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Anyways today we're making one, two, three
healthy breakfast in Instant Pot that you can grab and go,
your kids will love, it goes in lunch box,
lunch boxes, it goes in lunch boxes,
perfect for meal prep, you can freeze, it's amazing.
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Hi guys.
Hey guys.
So we are making egg bites,
pancake bites, and oatmeal bites and they're all healthy.
So I just want to talk about these silicon bite molds,
because you will need them.
They are made completely of silicone, even the lid.
you can buy them on Amazon
and many do come in a pack of two.
When you are buying just make sure
they do have a silicone lid.
Some sets come with a plastic,
but you don't want to cook plastic in your Instant Pot.
So these two, I bought these two.
I don't remember how much, $15 or something like that.
They're both with silicone lids
and we're gonna link to them below.
And also you will need a trivet with handles
to put them inside the pot, so you don't burn.
So there are two options.
This one.
It usually comes with an eight quart Instant Pot Duo.
That's mine it came with
or you can buy it separately on Amazon.
We're gonna link below as well
and another option is this kind of trivet.
See?
It came with these stainless steel pans.
We're gonna do it next time.
That's where you cook two different things at the same time.
So either of those trivets work.
This one is not going to work
because you have to be able to, actually for egg bites,
that's the only recipe it's not going to work
because you have to be able to somehow put the silicone mold
with the liquidy egg mixture inside.
But it will work for pancake and for the oatmeal bites.
And you want to have a small little spatula
for kind of like separating the bites from the mold.
This is silicone and last tip is I do not put my
egg bite molds into the dishwasher.
It's just easier to wash them by hand,
but just like with anything silicone,
so you know, silicone really absorbs
the dishwasher detergent perfumes and smell,
so I don't recommend you put it in your dishwasher
unless you use some natural
and scent free dishwasher powder like I do.
This is my favorite Seventh Generation.
I really like it and food doesn't taste like perfume.
So those are the tips, so now let's make recipe.
Recipe number one, which one should we do?
Instant Pot egg bites.
So in a large measuring cup crack nine eggs
and I like to use the glass one with the handle
and a spout so it's easy to pour the mixture into the mold.
So then add 1/4 cup milk or water.
1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
And black pepper to taste.
Then you whisk everything.
So whisk well and make sure
you don't see the small lumps of baking powder.
Oh I see one, so just whisk a little bit more.
Muscle work baby.
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So now it's time to fill the molds.
Spray the sides and the bottom of the mold
with cooking spray really well.
Fill up each opening about halfway with egg mixture.
So now top with your favorite veggies.
Veggies that go well are firm vegetables
like bell pepper, zucchini, mushrooms, chopped spinach.
I'm using about half large bell pepper
and you just kind of drop them in there.
And actually as I was adding vegetables
I decided that I'm gonna leave these plain
and if you like egg bites plain
you can add a little bit of more milk
and water to add more volume
and I'm gonna do just that so you can see how it works.
And then you sprinkle with cheese.
Here I have freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
You can use any cheese like mozzarella, cheddar,
smoked gouda, anything you like
and who doesn't love cheese?
And I feel like I need more cheese to entice my children,
because last time they were complaining not enough cheese.
So on the plain egg bites,
I'm going to add a little bit of
cheddar cheese, white cheddar.
So now you put the lids on
and they just snap here, they're awesome.
Stack on top of each other.
Actually I want the veggie one here
and you put them on a trivet.
So now you wanna take one cup water
and add to your Instant Pot
and make sure to check out our video
10 things not to do in your Instant Pot
and one of them is to cook without water.
And then you carefully lift
the egg bite molds by the handles.
See, that's why you need a trivet with handles
and you put it inside the Instant Pot.
Put the lid on top make sure the valve is
to sealing and press pressure cook
or manual on high pressure for eight minutes.
So the display will stay on and pressure cooker
will take about five minutes to build up the pressure.
You might see a little bit of steam coming out
from the steam release valve and that's normal.
And then eventually once Instant Pot is to pressure
this pin will pop up and yours might be different color
and cooking time will begin.
So after eight minutes are up Instant Pot is done cooking
and you can release pressure using quick release method,
turning valve from sealing to venting
and then it's safe to open the Instant Pot.
Note the pot will not open until it's safe to do so,
so don't worry about it.
It's so smart, it's the best.
Instant Pot is the best honestly,
I'm obsessed as you can tell.
So after Instant Pot has finished cooking,
just remove the egg bites holding on the trivet handle
and I like to drain water a little bit.
Put them on a plate to cool off for five minutes.
Taste test number one.
Mm.
These are good.
Oh my goodness because we added cheese,
it literally fell in the middle
and they're like cheese stuffed egg bites.
These are so good.
I mean look at this, they're so spongy.
This is cheese, oh, kids will love these.
Eggs and cheese, what not to like?
Mm, outstanding.
All right, recipe number two.
Instant Pot pancake bites
and if you have picky eaters this will be perfect
because think of basically pancakes in a mini muffin form
and kids love anything in a muffin form.
My kids are begging me for pancake bites every day.
Let's do it.
So in a large glass measuring cup add one large egg,
one cup milk and it can be any milk.
I'm using almond milk.
Two tablespoon maple syrup or honey works as well.
Then one tablespoon oil.
I'm using avocado oil, but you can use olive oil.
Any mild tasting oil.
Like thing of pancakes recipe.
And I like to add a splash of vanilla.
Then we add one teaspoon baking powder
and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
And whisk everything.
Now you want to add one and 1/4 cups of whole wheat
or a whole grain flour like spelt flour.
And as I always say baking
and stuff like that is a science.
I have not tested this recipe with other flour.
So I recommend you do whole wheat or whole grain.
All flours differ and then you whisk.
And then last you add your kids favorite fruit or berries.
I'm adding fresh blueberries today,
because that's what my kids like
and that's what will make them to eat pancakes.
Last time I tried frozen mango.
I thawed it a little bit and diced,
so any frozen fruit works
and if you're feeling extra generous
you can add chocolate chips maybe when I'm nice mom.
Just like with egg whites the process is the same.
You spray the molds with cooking spray
and then give batters stir
and just divide batter evenly among all openings.
All right, put the lids on.
And I want to show you how another trivet works.
Stack them on top of each other.
You want to open the lid, add one cup water,
and I'm using hot water to speed up the heating process.
Then you put pancake bites in.
Close the lid.
Set valve to sealing and press pressure cook
or manual on high pressure for 12 minutes.
Taste test.
- That's good.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
- [Man] How good?
- See?
- Has a lot of blueberry flavor.
- Perfect.
So which one do you like better, mango or blueberry?
- Hmm, mango.
- Mango? - I like the mango.
- Okay, next time.
You can eat, I want one too.
Should we maple syrup on top to make it sweeter?
Mm.
So good, mm.
I know why I like mango more 'cause it's more sweet.
- Mm-hm.
- Mango is more sweet.
There you go, chocolate chips will work.
- Mm-hmm.
- Recipe number three.
You're amazing, you're still here.
Instant Pot oatmeal bites.
Basically think of your favorite oatmeal in a muffin form.
You can use any kind of oats.
This is why this recipe is amazing.
I am using quick cooking steel-cut oats,
because that's what my Costco sells organic.
And steel-cut oats contain more nutrition
than quick-cooking oats so that's what we like.
The only difference is rolled oats or quick cooking oats
will come out more softer because they have been flattened
and kind of like hardboiled and steel cuts, not that much.
So it's all about the texture.
Let's do it.
So add two and 1/4 cups of milk
into a large measuring cup.
You can use any milk.
I'm using almond milk, you can use regular milk.
Then add one large egg.
Splash of vanilla.
And 1/4 cup of maple syrup.
One teaspoon baking powder.
1/4 teaspoon of salt.
And whisk.
If you like chia seeds you can add
one tablespoon of chia seeds, add some nutrition.
And now two cups of oats.
And stir well.
Now you can add your favorite fruit,
dried fruit, chocolate chips.
We are adding raisins because our blueberries are gone.
Mysteriously.
I think videographer eat them on a break so raisins.
Just spray the mold with cooking spray.
So when pouring, make sure to stir before
and kind of like the trick is to get enough oatmeal and milk
in each opening so keep stirring and adding
and use the spatula and then you kind of go like this.
Fix it, no big deal.
Stir again.
See how we're left with some oats?
Just distribute them.
Add one cup water and put the oatmeal carefully in here.
Close the lid.
Sealing and press pressure cook on high
or on manual for 15 minutes.
Look how cute are these.
This is basically like amazing for oatmeal on the go.
They're so cute, let's try.
Mm, so soft.
This is perfect food on the go.
So good.
You can freeze them.
And steel cut oats add a nice chewy bite.
And I also wanted to really stress guys
that with all of this mold recipes
you want to let they bite to cool off a little bit
before you try to go around the mold
and take it out in one piece.
It's okay if you have a few broken,
but for majority, yeah, let them cool.
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