If you're wanting to know how to cook Instant Pot Oatmeal, you've come to the right place. This fantastic Instant Pot Apple and Cinnamon Oatmeal recipe is super tasty and an easy breakfast to cook in your Pressure Cooker! This will quickly become one of your favorite Instant Pot breakfast recipes!
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Why This Recipe Works
- Healthy and Hearty: This apple cinnamon oatmeal is packed with fiber-rich oats and nutritious apples.
- Flavorful Breakfast: The cinnamon adds a warming, aromatic touch to your old fashioned oats.
- Quick and Easy: This apple cinnamon oatmeal recipe is delicious, creamy and fast to cook.
📋 Ingredients
- Apples: Add a natural sweetness and a bit of texture to your Instant Pot oatmeal recipe.
- Butter: Gives a rich, creamy taste and helps to soften and caramelize the apples.
- Brown Sugar: Sweetens the dish and adds a hint of molasses flavor that pairs well with the apples and cinnamon.
- Cinnamon: A warm spice that adds depth and a comforting aroma to the oatmeal.
- Salt: Enhances the other flavors in the oatmeal, bringing out the sweetness of the apples and sugar.
- Oats: The main ingredient, they absorb the flavors of the other ingredients and provide a hearty, filling base. We use old fashioned rolled oats.
- Water: Essential for cooking the oats until they're soft and creamy.
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
🔀 Substitutions & Variations
- Fruit Variations: Mix in additional fruits such as diced pears, raisins, or cranberries for extra texture and a burst of flavor, or use dried apple chips for a chewier element.
- Spice Adjustments: Elevate the flavor profile by incorporating a blend of warm spices—try adding nutmeg, cloves, or a pinch of allspice along with the cinnamon.
- Liquid Base Options: Experiment with different liquids like almond milk, coconut milk, or even a splash of apple cider to add richness and a unique twist to the oatmeal.
- Sweetener & Texture Tweaks: Replace refined sugar with natural sweeteners such as maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar, and consider stirring in chopped nuts or seeds for a satisfying crunch.
🔪 How To Make Instant Pot Oatmeal With Apple and Cinnamon
- Step 1: Turn your Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Once the pot is hot, add in your butter and apples. Sauté the apples for about 3 minutes, or until the apples are softened.
- Step 2: Press cancel on your Instant Pot. Add in your remaining ingredients: the sugar, cinnamon, salt, oats, and water.
- Step 3: Close your Instant Pot lid and close the sealing valve. Set your Instant Pot to High Pressure for 1 minute followed by a quick release.
- Step 4: Stir your brown sugar oatmeal and enjoy! Garnish with more cinnamon if desired. and enjoy!
Non Dairy Milk Options
Here are some non dairy milk options to serve with your cooked oatmeal:
- Soy Milk.
- Almond Milk.
- Coconut Milk.
- Oat Milk.
- Rice Milk.
- Cashew Milk.
- Macadamia Milk.
👩🍳 Expert Tips
- Avoid natural Release: Be sure to perform a quick release of pressure to avoid overcooking your Instant Pot Oatmeal.
- Keep Warm: Take advantage of the Instant Pot keep warm button. This will keep your oatmeal warm for up to ten hours so everyone can enjoy this recipe no matter what time they wake up.
💭 FAQs
Porridge and Oatmeal can be stored in both the freezer and the fridge. In fact, you can store oatmeal in your fridge for up to 5 days. Be sure to cover the porridge with cling film to prevent the top layer from becoming crusted.
Oatmeal can be stored in the Freezer for up to 3 months. In fact you can freeze your oatmeal in small bags and get one out per day.
I prefer to cook my oatmeal with water. Adding milk makes a more sticky and lumpy texture and water works best in the Instant Pot. However, we do add milk to the dish once served. This cools down the porridge a little and adds extra protein to breakfast.
In this recipe, we use quick-cooking oats known as rolled oats. Steel Cut Oats require a different time and water ratio so stick to the rolled oats for this recipe. Also, avoid using the pot-in-pot method. You need the oats to absorb the water for perfectly creamy oats.
Serving Suggestions
These are my favorite dishes to serve with Oatmeal With Apple And Cinnamon:
- Fruit and Nuts: Why not try serving your porridge or oatmeal with a mixture of fruits, nuts and berries, this can make the meal even more filling and add essential vitamins to the mix. I like to add chopped walnuts, toasted pecans and Chia Seeds to my cooked oats.
- Apples: Add some chopped apples to the top of your oatmeal for an even more healthy breakfast.
- Mini Chocolate Chips: Try adding some chocolate chips to your creamy oatmeal for a little extra sweetness.
- Maple syrup: My daughter loves to add maple syrup to her quick oats breakfast.
- More Toppings: You could also add sesame seeds, sliced almonds, sliced bananas or Greek Yogurt to this old fashioned oatmeal recipe.
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Instant Pot Oatmeal With Apple And Cinnamon
Ingredients
- 2 Apples any type, peeled and chopped into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 6 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Oats
- 3 ½ Cups Water
Instructions
- Turn your Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Once the pot is hot, add in your butter and apples.
- Sauté the apples or about 3 minutes, or until the apples are softened.
- Press cancel on your Instant Pot. Add in your remaining ingredients, the sugar, cinnamon, salt, oats and water.
- Close your Instant Pot lid and close the sealing valve.
- Set your Instant Pot to High Pressure (or use the Porridge button if available) for 1 minute.
- Once the time is done, do a quick release.
- Stir your porridge and enjoy! Garnish with a more cinnamon if desired
Notes
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