Instant Pot Iced Tea with Ginger and Peach
Here’s a fresh twist on iced tea you might not have thought of. You can make iced tea using your Instant Pot. This version uses ginger and peach to infuse your drink with a sweet and almost spicy flavor.
Instant Pot Iced Tea with Ginger and Peach
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I was so excited when I discovered that I could brew tea in my Instant Pot. Of course, we have lots of recipes on this blog that cover food that you can make in the Instant Pot but we also have some creative uses for using an Instant Pot, such as homemade Greek yogurt or “baking” a cheesecake in the Instant Pot. But I never thought to use it for brewing iced tea until I tried this recipe.
Truth is, back in the day, I would make something called sunlight iced tea. I would boil water, immerse the ice tea bags I wanted to use and then let it sit on a sunny countertop to brew. So the notion of putting it in an electric pressure cooker really does make sense when you think of it.
Also, it brews tea faster than my homemade way on the countertop. This quick and easy Instant Pot version is ready to enjoy in under 30 minutes! Then, all you need to do is pour into a pitcher and chill in the refrigerator. Or forget the refrigeration and pour the whole thing over a tumbler or mason jar filled to the brim with ice cubes.
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 6 organic black tea bags, paper tags removed
- 4 fresh peaches, pitted and cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely minced
- honey to taste, added to the drink after brewing
- 6-8 fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
Plug in the Instant Pot. Add water, tea bags, peaches and fresh ginger to the Instant Pot metal insert. Stir to combine. If the insert isn’t already in the Instant Pot, add it now, then put the lid on and twist to lock into place. Then press the Pressure Level button and choose Normal for 5 minutes.
When finished, allow pressure to release naturally for 10-15 minutes, then do a quick release to allow the remaining pressure to escape. Quick release is when you manually press the valve on the lid to release any remaining steam.
Note: I’ve burned myself doing this quick release maneuver so make sure you have a heat safe oven glove on your hand or are holding a towel that you’ve folded into multiple layers to protect your hand and arm.
Carefully strain the hot tea mixture with a fine mesh strainer to remove the solids. Pour the remaining liquid into a large, heat-resistant pitcher.
Sweeten with honey, to taste, and stir to combine. Cool slightly before serving over ice with peach slices and sprigs of fresh mint, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
I wrote these instructions based on the Instant Pot brand electric pressure cooker that I have. It is the Instant Pot Duo Nova. The buttons you have on the front panel of yours may differ but you should be able to mimic what I describe so you can make this recipe.
Remove tea bags as soon as the pressure has been fully released to prevent bitterness. Because if you brew tea too long, it goes from delightful to disgustingly bitter.
I believe that the macros for this recipe reflect too many carbs because of the peaches and the honey. You’re straining out the peaches from the liquid after brewing the tea. And if you don’t add honey to the drink but instead use a keto-friendly sweetener, then obviously the carbs will be lower.
This recipe calls for fresh ginger. However, if you don’t have access to that ingredient, you can use ginger powder you would find in the spice aisle at your local grocery store. If using powder, reduce to 1/4 teaspoon — not tablespoon.
If you’re making this recipe when peaches are not in season, you can use frozen peaches — fresh peaches you had frozen yourself or the kind that you’d find in the freezer aisle for making smoothies.
I talked about making my sunlight or sunshine iced tea. For that I would use raspberry or strawberry iced tea bags. And for this recipe if you want a different flavor, feel free to swap out the black tea for another kind of tea and the peaches for another kind of fruit, especially one of the fruits on the low-carb list.
Instant Pot Iced Tea with Ginger and Peach
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 6 organic black tea bags paper tags removed
- 4 fresh peaches pitted and cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger finely minced
- honey to taste
- 6-8 fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Plug in the Instant Pot. Add water, tea bags, peaches and fresh ginger to the Instant Pot metal insert. Stir to combine.
- If the insert isn't already in the Instant Pot, add it now, then put the lid on and twist to lock into place. Then press the Pressure Level button and choose Normal for 5 minutes.
- When finished, allow pressure to release naturally for 10-15 minutes, then do a quick release to allow the remaining pressure to escape. Quick release is when you manually press the valve on the lid to release any remaining steam.Note: I've burned myself doing this quick release maneuver so make sure you have a heat safe oven glove on your hand or are holding a towel that you've folded into multiple layers to protect your hand and arm.
- Carefully strain hot tea mixture with a fine mesh strainer to remove the solids. Pour the remaining liquid into a large, heat-resistant pitcher.
- Sweeten with honey, to taste, and stir to combine. Cool slightly before serving over ice with peach slices and sprigs of fresh mint, if desired. Enjoy!