It takes about the same amount of time in the pressure cooker i love my instant pot except you get to walk away while the oats cook themselves i just love that.
Instant pot steel cut oats applesauce.
Steel cut oats in the pressure cooker.
I am in love with instant pot steel cut oatmeal for a few reasons.
The key to cooking perfect steel cut oats in the instant pot is allowing the pressure to naturally release after the initial 4 minute cooking cycle.
Be sure to allow time for the pressure cooker to come up to heat about 7 10 minutes more.
Steel cut oats are perfectly creamy with just the right amount of chew to make any wary oatmeal eater fall in love with oats again.
Two of my favorite discoveries from the last 10 years.
Don t top with nuts or nut butter.
However with the help of an instant pot steel cut oats become possible even on the busiest of mornings.
Cooking steel cut oats the traditional way can take up to 30 to 40 minutes of cooking time.
Omit the butter and dry toast the oats instead and use maple syrup instead of honey.
Steel cut oats and the instant pot.
Instant pot apple cinnamon steel cut oatmeal is the kind of smells and tastes you want to wake up to in the mornings.
Stir to combine all the ingredients.
Steel cut oats normally cook for upwards of a half hour on the stove with constant stirring required.
Be sure to use certified gluten free steel cut oats.
Omit the butter and dry toast the oats instead.
Lock the lid in place and make sure the steam release handle is closed.
The oats are cut with steel blades hence the name steel cut and take longer to cook than instant ground or rolled oats.
This prevents sticking and allows the oats to become perfectly tender.
Make it dairy free.
Recipe inspired by my perfect steel cut oats and maple cinnamon applesauce recipes.
Steel cut oatmeal has a reputation of being a recipe reserved only for weekends as the process for making steel cut oats takes just too long for busy weekdays.
Once the pot comes up to pressure they take just 12 minutes to cook on the porridge setting.
Stir to combine all the ingredients.
Top with ground flax seed hemp seed cinnamon fruit honey syrup vanilla extract nut butter etc.
Add steel cut oats applesauce ground cinnamon ground nutmeg salt and water to your instant pot.
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.
Taking the extra step of browning the oats in butter gives the oatmeal a toasty rich flavor and helps to keep it from sticking to the pot.
While the pressure releases the oats absorb the water without burning on the bottom of the pot.
