This flavorful blackberry iced tea is made in the instant pot with fresh blackberries, black tea, honey, and more.
Instant Pot Blackberry Iced Tea
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 6 black tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries, divided
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Add water, tea bags, and a half cup blackberries to Instant Pot® andstir to combine.
- Add lid and lock into place. Switch the vent to “Sealing” and set the“Manual” setting to 5 minutes.
- While the tea is brewing, add remaining blackberries, basil, honey, andwater to saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, gently pressing on theblackberries to release their juices while continually stirring the mixture tocombine, for 4-5 minutes. Once honey is completely melted and the mixturestarts to thicken, remove from heat and set aside.
- When cook time on Instant Pot® is complete, allow pressureto release naturally for 10 minutes, then do a quick release to release anyremaining pressure.
- Carefully strain hot tea mixture with a fine mesh strainer. Pour the reservedliquid into a large, heat-resistant pitcher and sweeten with the blackberry honeysimple syrup, to taste. Add fresh lemon juice and stir to combine.
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. For best results, calculate these on your own.
