Apple Pie Oatmeal is a cozy comforting breakfast recipe. This healthy recipe is bursting with warming apple pie flavor. This nutritious and inexpensive breakfast is perfect for weekday mornings.
On cold, wintry breezy mornings, when it is really hard to push yourself out of the bed. You need something yummy and enticing to get yourself rolling. You need something warm and comforting. Added bonus, if it is practically effortless to make......this is where the Apple Pie Oatmeal enters the scene. And it brighten your day!
It is quick and easy to make. Wholesome and filling recipes are always welcome in my house. Especially if they require as little as 15 minutes to make and taste heavenly. Electric pressure cookers like Instant Pot helps in making it happen.
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This perfect Autumn breakfast recipe is made from scratch with very few pantry ingredients. And it tastes WAY better than oatmeal package with dehydrated apples.
Dump everything in the Instant Pot, set it, and forget it .. ok don't forget it since you will start smelling the incredible scents of cinnamon and nutmeg.. so get yourself ready for a cozy bowl of rich and creamy apple cinnamon oats.
Cinnamon with apples is my favorite fall / autumn food pairing. The warm and earthy spices and sweet and succulent apples make wonderful dishes. Besides this Instantpot Apple Pie Oatmeal, you will like some more fall favorite recipes like Instant Pot Apple Butter or savory Apple Chutney.
Ingredients
Simple pantry ingredients is all you need.
- Steel Cut Oats : We are using Bob Red Mills Gluten free steel cut oats
- Apples: Peeled and diced apples. Any variety works
- Flavors : ground cinnamon, nutmeg, pure vanilla extract and pinch of salt.
- Sweetener : I am using maple syrup for hint of sweetness.
- For garnish : I love chopped walnuts and pumpkin seeds. You can use your favorite toppings.
Substitutions and Variations
- Use Greek yogurt, chia seeds, granola, chopped pecans, toasted coconut flakes or almonds as toppings. Cut fruits like strawberries, raspberries or blueberries also taste amazing.
- To switch things up, you can add pumpkin puree to the mix along with or instead of apples. Pumpkin Spiced Oatmeal is another fall favorite recipe.
- It is easy to adjust to your preferences and dietary choices including sweeteners. You can easily replace maple syrup with stevia
- I am using steel cut oats and not regular oats for this recipe. For pressure cooking recipes, I use steel cut oats. For baking muffins, cookies and granola bars, I prefer Rolled Oats.
How to Make Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal?
- Grease the sides and bottom of the Instant Pot with cooking oil spray. You can rub the tablespoon of oil all around too. This step ensures that the oats don't stick to the pot and cause burn message.
- Add all of the ingredients to the pot (with the exception of the toppings)
- Close the lid and place the valve to SEALING. Choose Manual High-Pressure Cooking for 10 minutes.
- After Instant Pot finishes cooking and goes to keep warm timer, press cancel so the cooking stops and the pressure cooker is off.
- Allow the steam release naturally for 10 minutes. Then move the valve to VENTING so leftover pressure will be released before opening the pot.
- Stir the oatmeal gently so all the flavors mix well.
- Serve the oatmeal in bowls topped with chopped walnuts and pumpkin seeds. Bon Appetit!!
Storage and Reheating
You can store Apple Pie Oats in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. I recommend to warm them up before you want to eat the oatmeal. Microwave works best. If you feel they are too thick , add some water or milk to make them creamy again. You can even pack it in a thermos for healthy breakfast on the go.
If you compare the nutritional value of rolled oats vs steel cut oats, you will find they are very comparable. They are both heart healthy, complex carbohydrates and their per serving of calories and fat are pretty much the same.
Apple pie oatmeal is breakfast oatmeal cooked with fresh apples and flavored with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
Our Favorite Apple Recipes
- Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Easy one bowl recipe
- Mulled Apple Cider - Soothing warm beverage for satisfying all your thirsty senses.
- Apple Pie Puff Pastry - Devine apple pie filling on crispy puff pastry. This is the best !
- Apple Crisp - Easy apple dessert made in Instant Pot.
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📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1 teaspoon of oil or cooking oil spray to grease the InstantPot
- 2 apples cored and diced
- ¼ cup maple syrup or any other sweetener of your choice
- 1 cup almond milk or any other plant milk
- 2 cups water
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- 2 Tablespoon chopped walnuts for topping
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin seeds for topping
Instructions
- Grease the sides and bottom of the Instant Pot with cooking oil spray. You can rub the tablespoon of oil all around too. This step ensures that the oats don't stick to the pot and cause burn message.
- Add all of the ingredients to the pot (with the exception of the toppings)
- Close the lid and place the valve to SEALING. Choose Manual High-Pressure Cooking for 10 minutes.
- After Instant Pot finishes cooking and goes to keep warm timer, press cancel so the cooking stops and the pressure cooker is off.
- Allow the steam release naturally for 10 minutes. Then move the valve to VENTING so leftover pressure will be released before opening the pot.
- Stir the oatmeal gently so all the flavors mix well.
- Serve the oatmeal in bowls topped with chopped walnuts and pumpkin seeds. Bon Appetit!!
Nelly
Made this. Really good. The only exception was I did pot in pot method. Easier cleanup and used the same container to take to work for the week for breakfast.
Leah H
This is really delicious! I can’t wait to make it again 😋
Does it make a difference if you use regular oatmeal instead of steel cut oats? If not, do you still cook for 10 min?
admin
Glad you liked the recipe !
Steel cut oats have grainier texture than regular oatmeal. Regular oatmeal will cook in 1-2 minutes in high pressure. It might get too mushy if you cook longer.
Jami
So does this mean i let it cook all the way for 10 min then turn it off to stop the cooking or I turn it off as the first beep sounds as it starts to cook??!! Either way I know not to quick release and to turn the keep warm off.
admin
Yes you let Instant Pot come to pressure and cook it for 10 minutes and when it goes to keep warm timer, you turn it off
Jami
Thanks you! Can I double this recipe with keeping the cook time at 10 min?