Prep Time: 2 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 17 mins| Servings: 4
My mom is on a very strict diet. And I have to make sure that she is not only eating healthy but delicious. This recipe with six different healthy, delicious flavour options has been a huge relief. Planning my mom’s everyday meal is easy with amazing recipes like this.
Ingredients
Steel Cut Oats in Instant Pot:
2 c. steel cut oats
3 c. water
1 c. almond milk
Apple Cinnamon Steel:
1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
1 small apple, chopped
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp maple syrup
Chopped almonds to garnish
Lemon Blueberry:
1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 c. fresh or frozen blueberries (more to garnish)
1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
1/2 tsp lemon zest
Almond milk for serving (optional)
Peanut Butter Banana:
1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 banana
Chia seeds to sprinkle
Chocolate Coconut:
1 c. cooked steel oats
2 tsp raw cacao
2 tbsp coconut milk
1 tbsp maple syrup
A garnish of toasted coconut & chocolate chips
Peanut Butter & Jelly:
1 c. cooked steel oats
1 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp chia seed jam (or jam of choice)
1 tsp chopped peanuts
1 tsp chopped coconut flakes
Maple Sea Salt:
1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
1 tbsp cashew butter
1/2 tsp vanilla powder
2 tsp maple syrup, divided
1 tbsp chopped pecans
Sea salt flakes
Almond milk to serve (optional)
How to make Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
To make Steel Cut Oats in an Instant Pot:
Pout the water in your Instant Pot and add in the steel-cut oats and almond milk. Set the IP to high and the cooking time to 4 minutes. Allow the pressure to build. Once it hit the 4-minute mark, do a natural release of pressure for approximately 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure before removing the lid. Quickly stir and serve. Enjoy!
Apple Cinnamon:
Into a bowl, add the oats, half of the apple, and cinnamon, then stir to combine. Garnish with the rest of the apple chunks, syrup, and almond.
Lemon Blueberry:
Into a bowl, place the oats, lemon juice, blueberries, and syrup. Stir to mixed and garnish with the rest of the ingredients if desired.
Peanut Butter Banana:
Add the mashed banana with the oats and a tbsp peanut butter into a bowl, then stir. Slice the remaining banana, add them on top of the oats along with the peanut butter, then sprinkle with chia seeds.
Chocolate Coconut:
Into a bowl, add the oats, cacao, a tbsp coconut milk, and maple syrup. Stir, then top with coconut chips, chocolate chips, and the remaining coconut milk.
Peanut Butter & Jelly:
Add the oats into a bowl along with the peanut butter. Stir and top with jam, peanuts, and coconut flakes.
Maple Sea Salt:
Add the oats into a bowl followed by the cashew, vanilla powder, and a tsp maple syrup. Mix to combine, then add on top the pecans, remaining syrup, and salt. If you prefer this extra creamy, add a splash of almond milk.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving: 1cup cooked oats (plain) | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 90mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 3mg
Ingredients
- Steel Cut Oats in Instant Pot:
- 2 c. steel cut oats
- 3 c. water
- 1 c. almond milk
- Apple Cinnamon Steel:
- 1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
- 1 small apple, chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Chopped almonds to garnish
- Lemon Blueberry:
- 1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 c. fresh or frozen blueberries (more to garnish)
- 1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- Almond milk for serving (optional)
- Peanut Butter Banana:
- 1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 banana
- Chia seeds to sprinkle
- Chocolate Coconut:
- 1 c. cooked steel oats
- 2 tsp raw cacao
- 2 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- A garnish of toasted coconut & chocolate chips
- Peanut Butter & Jelly:
- 1 c. cooked steel oats
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp chia seed jam (or jam of choice)
- 1 tsp chopped peanuts
- 1 tsp chopped coconut flakes
- Maple Sea Salt:
- 1 c. cooked steel-cut oats
- 1 tbsp cashew butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla powder
- 2 tsp maple syrup, divided
- 1 tbsp chopped pecans
- Sea salt flakes
- Almond milk to serve (optional)
Instructions
To make Steel Cut Oats in an Instant Pot:
Pout the water in your Instant Pot and add in the steel-cut oats and almond milk. Set the IP to high and the cooking time to 4 minutes. Allow the pressure to build. Once it hit the 4-minute mark, do a natural release of pressure for approximately 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure before removing the lid. Quickly stir and serve. Enjoy!
Apple Cinnamon:
Into a bowl, add the oats, half of the apple, and cinnamon, then stir to combine. Garnish with the rest of the apple chunks, syrup, and almond.
Lemon Blueberry:
Into a bowl, place the oats, lemon juice, blueberries, and syrup. Stir to mixed and garnish with the rest of the ingredients if desired.
Peanut Butter Banana:
Add the mashed banana with the oats and a tbsp peanut butter into a bowl, then stir. Slice the remaining banana, add them on top of the oats along with the peanut butter, then sprinkle with chia seeds.
Chocolate Coconut:
Into a bowl, add the oats, cacao, a tbsp coconut milk, and maple syrup. Stir, then top with coconut chips, chocolate chips, and the remaining coconut milk.
Peanut Butter & Jelly:
Add the oats into a bowl along with the peanut butter. Stir and top with jam, peanuts, and coconut flakes.
Maple Sea Salt:
Add the oats into a bowl followed by the cashew, vanilla powder, and a tsp maple syrup. Mix to combine, then add on top the pecans, remaining syrup, and salt. If you prefer this extra creamy, add a splash of almond milk.
