Instant Pot Pear and Date Spiced Oatmeal
This Instant Pot Oatmeal is healthy, vegan, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with dates and pears. But you would never know it's healthy because it's so comforting! Easy to make and perfect for meal prep!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 32 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- Coconut oil or cooking spray
- 1+1/2 cup steel-cut oats
- 4 cup oat milk or other nondairy milk
- 6 Medjool dates, (pitted)
- 2 large pears, (peeled and diced)
- 1+1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- a pinch sea salt
- 1+1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
Instructions
- 1
Lightly coat the inner pot of the Instant Pot with coconut oil or cooking spray to avoid sticking.
- 2
Add all of the ingredients to the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
- 3
Secure the lid and set the valve to Sealing (not Venting). Select the Pressure Cook setting (or Manual setting on older models) at high pressure and set the cook time to 12 minutes.
- 4
Once the 12-minute timer has completed and beeps, allow a natural pressure release for 20 minutes; then switch the Pressure Release knob from Sealing to Venting to release any remaining steam.
- 5
Open the pot and stir the oatmeal thoroughly. There may be some liquid and foam on top, but once you stir it, the liquid will incorporate into the oatmeal and thicken up.