Instant Pot Iced Tea {3 ways}

3 glasses of instant pot iced tea on a table with garnishes

We show you how to make Pressure Cooker Iced Tea with a step-by-step image tutorial & 3 refreshing Instant Pot Iced Tea recipes!!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, British

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 9

Servings

Calories 8kcal

Author Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

4-6 black tea bags 6 for a stronger flavour
1.5 l (8 cups) of water
5 tbsp sugar or equivalent in a calorie-free sweetener (see recipe notes for details)

Clementine Iced tea

Iced Tea Ingredients plus
250 ml (1 cup) clementine juice
4 clementines sliced
1 lemon sliced

Strawberry Iced tea

Iced Tea Ingredients plus
700 g (5 cups) sliced strawberries

Instructions

Instant Pot Iced tea

Add the tea bags, water and calorie-free sweetener (or sugar) into your Instant Pot insert, cover your Instant Pot and set the vent to 'sealing.'
Select the manual or pressure cook button (dependent upon IP model), select high pressure and set the timer to 4 mins.
Cook till done then release the steam via quick pressure release, open the pot and discard the teabags (or the tea will become bitter).
Let cool completely, then serve over ice

Instant Pot Clementine Iced tea

Add the tea bags, water and sweetener (or sugar) into your Instant Pot insert, seal, and cook for 4 mins on high pressure.
Do a quick pressure release, open the pot, and discard the tea bags.
Add in the clementine juice, clementine and lemon slices and let the Iced tea cool completely before serving over plenty of ice.

Instant Pot Strawberry Iced tea

Blend the strawberries into puree, sieve and set aside the strawberry juice.
Add the tea bags, water and sweetener (or sugar) into your Instant Pot insert, seal, and cook for 4 mins on high pressure.
Do a quick pressure release, open the pot, and discard the tea bags.
Let the Iced tea cool completely before mixing in the strawberry juice and serving over plenty of ice.

Notes

The nutrition facts listed are for Clementine Iced tea with sugar as a sweetener.

If you use a calorie-free sweetener and make the standard recipe, there will be approximately 12 calories and 4g carbs in the entire recipe.

Instant Pot Iced Tea Tips and Notes

Start with 4 tea bags but if you prefer a stronger tea you can add up to 6 tea bags instead.
It is essential that you remove the tea bags after you have QPR as if you leave them to steep longer the tea could become bitter.
If using a calorie-free sweetener, adjust the amount to your desired sweetness. A sweetener like Swerve will measure the same as sugar, but a sweetener like stevia will require far less (start with 1 tsp stevia and increase if desired).
If you think you might not get the tea bags out quickly, then people recommend adding a pinch of baking soda to reduce any bitter flavour.
The strawberry juice is really thick and will separate and sit on top of the ice tea. You will have fun with two layers of drink.

Weight Watchers Points in Instant Pot Iced Tea

If you use a calorie-free sweetener, there are technically ZERO Freestyle and PointsPlus points per serving. However, you may want to count the Clementine and Strawberry Iced Tea as 1 point each because they do contain fruit juice (spread across 12 servings). Or, you can just count them as 0. It's your choice.

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