The Instant Pot can make your oatmeal quicker then on the stove top. Blueberries are perfect for the mix-ins and it make a hearty bowl of goodness.
Begin with one cup (for one large or two small servings) of rolled oats. Measure out the dry ingredients and place them in a stainless steel inner pot.
Cooking Instructions
There is no need to be precise with this.
Half a cup of fresh blueberries go in next. Add a pinch of cinnamon powder. Then you add half a tablespoon of sugar. Smells good, heats up, and then it’s warm thanks to the cinnamon.
Now for liquid: oats to milk ratio is one-to-two. Because you’ve got one cup of oats, you puts two cups of milk in the pot. It looks thin at this point, but the starches thickens fast under pressure.
Put the lid on the cooker; it clicks shut. Before doing anything else, make sure the valve is in the sealing position. That’s how you build up pressure.
Turn on the cooker. Press Pressure Cook. Hit High Pressure. Set the timer for four minutes (the oatmeal will be ready after four minutes; any longer and they’ll turn mushy, too soon and they won’t have softened).
Wait while the cooker hisses as it goes about its business and the countdown appears on the screen. Then listen for the beep: It’s over, cooking-wise. But the pressure inside isn’t zero yet. So let it out gently.
So you turn it to venting, and steam spews out. The pressure decreases rapidly, causing the float valve to drop down. Because this is a quick release situation, you shouldn’t of bother waiting for it to naturaly release.
When you lift the lid, it’s done! The oatmeal has cooked into a creamy consistency, the blueberries has turned soft, and all that goodness blends together into one delicious bowl. The cinnamon smell isn’t as strong anymore, just the blueberry juice blending in with the oats. Stir it around a bit to incorporate everything, and there’s nothing dry or lumpy left behind.
Not only does this save time during the busy morning rush, but you don’t even have to mind the pot. While it cooks, you can handles other tasks.
And cleaning up afterward is a breeze since you just rinse the inner pot. Warm and fresh, oatmeal make for a dependable breakfast choice.