Pressure Cooker Cinnamon Agave Steel Cut Oats is a simple and basic recipe that can be dressed up according to your mood.
This is my go-to breakfast. It helps to keep my cholesterol in check and it nice and creamy and delicious. Organic Blue Agave is a natural, gluten free low glycemic response sweetener that is a bit sweeter than sugar, so less volume is needed. I like to use organic ingredients whenever feasible.
Coconut oil is an excellent source of lauric acid and medium chain triglycerides for your healthy diet and body care and is wonderful to use in cooking and baking. I use either ground cinnamon or a cinnamon stick when making Steel Cut Oats. A pinch of salt, helps to bring out the sweetness.
I love vanilla, so of course, I have a Honey Vanilla Steel Cut Oats recipe, which uses real vanilla beans and a Pressure Cooker Blueberries and Cream version.
When I make just one serving, I use the “pot in pot” method. Water is added to the bottom of my Pressure Cooker and a trivet is placed on top. Then with either a serving bowl or a stainless steel bowl, add all the ingredients.
If making a larger serving, I first toast the oats in the Pressure Cooker Cooking Pot and then add the rest of the ingredients. I love the taste of the toasted oats.
I use fresh nutmeg and use a Microplane to zest the nutmeg.
If you are using the Pot in Pot Method, I find using a Stainless Steel Bowl cooks the oats faster than a ceramic bowl.
Top with freshly diced apples, raisins, walnuts, peaches. This is a basic recipe, which you can use each morning and top with a different fruit.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot Smart DCO60
- GoWise 8 Quart Pressure Cooker
- Alton Brown Salt Box
- 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Culina Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Measuring Cups
- Microplane Stainless Steel Zester
- Stainless Steel “Pot in Pot” Bowl
- Lock N Lock Storage Container
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Pressure Cooker Cinnamon Agave Steel Cut Oats
Print Pin Save RateIngredients
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 cup Steel Cut Oats
- 2 Tablespoons Clover Honey
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Whole Nutmeg optional
- 1 pinch Sea Salt
- 1.5 cups Milk
- 1.5 cups Fresh Water
Pot in Pot
- 1 teaspoon Pure Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1/3 cup Steel Cut Oats
- 3/4 Tablespoon Clover Honey
- 3/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- Whole Nutmeg (optional)
- 1 pinch Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Fresh Water
Options
- 1/4 cup Chia Seeds
- 1 Apple diced
- 1/2 cup Raisins
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Instructions
- Select Sauté/Browning function on Pressure Cooker and allow to heat.
- Add coconut oil to pressure cooking pot and when melted, add oats and toast, stirring constantly, about three minutes.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients.
- Lock the lid in place and turn pressure value to seal.
- Cook on High Pressure and set time to 10 minutes.
- Allow a 10 minute natural pressure release.
- Turn pressure value to open to release any steam, open lid and remove the bowl.
- Stir and enjoy!
- Top with raisins, apples, walnuts, brown sugar, if desired.
Pot in Pot
- Add all ingredients to an oven safe cooking bowl.
- Add one cup of water to Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Place low footed trivet in bottom of cooking pot.
- Place oven safe bowl with ingredients on top of trivet.
- Cook at High Pressure for 10 minutes.
- When Beep sounds, allow a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release.
Notes
If you want a fruit topping, like apples and raisins, add after pressure is released and then reseal Pressure Cooker and let sit for five minutes. That will eliminate mushy fruit.
Desiree D. Carr says
Great recipe . . . perfect texture!!! Thank you!
Jill Selkowitz says
Thank you, Desiree. Jill
Jessica says
Can this recipe be doubled with the same cook time?
Sylvia Woodman says
Where is the agave? The directions instruct us to use clover honey. You said in the beginning of the post that you need less agave syrup than other types of sweeteners so I’m not sure how much agave to use. Thanks for your help with this!
Ernie Payne says
Can you use any kind of oats? Are steel cut oats the only ones that work for this?
Jill Selkowitz says
Rolled oats have a much less cook time and use less water. Jill
Lisa says
I just got my instant pot and would like to make oat groats in it if possible. I know that they are similar to the steel cut oats, but the cooking time and ratio of water to oats / groats is different. Would you happen to know how I would go about preparing oat groats in my Instant Pot Duo 6qt v.3? I have been searching and there are a lot of different ratios and directions out there – I really don’t want to mess this up. Thank You
Jill says
Please check my Skirlie recipe posted the other day. Jill
Ruth says
I did pot in-pot method for 2 servings and it came out very soupy. Do you need to use a shallow pot? Mine was only about 2/3 full (it is about 3.75 tall x 5.75 wide and fits perfectly fine in my 6qt Duo Plus. This was my first attempt at pip, so I’m bummed it didn’t work. I’ve dumped out the water from the liner and just put the contents of my pip back into it and set it for another 5 min. Maybe that will make it absorb the rest of the liquid.
Andrew M. says
I tried this this morning and while the flavor and smell were great, the oats were not nearly cooked after 10 minutes on high pressure and 10 minutes NPR. I cooked it for another 10 minutes on high and there were still hard oats left. I used Bob’s Red Mill steel cut oats. Any idea what could be wrong? I did saute them for a generous 4 minutes before pressure cooking.
Shawna says
Hi there!
Do you think this, and your other steel cut oats recipes, will keep well if I make a weeks worth and store in the fridge for meal prepping?
Jill says
Hi Shawna~
I would think it would be fine.
Jill
Kristin says
Do you think the single serving/pot in pot method could be used with a mason jar? If so I’m thinking this would be a good thing to make while I get ready in the morning then take with me to eat when I get to class!
Cherie Trippy says
Jill,
I want to take a moment to Thank YOU for all the wonderful recipes! I eat Steel Cut Oats almost every day and have been for a long time! We purchased the IP in November and your recipes are my ‘Go To First’ all of the time. I put a Bookmark on my home page Tool Bar for your website! I can honestly say I have not had a ‘fail’ from any of your recipes! Your attention to detail is wonderful. I have used pressure cookers for years (so I have a wee bit of a heads up to the process) but this electric pot is simply divine! Many Blessings to you and yours. I promise I will use your links, too! You deserve that and so much more! Friends for Life!
Cherie
Tanya says
Do you need to leave room in the bowl for bubbling to prevent overflow? How full would you max fill your bowl, half? Less? New to pressure cooking so just learning the ropes, thanks!
Jill says
Hi Tanya~
If you are doing the “pot in pot” method which I only recommend for one to two portions, the bowl needs to have room for the bubbling.
Thank you for your question.
Jill