Name: Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Peaches
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup non-dairy milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk); 1 cup steel cut oats (I used Bob's Red Mill); 2 Tablespoons brown sugar (plus more for serving); 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1 cup fresh peaches (one large peach peeled, pitted and chopped into small pieces); 4 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk (optional)

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Wouldn’t it be great to have a hot, filling breakfast that practically makes itself? Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Peaches is that recipe! You can pour all of the ingredients into your pressure cooker, set the timer, and go get ready for your day. There is no need to stand over a steaming pot and stir for twenty minutes, how awesome is that?

For even more delicious pressure cooker recipes, check out the Instant Pot Recipes page.

a big bowl of steel cut oats and chopped peaches topped with peach slices and heavy cream wrapped in a tan napkin with a black spoon sticking out of the bottom right side.

Think of it as a big hug to start your day, and you can customize your oats to suit your tastes.

Ingredients that are needed to make this recipe:

Steel Cut Oats – not Old Fashioned, Quick-Cooking, or Rolled Oats.

steel cut oats in a stainless steel measuring cup resting on a gray and white striped towel.

Water and non-dairy milk. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but cashew or coconut will work as well.
Vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, brown sugar and sea salt.
Chopped, fresh peaches

chopped peaches in a stainless steel measuring cup laying on a gray and white striped towel with a wooden spoon to the left and a pressure cooker to the right.

Heavy cream to drizzle over the top. (optional)

looking down on a bowl of steel cut oats topped with peach slices and cream, with a small bowl of brown sugar in the bottom left corner and the edge of a full peach in the upper right corner.

How to make Instant Pot Steel Peaches and Cream Steel Cut Oats:

Add the water, milk, oats, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, sea salt and chopped peaches to the liner of your pressure cooker.

looking down on oats, water, milk, chopped peaches and cinnamon in a pressure cooker.

Stir to combine.

Secure the lid, check to make sure the knob is in the “sealing” position. Press the Manual button and adjust the time to 3 minutes on High Pressure, using the + or – buttons.

looking at the face of an Instant Pot with white arrows pointing to Manual High Pressure for 3 minutes.

When the pot beeps, allow the pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes. Turn the knob to release any remaining pressure, and remove the lid.

looking down on a pot of cooked oatmeal.

Stir the oatmeal to mix everything together. It will look a bit soupy at first, but it thickens as it cools.

a wooden spoon holding cooked steel cut oats and chopped peaches over the pot of oatmeal.

Serve with heavy cream or milk, sliced peaches, brown sugar, coconut sugar or honey.

a close up image of steel cut oats and peaches on a black spoon being pulled out of the bowl of oatmeal.

Recipe Notes & Tips:

Steel cut oats, also known as Irish oats and groats, have a firmer texture and almost nutty flavor compared to rolled oats.
They are higher in dietary fiber as well, making them slower to digest (complex carbohydrate) and lower on the glycemic index which avoids sugar spikes.
Steel cut oats are naturally gluten-free, but double check to make sure they are not processed in a plant that also processes wheat products.
A 1/4 cup serving contains 10% of your daily recommendation for iron and 7 grams of protein, making them a healthier choice over rolled oats.
If you do not have a pressure cooker: cover and simmer over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid burning.

Tools used to make this recipe:

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6 quart Instant Pot – I have 3 and use them for all of my recipes.
Stainless Steel Measuring Cups – I have had mine for over 20 years.
Chef Knife
Bamboo Cutting Board

More delicious oat recipes:

Instant Pot Steel Cut Oatmeal with cranberries and walnuts
Pistachio Baklava Oatmeal – rolled oats, but can be adapted to steel cut
Pina Colada Overnight Oats – rolled oats
Blueberry Breakfast Cookies
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Enjoy!!