Apple Steel Cut Oats

5 from 1 vote

Apple Steel Cut Oats is an easy breakfast idea combining steel cut oats with fresh apples, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a combination of milk and water. This pressure cooker steel cut oats is the only thing you'll need for a busy morning and makes great meal prep too!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword apple steel cut oats, pressure cooker oats

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 378kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1 ½ cups steel cut oats
3 cups water
2 cups 2% milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 large apples - chopped
serve with extra milk and a sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon

Instructions

Chop the apples. Wash and chop up the apples in bite-sized pieces.
Sauté the oats. Heat up your instant pot under the sauté function. Add butter and when melted, add the oats. Stir for a couple of minutes to get nice and toasty.
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 ½ cups steel cut oats
Add liquids. Add the liquids – the water and milk – and stir well.
3 cups water, 2 cups 2% milk
Add remaining ingredients. Then add the rest of the ingredients – the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and the chopped apples – and stir again.
1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 3 large apples
Seal instant pot to pressure cook. Turn setting to high pressure and cook for four minutes, making sure the vent is closed. The instant pot will take about 8-10 minutes to heat up. It will beep when it’s ready. Then it will start the pressure cooking.
Do natural release. After the four minutes of pressure cooking, let the instant pot do a natural pressure release for about 12-13 minutes.
Remove lid. When able, remove the lid and stir the apple cinnamon oatmeal.
Serve – Serve this delicious breakfast with a splash of milk and an extra sprinkle of cinnamon.
serve with extra milk and a sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon
Store – This is a great recipe for meal prepping. Store pre-portioned amounts in airtight containers.

Notes

You can use a different ration of milk to water. Milk will make the oats creamier but using more water is ok too.
You can use maple syrup instead of brown sugar, if desired.

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