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Baked Oatmeal

Web Admin / Monday, August 17, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating

If you haven’t tried Baked Oatmeal yet, you are missing out. Mildly sweet and lightly spiced with cinnamon, this leaves the average bowl of oatmeal in the dust.

When I say this is one of our family’s most beloved breakfasts, there’s no exaggeration. Baked oatmeal is tied with our slow-cooker oatmeal for our family’s all-time favorite oatmeal recipe, and we’ve made it so many times over the years that I’ve lost count.

Baked Oatmeal

A friend introduced our family to Baked Oatmeal via an Amish cookbook over 20 years ago and it’s been a staple in our family’s meal plan ever since.

There’s something about this sweet, chewy Baked Oatmeal that is just guaranteed to make me smile. Whether right out of the oven, or warmed up in the microwave the following day, this oatmeal is always a treat. We love preparing it for breakfast, but we’ve also been known to heat it up for a midday (or midnight!) snack.

To make this recipe even better, it can also be made in advance then portioned into individual bags or containers for one portion meals. This breakfast is a lifesaver on busy mornings.

baked oatmeal sliced on white plate with forks next to it

Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

Web Admin / Thursday, May 28, 2026 0 119 Article rating: No rating

Chewy, nutty Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats have been one of my go-to breakfast options lately. They’re simple and easy to make either in advance or in the moment, and aside from adding ingredients to the pot, this is a meal that cooks itself!

bowl of steel cut oats with berries and silver spoon on wooden table

We love oatmeal so much, we even have a holiday oatmeal recipe. But, for the more casual weekday mornings, we tend to prefer our oats a bit simpler, topped with a pat of butter, a drizzle of milk, and a sprinkling of brown sugar or a drizzle of honey.

Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

The traditional method of cooking steel cut oats usually requires about 30 minutes, and a good bit of stirring too. As a result, this means that I very rarely will take the time or effort to make them on the stovetop. However, I do enjoy them!

So, naturally, when I learned that I could make them in the instant pot in just 15 minutes, you know I had to give that a try. And rest assured that this is a real 15 minutes. That includes the 10 minute release time.

And, while cooking on the stovetop usually requires some monitoring and stirring the pot throughout, that’s not the case here! With instant pot oats, once you’ve added your ingredients and started the cooker, everything’s done. Just stir before serving, and you’re good to go.

The best part of this recipe is that is it a terrific make-ahead option. Unlike traditional rolled oats, steel cut oats lend themselves nicely to reheating. Future you will thank you tomorrow morning.