DIY Holiday Stovetop Potpourri (simmering pot)
This all-natural simmering potpourri is a great way to make a home smell wonderful! The simple ingredients can be kept on hand throughout the holiday season to whip up your Christmas Stovetop Potpourri whenever you’d like!
Little known fact, my husband and I are high school sweethearts!
When we first started dating, I loved going over to his house for the holidays. His parents were awesome entertainers, and their house was always full of fun people, good food and good times.
My mother-in-law introduced me to the concept of stovetop potpourri, where you keep a simmer pot of ingredients on the stove all night to make the house smell amazing! It’s a natural and easy way to make your home smell like Christmas! She would always have a pot of this Christmas Potpourri on the stove, and I loved it.
This stovetop potpourri recipe combines orange slices, apple slices, cranberries and whole spices into one pot on the stove. Pour water over the top and keep at a slow, gentle simmer.
This time of year, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle of how busy everything is. Simple things like this homemade potpourri can remind us there are natural ways to involve all of our senses in the holiday season!
Try making this easy recipe for Christmas and fill your home with a delightful scent.
Holiday Stovetop Potpourri
Make your home smell amazing this holiday season! This homemade potpourri is made on the stove with all natural ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 whole orange (or orange peels)
- 1 apple
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3-5 whole cloves
- 1 whole star anise
- water
Instructions
- Slice the orange and apple into rounds.
- Place the sliced orange and apple to a medium pot or saucepan. Add the cranberries, cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise.
- Pour enough water into the pot to just almost cover all of the ingredients in the pot.
- Heat the potpourri over low heat on a back burner. Simmer on low heat for up to 3 hours, adding more water as the water gets low.
- Check the simmering potpourri often to keep the water level up. If all of the water evaporates and is not replaced, the potpourri will burn.
- You can also put this in the crockpot or slow cooker to free up stove top space.
Notes
There are many things you can add to this recipe to make it smell extra wonderful! Try fresh rosemary, a dash or vanilla extract or almond extract, bay leaves, fresh ginger, nutmeg, pine needles and essential oils.
