Overnight Steel Cut Instant Pot Oatmeal
Cook a hot breakfast while you sleep with this overnight steel-cut oatmeal recipe in an Instant Pot. You can have a high fiber and vegan breakfast mixed with your favorite toppings before even waking up.
Make a large batch after a long night out or for a family breakfast on weekdays!
Want something with more flavor for brunch? Give my Vagharela Pasta Bataka a try!
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Ingredients
BASIC INGREDIENTS
- Steel Cut Oats
- Vegan Milk of choice or water (I use almond milk)
- Medjool Date, Brown Sugar, honey, etc for sweetness (optional)
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS YOU CAN ADD BEFORE COOKING
- blueberries or cranberries (freeze dried strawberries are my current obsession)
- walnuts
- almonds
- apples or pears
- vanilla extract
OATMEAL TOPPINGS YOU CAN ADD AFTER COOKING
- shredded coconut
- walnuts
- almonds
- fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries...)
- chopped banana
- extra cinnamon
- almond butter
- hemp seeds
- pumpkin seeds
Instructions
Combine the steel-cut oats, milk/water, and sweetener (optional) in the Instant Pot.
Set the Instant Pot to 10 minutes high pressure and close the vent.
If prepping at night for the morning-set a delayed timer for when you want the oatmeal to start cooking.
Enjoy with your favorite toppings.
Why is oatmeal good for you?
- helps with milk production for breastfeeding moms
- easy to make and take to go
- hot breakfast without morning "cooking"
- high in fiber and low in saturated fat
- toddler and kid approved
Top Tips
- Use metal tiffin containers to make two different kinds of oatmeal in a 6qt Instant Pot. Use water in the base of the Instant Pot, then place the trivet on top, and then two stacked tiffin containers in the Instant Pot.
- Add almond butter, hemp seeds, and pumpkin seeds for extra protein and fiber.
- Homemade date syrup or storebought is a great option for a sweetner in addition to honey.
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FAQ
In short, they are less processed. Basically, the oats are cut off of the plant, dried, and packaged. Rolled Oats go through an extra process of being flattened, and Instant Oats are additionally steamed and packaged thereafter. The processing (or lack thereof) involved with steel-cut oats is the reason they take much longer to cook.
Yes, you can! When you make them in an Instant Pot with a delayed timer it is possible.
This is a preference based on your likings. I love using almond milk for my Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats, but you can also use water.
The norm is to eat oatmeal for breakfast.
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oatmeal
Ingredients
BASIC INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup steel cut oats (washing is optional)
- 2 cup almond milk (sweetened or unsweetened depending on your sweet tooth) or water
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 medjool date, fresh and blended into a paste or 1 teaspoon of Just Date Syrup (optional for sweetness)
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS YOU CAN ADD BEFORE COOKING
- 1 tablespoon dried blueberries or cranberries
- 1 tablespoon walnuts
- 1 tablespoon almonds
- 2 tablespoon diced apples or pears
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
OATMEAL TOPPINGS YOU CAN ADD AFTER COOKING
- shredded coconut
- walnuts
- almonds
- fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries...)
- chopped banana
- extra cinnamon
- almond butter
- hemp seeds
- pumpkin seeds
Instructions
INSTANT POT
- Combine "basic ingredients" listed above into the Instant Pot insert.
- Close the lid, set the Instant Pot to 10 minutes high pressure, and set the vent to sealing (no air is released during cooking process).
- Let the Instant Pot naturally release air and cool down before opening.
- Enjoy as is or with your favorite toppings.
INSTANT POT, POT-IN-POT METHOD
- Place the Instant Pot trivet inside the main pot.
- Pour water into the Instant Pot just until it almost reaches the trivet. Be careful not to put more water than the trivet's height.
- Place basic ingredients in a container(s) of your choice. TIP: You can use anything oven safe in the IP. I use metal tiffin containers or pyrex glassware.
- Put the container inside your Instant Pot on top of the trivet.
- Close the lid and set the valve to sealing. Hence, no air should release during the cooking phase.
- Close the lid and set to 10 minutes high pressure. Let the Instant Pot cool down and naturally release air before opening.
- Enjoy as is or with your favorite toppings.
HOW TO COOK WHILE YOU SLEEP (DELAYED TIMER)
- Set Instant Pot to 10 minutes and high pressure once the ingredients have been placed in the pot, then press the timer button and program according to how many hours from that moment you want it to start cooking. NOTE: If you want to eat (or take the oatmeal with you) at 7am you can start the cooking at 6am or even earlier since the oatmeal will remain warm. Cooling process takes about 15 minutes or more depending on quantity.SAFETY: Be sure to set the Instant Pot away from any other objects. Hence, there should be no cabinets above the Instant Pot where the released steam could potentially harm your kitchen with steam.
