Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats Apple Almond Milk

I ve tried all kinds of combinations of high pressure low pressure long cooking with manual pressure release short cooking with natural pressure release cow s milk almond milk loads of water very little water and the magical formula in my opinion is this.

Instant pot steel cut oats apple almond milk.

Top steel cut oats with pineapple chunks toasted coconut and sliced bananas. To make steel cut oats in an 8 quart instant pot. Top steel cut oats with chopped fresh apple cinnamon and honey or maple syrup. Secure the lid and turn the valve to sealing.

Top with ground flax seed hemp seed cinnamon fruit honey syrup vanilla extract nut butter etc. Cut the recipe ingredients in half no other changes are necessary. Add 1 2 cup raisins 1 2 cup chopped almonds or pecans and let sit for 5 minutes for raisins to swell. How to cook the best instant pot steel cut oats.

Lightly spray the instant pot liner with cooking spray. Instant pot steel cut oatmeal needs only 4 minutes of cooking time but add to that 10 minutes for the pressure to build and about 10 minutes for the pressure to release and you re looking at about 25 minutes from start to finish. Keep the natural release at 10 minutes. But when you toss them into the instant pot the cooking time is cut to 3 to 4 minutes with the resting time of about 10 minutes where the grains continue to soften.

To make the best creamy bowl of steel cut oats start off with 1 cup of steel cut oats and 3 cups of liquid. 10 minutes is the cooking time but the pot takes about 10 minutes to reach pressure 10 minutes of cooking time and then another 20 minutes to naturally come down from full pressure. Add 1 4 cup maple syrup and 1 tsp vanilla. Be sure to allow time for the pressure cooker to come up to heat about 7 10 minutes more.

Stir in 1 tablespoon honey and top with toasted nuts of any variety. Steel cut oats and the instant pot. Stir in 1 2 cup applesauce 1 2 tsp cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Serve with a splash of coconut milk.

Prepare the instant pot. How to make instant pot apple cinnamon steel cut oats. So is the instant pot really instant yes and no. Use plant based milk and serve with a fried egg bacon avocado and salsa.

Add steel cut oats liquid you can use almond milk or water apples and cinnamon to the instant pot. You aren t going to get these steel cut oats in just 10 minutes. The instant pot will take several minutes to come up to pressure before the cooking time begins. Cooking steel cut oats the traditional way can take up to 30 to 40 minutes of cooking time.

Two of my favorite discoveries from the last 10 years. Secure the lid and make sure the vent is set to steaming. Add oats almond milk and salt to instant pot. Reduce the pressuring cooking time to 3 minutes on high.

Set to manual high pressure for 3 minutes.