Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal [Rolled or Steel Cut Oats]

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I love Oatmeal.

It’s so comforting to me. Not only oatmeal… I love all hot cereals.

I like oatmeal plain with just a little honey… with fresh fruit and nuts… with warm spices, vanilla and brown sugar… with dried fruit and sliced banana…

Confession though… until this Instant Pot Pressure Cooker experiment, I had yet to try them with pumpkin and it's infamous Fall spice.

I always cook my oatmeal in the microwave. I stir ever 30 seconds. I stare into the ‘wave to make sure they don’t boil over - sometimes I look away and they do. Sometimes I get em right, sometimes I have to add more liquid. They never seem to be consistent. I still have always loved my oatmeal, but they are a full blown 3 minute labor (3 minutes, wah-wah… I know - my husband is rolling his eyes right now).

But, seriously… anyone else feel like cooking oatmeal is quite a task, mostly because you have to pay attention to it at one of the most inconvenient times - first thing in the morning, maybe before you’ve had anymore than 2 sips of coffee, and probably when you are multi-tasking in order to get yourself and your loved ones out the door in time, looking halfway decent? Thinking about it makes me want to go grab Starbucks or a pop tart, too. I feel you…

Well, good news is, as per the usual, my Pressure Cooker really pulled through! 

This oatmeal is so good. And, SO EASY!

Directions included for Steel Cut or Rolled Oats.

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

Ingredients

For Rolled Oats:

1 cup rolled oats (NOT quick cooking)

2 1/4 cups water (can sub milk)

For Steel Cut Oats:
1 cup Steel Cut Oats
3 cups water (can sub milk)

1 cup pumpkin

1 t vanilla extract

1/2 t cinnamon

1/4 t ginger

1/8 t nutmeg

pinch all-spice

1/8 t salt

1-3 t coconut oil or butter, optional

Optional Garnish:

Maple syrup or honey, drizzle after cooked when serving (1-2 t per serving)

4 T chopped walnuts, optional (1 T per serving)

Directions

Put all ingredients in Pressure Cooker pot and stir.

Note: I used a bowl to initially combine ingredients, but thats so not necessary! Add directly to your pressure cooker pot insert.

Stir all ingredients well.

Close lid, and close vent knob.

For Instant Pot, turn vent knob to “Sealing”. 

Choose High Pressure cooking option, then adjust cook time.
For Instant Pot, choose Manual, then use +/- buttons to adjust cook time.

For Rolled Oats: Adjust cook time to 3-5* minutes

For Steel Cut Oats: Adjust cook time to 12-15* minutes

*Why the cook time range? It depends how you like your oats - less cook time means more “bite”, more means a creamier finish. I cook my rolled oats 4 minutes and my Steel Cut 12 minutes.

Pressure Cooker will take 5-10 minutes to pressurize, then cook time countdown will begin. 

When cook time has completed, quickly release pressure manually (QPR).
I always place a towel over vent knob before QPR.

Remove lid & stir.

Serve & Enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

Drizzle honey or maple syrup and top with 1 T walnuts, if desired. Enjoy your homemade, easy, healthy, satisfying, comforting GOODNESS!

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