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Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea in a cold glass garnished with fresh mint and peaches.
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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.

Category Beverage
Cuisine American
Keyword Braised Brisket with Bourbon Peach Glaze, Fruit Tea, Iced Tea, Instant Pot, Instant Pot Tea, Peach, Sweet Tea
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 gallon
Author Mean Green Chef

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

  1. 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.

    Fresh peaches ready to be cooked down to make peach simple syrup.
  2. 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 simple syrup made for Peach Iced Tea.

Peach Tea

  1. 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.

    Tea bags in the Instant for for Strawberry Iced tea
  2. 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.

    Instant Pot depressurizing for Strawberry Iced Tea
  3. 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.

    Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea in a cold glass garnished with fresh mint and peaches.

Recipe 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.