Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea
Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea, Southern Peach Sweet Tea perfection! Peachy, sweet, and so refreshing! Versatile and ridiculously easy to make too. It's a lazy hot summer day with your feet propped up on the banister kind of iced tea.
Servings 1 gallon
Equipment
- Instant Pot, Prssure Cooker, Foodie Ninja
- Saucepan
- Pitcher
Ingredients
- 10 cups (2.3 Liters) water, divided 3 cups + 7 cups
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 Iced Tea bags, family size
- 1/3 cup (170 grams) organic honey (optional), or sweetener of your choice + to taste
- 4 large ripe peaches, washed + peeled + halved + pitted + quartered
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) organic sugar,
- lemon, peach slices & fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
Peach Simple Syrup
- Bring sugar, water, and peaches to a boil in a small saucepan. Then lower heat and use a wooden spoon to stir and crush the peaches to infuse the flavor.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, cover, remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes. After cooling run through a fine-meshed sieve if desired or leave as is for a super peachy tea!
Peach Tea
- Meanwhile, add 3 cups water, baking soda and 6 tea bags to the Instant Pot insert, place the cover and lock into position. Set the vent to Sealing, then select Manual + High Pressure and set the timer to 5 minutes.
- Allow the IP to do a Natural Release for 5 minutes, then do Quick Release to depressurize fully. Remove the tea bags and then add the organic honey or sweetener if using. Pour in the remaining 7 cups of water and allow the tea to chill completly before adding the peach simple syrup.
- To serve, add the peach simple syrup to each glass as desired, or add all of the simple syrup to the tea and stir. We add it all at once for a no muss no fuss service.
Notes
- Prep time is approximate.
- Baking Soda makes a big difference in a pitcher of freshly brewed sweet tea. It neutralizes the tannins in tea and gives a balanced taste.