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three glasses of iced tea on a table in front of a pressure cooker

Instant Pot Iced Tea

Instant Pot Iced Tea is refreshing and very easy to make. Pressure cooker iced tea is not bitter, and you can make it as strong as you like.

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword Pressure cooker iced tea recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 97 kcal
Author Sandy Clifton

Ingredients

  • 8 cups Water
  • 3 family sized Tea Bags (10-12 regular sized) I use Black Tea

For Sweet Tea

  • ½ - ¾ cup Sugar (or more or less to taste)

Fun Variations

  • 4 Lemon Wedges (optional) add after pressure cooking while still hot. Let steep.
  • Mint Leaves (as many as you like, after pressure cooking)
  • 2 tsp Fresh Rosemary Leaves (I put them in cheesecloth and steep in the hot tea)
  • 1 Tbsp Peach Simple Syrup, per cup, after pressure cooking (see recipe link in Notes)

Instructions

  1. Pour the water into the inner liner of the pressure cooker.

  2. Add the tea bags. Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.

  3. Press the Pressure Cook (Manual) button or dial and then the +/- to select 4 minutes. It will take a few minutes to come to pressure.

  4. After cook cycle has finished, turn off the pot and let the pot sit undisturbed for 20-30 minutes. This will keep the tea from becoming bitter (Quick Release makes the water boil, causing bitterness).

  5. Manually release the remaining pressure/steam. There shouldn't be much left. When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid and remove the tea bags.

  6. Add sugar, stir, and taste. Start with the lesser amount and add more, if desired.

  7. Serve over ice and garnish as you like.

Recipe Notes

To make the peach Iced tea I mentioned in the post, start with 1 Tbsp of Peach Simple Syrup in 8 oz glass of the iced tea. Then taste and add more if you wish.