150.
- I used an 8-quart Instant Pot for this recipe; a 6-quart pot could also be used (you can reduce the water that you put inside the pot from 2 cups to 1½ cups).
- For a 3-quart Instant Pot: I could not find a bowl that was small enough to properly fit inside that would also hold the amount of oats and liquid in this recipe. Therefore, I would recommend halving the recipe.
Tried this recipe? I'd love to see it!Take a photo, post it on Instagram, and mention @nowcookthis or tag #nowcookthisrecipes. Thanks!