By Becky Hardin
Published Oct 30, 2017
Instant pot oatmeal is so easy to make, so it’s perfect for busy mornings. This Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal is made in under 10 minutes, making mornings easy and delicious! Top this tasty apple oatmeal with some fresh whipped cream for an extra special treat. It tastes just like Apple Pie in breakfast form!
Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal Recipe
This Instant Pot Oatmeal is so easy to make. Apple Pie Oatmeal makes for an extra special morning treat!
Instant Pot Oatmeal is an easy and quick breakfast option. I love Apple Oatmeal , so I wanted to put a spin on it for an extra flavorful breakfast recipe. Who says you can’t eat something that’s healthy AND dessert-like first thing in the morning? Apple Pie Oatmeal is the perfect treat that lets you have it all.
Some people think there are only 4 seasons in a year, but there are actually 5. The 5th and most important season (by far) is APPLE PIE SEASON! Talk about a delicious and beautiful time of year. When the weather gets crisp and the leaves start to fall, I start to crave anything and everything apple pie: Apple Pie Sangria , Apple Pie Baked Brie , Apple Pie French Toast Casserole , and the list goes on and on!
Now my favorite season has a new favorite breakfast: Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal ! It’s creamy, toasty, loaded with apples and spices, and it can be made in under 10 minutes. That’s just the kind of breakfast my morning hatin’ self is completely in love with.
Instant Pot Oatmeal is a quick and easy breakfast recipe. And this Apple Pie Oatmeal will make your mornings so much better!
Apple Oatmeal Made in an Instant Pot
Have you guys cooked with an Instant Pot yet?? Oh my GOSH, they’re life-changing. I plan to use mine a lot in the future, but this Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal was my first time trying it out.
I really wanted to try out Instant Pot Oatmeal first because it seemed like an easy thing to make (and it is). And since I really love Apple Oatmeal, I knew I was headed in that direction. But Apple Pie season inspired me to take it one step further. And thus, Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal was born!
As you can see in the picture above it took some oats, water, and apples and turned them into this creamy dreamy breakfast recipe in just 8 minutes. 8 MINUTES. That’s about 30 minutes longer you can sleep in and still have an amazing morning meal. If you don’t have one, you should get on that.
How to Make Instant Pot Oatmeal
You guys are going to be so impressed when you see how easy it is to make Instant Pot Oatmeal. Whether you’re making Apple Oatmeal, Brown Sugar Oatmeal, Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal , or this incredible Apple Pie Oatmeal, making it in an Instant Pot will be super simple.
How to Make Instant Pot Oatmeal:
- Melt the butter in your Instant Pot
- Add in the oats and stir for a couple of minutes
- Pour in the rest of the ingredients and keep stirring
- Set your Instant Pot to Pressure Cook & cook for 8 minutes
- Release steam and open the pot carefully
- Stir your apple oatmeal and top with fresh apples & whip cream
This easy Instant Pot recipe only takes 10 minutes! It’s simple enough to make every morning, and you can keep trying new flavors too. It’s just about as quick as instant oatmeal, but it tastes so much better!
Apple Pie Oatmeal Special Ingredient
This delicious Apple Pie Oatmeal wouldn’t be possible without my favvvvvvvorite oats, Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats . Bob’s Red Mill is all about quality, and it shows in their products. I’m so beyond proud to be working with them this year, and I want to shout my love from the rooftops. Their products are second to none, and they have something for everyone. They’re all about making eating healthy accessible to everyone, and I love that.
These gluten-free oats are perfect for this Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe. I’ve made some other great recipes featuring these oats too: like these Carrot Cake Bars , this Gluten-Free Lemon Bar Recipe , and these Chocolate Spritz Cookies .
How do you make healthy oatmeal?
Oatmeal is a really great healthy breakfast recipe. You can add in whatever you want, make it taste however you want, and even change the nutrition level based on what you put in. Using gluten-free oats definitely helps to keep it healthy, especially for those with gluten intolerance.
If you really want to make your apple oatmeal healthy, skip the butter. Most of the ingredients are just for flavor and won’t ruin the nutritional content. Top your apple pie instant pot oatmeal with extra apples and even a handful of walnuts to make it even healthier (and tastier!).
Start your mornings with Instant Pot Oatmeal and try out all the flavors you can think of. First up should be this apple oatmeal recipe, of course, but you can get creative with it after that. This Apple Pie Oatmeal is going to brighten up your mornings!
See the recipe card below for details on How to Make Instant Pot Oatmeal. Enjoy!
Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 1 tablespoon salted butter 14 grams (⅛ stick)
- ▢ 1 cup Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats 176 grams, NOT quick-cooking
- ▢ 2 cups water 454 grams
- ▢ ½ cup apple cider 114 grams (NOT apple cider vinegar!!) - SEE NOTE
- ▢ 2 tablespoons brown sugar 27 grams
- ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
- ▢ 1 large apple peeled, cored, and diced
Optional Garnishes
- ▢ Fresh whipped cream
- ▢ Diced apple
- ▢ Walnuts
Instructions
- Set your pressure cooker to “saute” and add in butter. Allow butter to melt, spreading it across the bottom of the instant pot. 1 tablespoon salted butter
- Add in the oats and stir to coat in the butter. Stir continuously for approximately 2 minutes or until the oats are starting to toast. 1 cup Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats
- Pour in the water, cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple. Stir to combine. 2 cups water, ½ cup apple cider, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 large apple
- Switch instant pot to “pressure cook” and set for 8 minutes.
- When it’s done cooking, allow to sit closed for 5 minutes, naturally releasing some of the steam. Then press the release and allow the remaining steam to leave the pot.
- Open the pot (be careful!) and stir to freshen up the oatmeal. Doesn’t it smell amazing?!
- Serve hot topped with fresh whipped cream, more diced apple, and walnuts if desired. Fresh whipped cream, Walnuts, Diced apple
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Instant Pot
Becky’s Tips
- Apple Cider: If you don’t have apple cider, you can skip this and use 2½ cups of water in total.
- To freeze oatmeal, spoon into individual wells of a muffin tin and freeze until solid, about 2 hours. Transfer to an airtight container or Ziplock bag.
- Nutritional information does not include optional garnishes.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Instant Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon salted butter 14 grams (⅛ stick)
- 1 cup Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats 176 grams, NOT quick-cooking
- 2 cups water 454 grams
- ½ cup apple cider 114 grams (NOT apple cider vinegar!!) - SEE NOTE
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar 27 grams
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
- 1 large apple peeled, cored, and diced
Optional Garnishes
- Fresh whipped cream
- Diced apple
- Walnuts
Instructions
- Set your pressure cooker to “saute” and add in butter. Allow butter to melt, spreading it across the bottom of the instant pot. 1 tablespoon salted butter
- Add in the oats and stir to coat in the butter. Stir continuously for approximately 2 minutes or until the oats are starting to toast. 1 cup Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats
- Pour in the water, cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple. Stir to combine. 2 cups water, ½ cup apple cider, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 large apple
- Switch instant pot to “pressure cook” and set for 8 minutes.
- When it’s done cooking, allow to sit closed for 5 minutes, naturally releasing some of the steam. Then press the release and allow the remaining steam to leave the pot.
- Open the pot (be careful!) and stir to freshen up the oatmeal. Doesn’t it smell amazing?!
- Serve hot topped with fresh whipped cream, more diced apple, and walnuts if desired. Fresh whipped cream, Walnuts, Diced apple
Notes
- Apple Cider: If you don’t have apple cider, you can skip this and use 2½ cups of water in total.
- To freeze oatmeal, spoon into individual wells of a muffin tin and freeze until solid, about 2 hours. Transfer to an airtight container or Ziplock bag.
- Nutritional information does not include optional garnishes.
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Click ☝🏻 for my FREE Grocery List Printable!
I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
