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Pumpkin Spice Steel-Cut Oats

Servings 12 people

Ingredients

  • 3 cups  steel cut oats option to use gluten-free oats
  • 9 cups water or any plant milk of choice
  • 1 can (16 oz) pumpkin purée
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

Instant Pot

  1. Add all of the ingredients to your Instant Pot and stir until well combined.

  2. Lock the lid in place and make sure that the vent is closed. Select “Pressure Cook” and set the cooking time for 3 minutes. If you prefer less texture to your oats, set the cook time for 8 minutes.

  3. When the cook time ends, turn off the Instant Pot and allow the pressure to release naturally for about 20 minutes. Then finish with a quick pressure release. When the valve drops, carefully remove the lid.

  4. Stir the oats well (there will be extra liquid on top). Remove the cooking pot from the Instant Pot and let the oats rest uncovered for about 5 to 10 minutes in the cooking pot, until the oats thicken. There may still be some liquid in the pot, but the oats will soak up more water over time (even while stored).

  5. Serve warm with toppings like banana, pecans, pepitas, hemp seeds, goji berries, nut butter, and plant milk.

Baked Version

  1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Prepare a deep 9 x 13 oven safe baking dish, that you can lightly coat with cooking spray if you want. There is quite a lot of oats, so make sure you have a deep dish or scale back on the ingredients.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients until they’re well combined.

  3. Pour the mixture into the baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with foil and bake it for 30 minutes. Uncover the dish and bake it for an additional 25-30 minutes until golden brown (55-60 minutes of total baking time).

  4. Serve it hot, scooped into bowls, or let it cool for about 15 minutes to then cut it into squares.

Recipe Notes

  • You can use 1 1/2 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice in place of all the spices.
  • Store any leftovers in an airtight container. The oats will last about 5 days in the fridge. To eat them over the next few days, reheat them in the microwave for 1 minute with a splash of water or plant milk to loosen the thickened oats.