Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Cook this Healthy & Creamy Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats (Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats) in 30 mins. Make-ahead or set it overnight. Make perfect oatmeal without babysitting the pot!

- Prep time
- 9 min
- Cook time
- 21 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
- 80 g (1/2 cup) regular steel cut oats
- 313 ml (11/4 cup) - 375 ml (1 1/2 cup) cold water
Instructions
- 1
*Overnight Option - Hot and Ready Overnight Steel Cut Oats: Pour everything in the night before and set the delay timer to roughly 30 minutes before you wake up the next morning.
- 2
Pressure Cook Steel Cut Oats: Add 80g (½ cup) steel cut oats in Instant Pot. Pour in 313ml (1¼ cup) to 375ml (1½ cup) cold water and make sure all the steel cut oats are submerged in the water. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 10 minutes, then Full Natural Release (~12 minutes). Open the lid carefully.
- 3
Thicken Steel Cut Oats: The steel cut oats will look watery when you first open the lid. Give it a few quick stir with a silicone spatula to combine and thicken the steel cut oats.
- 4
Serve: For a basic recipe, drizzle maple syrup on the steel cut oats and serve :)