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A white mug filled with creamy Instant Pot Date and Nut Oatmeal topped with butter-fried cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, and ground cinnamon.

Instant Pot Date and Nut Oatmeal

A rich, creamy, and wholesome pressure-cooker oatmeal loaded with toasted nuts, sweet dates, and raisins, finished with honey and cinnamon.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Modern / Fusion
Servings 2
Calories 696 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
 
 

For the Nuts & Dried Fruit Mixture

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp oil
  • ¼ cup Cashews chopped
  • ¼ cup Almonds chopped
  • ¼ cup Dates chopped
  • ¼ cup Red Raisins

For the Oatmeal Base

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cups Oats
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Milk

For Garnish & Finishing

  • Honey as needed for drizzling, to taste
  • Ground Cinnamon a pinch for sprinkling, to taste

Instructions
 

Frying Dried Fruits & Nuts

  • Melt the butter and oil together in the Instant Pot over low heat.
  • Add the chopped cashews, chopped almonds, chopped dates, and red raisins.
  • Cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes
  • Remove them from the pot and set aside.

Pressure Cooking Oats

  • Add the water, oats, and salt to the Instant Pot and mix well.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook on High pressure for 4 minutes.
  • Once the cycle is complete, manually quick-release the pressure.

Adding Milk

  • Mix well, then pour in the milk.
  • Switch the Instant Pot to Sauté mode,
  • Stir constantly, and cook until you reach your desired consistency.

Adding Fried Nuts & Dried Fruits

  • Stir in half of the fried nuts and dried fruit mixture and mix well.
  • Serve with the rest of fried nuts.
    A white mug filled with creamy Instant Pot Date and Nut Oatmeal topped with butter-fried cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, and ground cinnamon.

Notes

Meaningful Masala Note:
You can prepare this recipe in any pressure cooker or even on stovetop.
Serving Suggestions:
Serve hot or chilled. Garnish with the remaining fried nuts and dried fruits, drizzle with honey, and sprinkle with a pinch of ground cinnamon before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 696kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 22gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 516mgPotassium: 993mgFiber: 9gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 418IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 440mgIron: 4mg
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