I tried this recipe yesterday with relatively smaller bananas, a little more water (only used water, no other liquid) but still received the burn notice. I wonder if it's because the bananas, while very small, didn't mash to a puree. I will try it again in hopes it works as I am excited to try something different to my spiced apple oats.

I did let it cook on saute in the end so I wouldn't lose the entire batch.

Thank you!!!

Yes I'm sure it would be fine with regular oats. They won't take as long to cook though and you will need less water. I would cook them for 3 minutes on high pressure with a natural pressure release. I think I would try 2 cups of water with 1 cup of oats. It might need 2¼ cups maybe but it's hard to say without trying it. I never cook regular oats in my Instant Pot as I always buy steel cut ones so I am guessing and it might be a case of a little trial and error. If they turn out a little drier than you like the first time you try it, you can always add some water or non-dairy milk to them before serving. I hope that helps!

I would imagine it would be fine if you double it. I have a 6 quart and it's no-where near capacity with this in it. Cook time will stay the time. That's something that doesn't really change in Instant Pots. It might just take a little longer to come to pressure and to naturally release the pressure after.

I'm so pleased you enjoyed it Chris and thank you for stopping by to leave feedback. It's much appreciated!

Notes: I wasn't sure what size my bananas were, so I used 2.5 since they seemed on the large size to me. I think 3 would have actually been just fine. I was sure to put them in on top of the other ingredients and to NOT stir. I used all water but would prefer (half) almond milk next time if possible without compromising this wonderful recipe.

This goes in my nascent Instant Pot Bookmarks...

Thanks for sharing!

Sorry to hear that Caroline. It's so strange because it has worked every time in mine but yes, I blame the bananas too. Who would have thought a couple of bananas could cause so many problems! Today I purchased another Instant Pot and borrowed one from a friend so I had 3 to play with. I have amended the recipe again a little and it works fine in all 3 IPs. The liquid has increased a little and I found that not putting the banana in the pot first makes a difference. Hopefully there will be no more problems now! Fingers crossed!

I'm wondering if to avoid this in the future, you could put the mashed bananas in after the oats are cooked? I often make steel cut oats in the IP and never had this problem before, so I blame the bananas.