Peanut Butter Banana Steel Cut Oats

A bowl of creamy steel cut oats with bananas and peanut butter.

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Peanut Butter Banana Steel Cut Oats

Peanut Butter Banana Steel Cut Oats uses a pressure cooker to combine steel-cut oats with banana, peanut butter, brown sugar, and a combination of milk and water. Top these with an extra drizzle of milk and some sliced banana for a filling, protein-packed breakfast that the whole family will love!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword instant pot steel cut oats, peanut butter banana steel cut oats

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 586kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
3 cups water
2 cups milk
1 medium banana - mashed
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
extra brown sugar, peanut butter, banana slices, and a splash of milk - to serve

Instructions

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 it nice and toasty.
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
Mash the banana. Use a fork to mash the over-ripe banana.
Add ingredients. Add the water, milk, mashed banana, and salt – and stir well.
3 cups water, 2 cups milk, 1 medium banana
Seal the instant pot to pressure cook. Turn the 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 ten minutes. If needed, release the remaining pressure.
Add brown sugar and peanut butter. Then add the brown sugar and peanut butter to the instant pot and stir until well combined.
1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Serve – Serve this delicious breakfast with a splash of milk, banana slices, peanut butter, and extra brown sugar.
extra brown sugar, peanut butter, banana slices, and a splash of milk

Notes

I don’t soak my steel-cut oats before cooking with them. However, soaking them speeds up the stovetop cooking time if you are using that method.
This instant pot steel cut oats recipe is easy to prep ahead and take it with you. You'll just need a quick zap in the microwave the next morning.

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