Instant Pot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Instant Pot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 apples, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (peeled or unpeeled)
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup uncooked steel cut oats (see note for other types of oatmeal)
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp butter, cut into 5-6 pieces
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp ground flax seed (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Add half of the apples, milk, water, oatmeal, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, flax seed and salt to a pan that will fit inside your Instant Pot*. 

  2. 2

    Pour 1 ½ cups of water into the bottom of your Instant Pot liner. Place the oatmeal pan on a trivet and lower the pan into the Instant Pot liner. 

  3. 3

    Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 15 minutes. When the time is up let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.

  4. 4

    Remove the pan from the Instant Pot. Stir the oatmeal. Serve the oatmeal with the rest of the apples and any other desired toppings.