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Recipe by James John Deren

Brandon’s Oh She Fancy Oatmeal

Courtesy of Brandon Tidwell

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Servings 6 - 8 servings
Category Breakfast

Ingredients

  • 2 cups - Irish Oats
  • 4-6 apples - I like to have a mix of sweet apples like Golden Delicious/Gala with a few firm apples like Honey Crisps/Pink Ladies
  • 2 tsp - grated ginger
  • 2 tbs - Butter
  • 2 tbs - Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp - Salt
  • 1 tbs - Vanilla Extract
  • 3 cups - Water... or 2 cups Water, 1 cup Apple Juice
  • For steel-cut oats, it’s 3 cups liquid to 1 cup oats
  • For old fashioned rolled oats, it’s 2 cups liquid to 1 cup oats
  • So this recipe is rather... thick, and unsurprisingly gets ‘burn’ warnings
  • Spices: (approximately)
  • 1-2 tbs - Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp - All Spice
  • 1 tsp - Turmeric
  • 1 tsp - Ginger
  • 1 tsp - Garam Masala
  • 1//4 tsp - Nutmeg

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel And Rough Cut Apples Into: Peel and rough cut apples into 1/4 inch cubes
  2. 2 Peel And Grate Ginger: Peel and grate ginger
  3. 3 Add Butter To Instant Pot And: Add butter to Instant Pot and set to "Saute"
  4. 4 Once Butter Is Melted Add Spices: Once butter is melted add spices and saute for 1 minute
  5. 5 Stir In Oats And Saute For: Stir in oats and saute for 3-4 minutes
  6. 6 Add Apples, Ginger, Brown Sugar, Salt: Add apples, ginger, brown sugar, salt
  7. 7 Add Liquid (Water, Apple Juice, Vanilla): Add liquid (water, apple juice, vanilla) and stir to combine
  8. 8 Put Lid On The Instant Pot: Put lid on the Instant Pot and set it to "Manual" [or “normal”] for 5 3 minutes. Once it completes cooking either let it naturally release its pressure or wait 10 20 minutes and manually release pressure.
  9. 9 Here, Set It To High Pressure: Here, set it to high pressure. After a few minutes it will start to count down from 3 minutes. After it reaches zero it will count up. When it reaches 20 minutes, release any remaining pressure and remove the lid
  10. 10 It Will Be Thick: It will be thick! I normally add about 1/3 cup of Oat Milk when I reheat it.
  11. 11 Enjoy: Enjoy!
  12. 12 Love: love,
  13. 13 ~B: ~B
  14. 14 Notes And Variations: Notes and Variations:
  15. 15 Kevin - Use 2 Cups Of: Kevin - Use 2 cups of water and 2 cups of apple juice. Also, set the instant pot to low pressure for 3 minutes. If you get a burn notice do this: stir it, then wait until burn alert is off. Set it back to pressure for 1 (zero if possible). Let it naturally release (wait for the safety to drop on its own and you can open the lid).
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