Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats

Ingredients  

• Cooking oil spray I use coconut or avocado, but it doesn’t matter
• 1 cup Bob’s Red Mills Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats
• 2 ½ cups water
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon optional
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract optional

Optional Toppings

• maple syrup/honey
• fruit and nut toppers or even some nut butter!
• splash of almond milk my kids like it with some milk

Instructions 

Instant Pot

1. Instant Pot Instructions: (Optional) Spray inner pot with cooking oil spray, then add in oats, water, cinnamon, vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
2. Lock Instant Pot and set to 10 minutes on manual.  Then press your delay start or timer button and set the timer for the amount of time you want to delay the cooktime for (be sure you figure about 30 minutes of cooktime after the delay time).  I set it for 7-8 hours at night before I go to bed (wishful thinking that I actually get to sleep 7-8 hours). 
3. After cooktime, do a full natural release.  When it’s safe, remove lid and enjoy your hot breakfast!  I personally love topping mine with fruit, cinnamon, and a tsp of maple syrup. My kids like to add some milk to theirs. 

Slow Cooker

1. Spray slow cooker with cooking oil spray, then add in 1 cup of oats, 4 cups of water, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Sprinkle in a pinch of salt.
2. Cook the oats covered, on low, for 7-8 hours.
3. Top each serving with fruit, cinnamon, and a tsp of maple syrup.