Name: Instant Pot Oatmeal
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 6 min
Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats; 1 cup milk or almond milk; 1 cup water; ¼ - ½ teaspoon cinnamon (depending on how much you like); 1 cup steel cut oats; 1 cup milk or almond milk; 2 cup water; ¼ - ½ teaspoon cinnamon (depending on how much you like); Fruit (blueberries, strawberries, bananas, kiwi, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, red raspberries, apples, peaches); Chocolate chips; Nuts (walnuts, pecans); Dried cranberries; Chia seeds; Flax seeds; Sliced coconut; Maple Syrup; Brown Sugar; Raisins

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My Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe is a fast and easy breakfast. Add your favorite toppings for extra flavor.

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Let me show you how to make my Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe – it’s an easy and affordable way to have a delicious, healthy breakfast in no time.

A bowl filled with oatmeal and topped with fresh strawberries, kiwi, and nuts.

Raise your hand if getting a healthy breakfast on the table is a struggle in the morning. You can’t see it but my hand is raised high. That’s why this Instant Pot Oatmeal Recipe is pretty much genius.

In just about half an hour you can have oatmeal on the table with delicious toppings like fruit, nuts and seeds. Did I mention the chocolate chips? Your kids will love it and you can throw it in the Instant Pot when you get up and it will be ready when the kids finally make their way to the table.

Let me show you how.

Shopping List

Steel cut or rolled oats
Milk or almond milk
Cinnamon
Toppings: fruit (fresh or dried), chocolate chips, nuts, flax seeds, maple syrup, brown sugar, etc

How to Make Oatmeal in an Instant Pot

Add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot
Use the manual setting on high – 3 minutes for rolled oats or 6 minutes for steel-cut oats
Let the pot natural release pressure for 20 minutes
Carefully release valve to release the remaining steam
Serve oatmeal with your favorite toppings
Store leftovers in refrigerator 3-5 days

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Instant Pot Oatmeal Recipe

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Instant Pot Oatmeal

My Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe is a fast and easy breakfast. Add your favorite toppings for extra flavor.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant Pot Oatmeal

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Natural Pressure Release: 20 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 306kcal

Author: Ang Paris

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Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

For Rolled Oats

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup milk or almond milk
1 cup water
¼ – ½ teaspoon cinnamon depending on how much you like

For Steel Cut Oats

1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup milk or almond milk
2 cup water
¼ – ½ teaspoon cinnamon depending on how much you like

Toppings

Fruit blueberries, strawberries, bananas, kiwi, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, red raspberries, apples, peaches
Chocolate chips
Nuts walnuts, pecans
Dried cranberries
Chia seeds
Flax seeds
Sliced coconut
Maple Syrup
Brown Sugar
Raisins

Instructions

Add all of the oats ingredients to your Instant Pot (Not toppings)
Using the manual setting cook on high – 3 minutes for rolled oats or 6 minutes for steel cut oats
Once the cooking time ends, allow the Instant Pot to natural release. This should take about 20 minutes.
Carefully open the valve to release steam
Serve the oatmeal with your favorite toppings
Store any leftovers in refrigerator 3-5 days

Notes

Recipe can easily be doubled depending on the size of your Instant Pot, cooking time is the same.

Nutrition

Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.