Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats | Instant Pot Oatmeal Recipe (2024)

This Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats recipe is an easy make-ahead breakfast perfect for chilly fall mornings. Made with gluten free oats, warm spices, apples and maple syrup. This recipe also includes instructions for making creamy steel cut oatmeal in the Instant Pot pressure cooker & on the stovetop.

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Quick and easy breakfasts are our favorite during the busy school week. As much as my kids love a simple breakfast egg muffin or a stack of fluffy pumpkin pancakes on the weekend, nothing makes them happier than a comforting bowl of oatmeal on a chilly autumn morning.

These Apple Cinnamon Cut Oats are super simple to customize and full of cozy autumn spices. And if you’re looking for different ways to switch up the flavors, check out this steel cut oats post for more fun flavors.

You can find:

1. Blueberry Steel Cut Oats
2. Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats
3. Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oats
4. Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats
5. Strawberry Steel Cut Oats

What I love about apple cinnamon steel cut oats is that you can make a big batch on your Sunday meal prep. This simple make ahead recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes for a fuss-free and healthy breakfast that you can enjoy all week.

And not to mention that cinnamon apple steel cut oatmeal is deliciously creamy, not mushy and would definitely satisfy that apple pie craving without all the guilt.

This tasty breakfast is full of fiber and protein to help keep you fueled up until lunch. The best part is that you can use your Instant Pot or cook them the good old-fashioned way on your stove-top.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE WITH STEEL CUT OATS AND ROLLED OATS?

All oats start off as oat groats — the whole, unbroken grains so steel-cut and rolled oats actually have the same nutritional profile since they’re all made from whole oat groats.

The difference between the two oats are:

• Cooking times – steel cut takes longer to cook than rolled oats
• Texture – steel cut oats are heartier and chewier while rolled oats are softer since they absorb more liquid
• How much the oat groat has been processed –steel cut oats are chopped into pieces while rolled oats are steamed, pressed and then rolled flat

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING AN INSTANT POT TO COOK STEEL CUT OATS:

• completely hands-off & not having to stand at the stove to monitor the pot – just set and forget it
• no spilling over or waiting for water to boil
• keeps the oats warm after they are cooked
• the end results are totally worth it and completely foolproof! You’ll get oatmeal that cooks up perfectly light and fluffy.

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT APPLE CINNAMON STEEL CUT OATS:

To make the best creamy bowl of steel cut oats, start off with 1 cup of steel cut oats and 3 cups of liquid.

1. Add steel cut oats, liquid (you can use almond milk or water), apples and cinnamon to the Instant Pot. Secure the lid and turn the valve to SEALING.

2. Press the MANUAL (or PRESSURE COOKER for newer Instant Pot models) button and set to 4 minutes. Now if you are familiar with an Instant Pot, you do have to keep in mind that it takes the cooker some time to come up to pressure. This can take about 5 minutes.

3. After the oats finish cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally (about 10-15 minutes).

4. After the pressure releases, open the lid and give the oatmeal a good stir. Any extra liquid will absorb as it cools. Stir in the maple syrup.

5. Divide into bowls and top each with more chopped apples, pecans, a drizzle of almond butter, and non-dairy milk, if desired.

Feel free to use any other spices or sweeteners you like.

Honey, coconut sugar, coconut nectar or any other low carb sweetener like liquid monk fruit, SWERVE, erythritol or stevia would work as well.

More oatmeal recipes you might like:

Overnight Oatmeal – 8 Ways

Healthy Breakfast Cookies – 12 Ways

Baked Oatmeal Cups – 10 Ways