Give the gift of easy, care free mornings and a breakfast that will keep them going strong for hours. Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats in a Jar: just dump into the pot, add water, and breakfast will make itself!
If I had to pick the top 3 things that get made the most often in my pressure cookers, it would be Crio Bru, Yogurt, and Steel Cut Oats. Oats are my favorite thing to feed my family in the morning and they’ve made many appearances here on TIDBITS.
Peaches and Cream Steel Cut Oats
Mason Jar Steel Cut Oats – Bakery Edition
Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats with HEALTHIFIED CHOCOLATE SYRUP
Bonus: Barbara’s Cinnamon Roll Steel Cut Oats – Hands down the Family Favorite
I grew up on microwavable packets of oatmeal and knew I needed to make steel cut oats just as handy and shelf stable.
Enter Freeze Dried Food! I’ve just recently started using the Thrive Brand of freeze dried food and it is insanely yummy! I think my daughter and I ate our way through 7 peaches worth of the crunchy, sweet, freeze dried version. My daughter has recently become very turned off to the texture of fruit, so belly ache aside, I was thrilled to see her enjoying the peaches so much!
I also love that it is just plain ol’ fruit. Nothing fake, no sweeteners, just fruit as it should be and crunchified. I don’t know exactly what they put in those oatmeal packets of my youth, but they don’t hold a candle to these amazing freeze dried goodies.
And since they are shelf stable, it makes pre-made mixes of your favorite steel cut oats, sooooo incredibly easy to whip up. Dump it in the pot, add water, push some buttons and your work is done.
My favorite Thrive products are the peaches, blueberries, grapes (so good! It’s like eating candy), and mangos. The Snackie section is amazing and great for taking in the car or putting in lunch boxes. My kids go bonkers over the yogurt bites. Really, I just want to try everything!
While we’re talking favorite brands, my favorite steel cut oats brand is, and always will be, Bob’s Red Mill. I love the people, I love their products, and I love that they have truly Gluten Free Oats for those that need them.
Along with being perfectly convenient for your own home, this cute Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats in a Jar makes an absolute perfect gift for the electric pressure cooker owners in your life! Steel Cut Oats are made to be cooked in a pressure cooker. It turns a time consuming stove top task, into the easiest breakfast you’ll ever make!
Head to Thrive to load up on the best freeze dried fruit and veggies you will ever taste (think of the school lunch box potentials here!) then grab your Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats (widely available at your home town grocery stores), and throw together the quickest, easiest Christmas Gifts ever.
Keep in mind, this is an amazing make ahead breakfast for your own pantry’s. I make up several bottles at a time so I can just dump them in my pot when I’m in a rush or need a morning nap (I’m a super early riser, morning naps are totally justified!)
While there are so many flavor potentials for these Steel Cut Oat Jars, my kids’ favorites were Blueberry Lemon and Peaches and Cream. My husband’s favorite will always be Carrot Cake and I was thrilled how well it worked with the freeze dried carrots! I loathe shredding carrots!
I’m still trying to come up with a cute line for the gift tag. Feel free to chime in.
STEEL thinking of you this Christmas and Always.
Helping you CUT the PRESSURE of the Holidays
OA OA OATS, Merry Christmas!
Clearly, I have no talent in card writing, but I’ve got your back on the Homemade Gifts!
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PrintGift Guide: Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats in a Jar
Give the gift of of an easy, healthy, protein packed breakfast in the form of Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats, ready to cook at the press of a button..
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For Blueberry Lemon Steel Cut Oats
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (can substitute with coconut sugar)
- pinch of salt
- about 1/3 cup of freeze dried blueberries
- pinch of dried lemon zest (optional)
For Peaches and Cream Steel Cut Oats
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (can substitute with coconut sugar)
- pinch of salt
- about 1/3 cup of freeze dried peaches, either chopped or broken into smaller pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Carrot Cake Oatmeal
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (can substitute with coconut sugar)
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup freeze dried carrots
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
To be added later
3.5 cups water
Instructions
For the Mason Jar
- Layer ingredients in the following order: steel cut oats, brown sugar, salt, then fill the rest of the way with the freeze dried ingredients.
- Top it with a lid, a bow, or plastic wrap and a ring.
Include the following directions with the jar
- Pour contents of jar into the pressure cooker pot. Add 3 1/2 cups of water and stir to combine ingredients. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position. Cook at high pressure for 10 minutes. When cooking is complete, use a 10 minute natural release. Stir and serve hot topped with extra fruit if desired.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on Peaches and Cream Steel Cut Oats
Do you think you could make this in the slow cooker? What might the directions be? I’d love to gift this to my neighbors, but I imagine some of them may not have an Instant Pot.
Melanie, sorry this is coming too late! I’m sure it would work in the slow cooker though, I’ve just never experimented with times and liquid amounts, sorry!
Very helpful recipe they show the amounts and calories is there others gluten-free free with fresh blueberries and almond flakes almond milk agave syrup and coconut oil for texture
Love the jar ideas.
I love oats for breakfast, too! Good ideas! The tag I would put with it … “May your holidays be warm and cozy” because that’s kind of the feeling oatmeal conjures for me.
Yum. I can’t wait to try it.
Great for the hectic mornings. Oats that don’t “steel” your time!
Tag: “Oats, Oats, Oats! Merry Christmas to all! And to all a good night!”
You’re steel the best of friends.
A dear friend introduced me to the IP last year and persuaded me to get one. I use it at least once a day and am considering buying another liner so I can use it more. Such a great way to start the day with steel cut oats. Marci, you “steel” my heart with these great ideas. For the tag, “Great days begin with Steel Cut Oats”.
These oats will “steel” your heart this Christmas!
Dont let the Grinch STEEL your oats!
I like where you’re going with this! Let’s STEEL Christmas back!
For this tag I would write…”You ~steel~ my heart at Christmas and always!”
A healthy and simple breakfast is my gift to you. Top it with something delicious and Merry Christmas to you.
Steel cut oats are making oatmeal sexy again! Love the. extra chew. I add quinoa and sometimes chia to mine for extra nutrition.
Thanks for the endless variations on this great gift. I use many of Bob’s Red Mill products, and when I find it on sale, I stock up and put them in my freezer.
I’m sure I’m the only one that hasn’t had steel cut oats before, this recipe makes me want too! lol
No, I am in the same boat with you!????
STEEL yourself some time!
Yay! This will be great in my instant pot!
Love steel cut oats! I’ve been having them almost every morning since I got my IP! Thanks for the flavor ideas!
I think your “STEEL thinking of you this Christmas and Always.” Idea is fantastic.
What a great gift idea!
This is the best idea ever!!! I make this twice a week for a friend and myself. It is so filling!!!
Many thanks for the Thrive Life illumination!
Gift tag that says “you’re a STEEL of a friend”
You’re ‘steel’ on of my favorites! Have a happy and healthy New Year!
On the tag put….Breakfast in a “breeze” so you won’t freeze!!
For some reason, I am suddenly unable to print any of your recipes like I have always done. When I click print like always, I get a blank page with “An Elite CafeMedia Food Publisher” at the top and nothing else. I have tried both Firefox, which I use all the time, and Safari. But neither one works. This has just happened since last week. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Connie, I’m not sure, it’s working fine on my end. I’ll forward this question on to the girl that manages things behind the scenes and see if she knows.
OMG I have just discovered Thrive Life as well and was planning to add to all my oatmeal too!! Love the idea of doing these jars as gifts as well as food prep for myself. Thank you for all your awesome recipes!!
Marlene, I LOVE thrive! And yes, I plan on making myself premixed baggies of it to have on hand. When I was testing this out, I loved that I could wake up, dump the jar contents in the pot, and DONE!
What size jars would I use to make these individual servings, and then…..what would the proportions be? So I can do PIP? This sounds so fun to share with my daughters.
I truly enjoy your recipes, keep up the fun!
Thank you Donna! If you want to do more of a single serving jar, check out the Mason Jar Steel Cut Oats link on this page. There are 2 posts on this. I would just leave out the water and instruct to add it before placing the jar in the pressure cooker. What a great idea!
My parents love Bob’s Red Mill steel cut oats, but they always prepare it on the stove. I’m printing this recipe to try it out for myself.