What are steel-cut oats?

Steel-cut oats are made by cutting oat groats into small pieces using steel blades. They are less processed than rolled oats and take longer to cook. Once cooked they have a chewy texture.

Can I substitute with old fashioned oats?

Old-fashioned (rolled oats), quick-cooking, and instant oats cannot be substituted. The time in the pressure cooker and the liquid-to-oat ratio are specifically for steel-cut oats.

What can I do with leftover pumpkin puree?

Leftover pumpkin puree can be frozen to use later. Measure it out before freezing so you know how much you have. Try adding it to chili, curry, using it as an oil replacement in some baked goods, stirring it into oats with cinnamon, pumpkin overnight oats , or making pumpkin pancakes.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal - Three Little Chickpeas

Description

This instant pot pumpkin steel-cut oatmeal is easy to make and packed with fall flavors.

Ingredients

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1 cup steel-cut oats
1 1/2 cups dairy-free milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2-3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)

Toppings

Dried cranberries
Sliced banana
Ground flaxseed
Toasted pecans or walnuts

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Instructions

Mix the steel-cut oats, milk, water, pumpkin pie spice, salt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together in the instant pot.
Then plop spoonfuls of the pumpkin puree into the oats, but don’t stir. When I stirred mine into the oats, the oats burned a little on the bottom of the pot.
Move the venting valve to seal, and set the pressure cooker to manual or high for 5 minutes for firmer oats or 8 minutes for softer oats. Turn off the keep warm function. It may take about 10 minutes to come to pressure.
Naturally release any pressure, but if you don’t want to wait it should be fine to manually release any pressure after 15 minutes.
Mix well to combine the pumpkin puree with the oats. The oats will thicken as they cool.

Notes

If you manually release the oatmeal and liquid spurts out, close the vent and let it naturally release longer.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
come to pressure: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes (depressurize + 15 minutes)
Category: breakfast
Method: instant pot
Cuisine: American