Easiest Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

Ingredients

  • 1 cup steel cut oats
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

After cooking

  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients the base of an Instant Pot.

  2. Put the lid on, set valve to ‘sealed’, and pressure cook (high pressure) for 4 minutes.

  3. Allow pressure to naturally release (roughly 20 minutes; if you forget about it for a few hours, that’s OK too!)

  4. Stir in the maple syrup, then serve or portion out.

Storage

  1. Steel cut oats keep in the fridge for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

  2. To freeze- you can freeze directly in meal prep containers (make sure everything is cool before placing in the freezer), or in muffin trays before portioning out in freezer bags.

    How can I change up the flavor of these steel cut oats? Check out this post with 7 Steel Cut Oats Recipes, there are a ton of ideas!

    • you can add different spices such as nutmeg, cardamom or ginger
    • you can add in pumpkin puree or applesauce; I recommend stirring in anything ‘thick’ after cooking, as they could potentially give you a ‘burn’ notification on your Instant Pot.
    • change up the fruit; add in some apples, pears, kiwis, bananas, really anything you can think of!
    • add in some citrus zest: you can do this before cooking so the oats infuse with tons of citrus flavor
    • stir in some nut butter: I would do 2-4 tablespoons for 1 cup of steel cut oats. I also love drizzling with peanut butter before serving
    • add some cocoa powder: try adding 1 tablespoon per 1 cup of steel cut oats, and add before cooking. Sprinkle with chocolate chips for a double dose of chocolate flavor!