Fall Simmer Pot Recipe

Make your home smell delicious with this fall simmer pot recipe! I love the scents of fall, and this is an easy and budget-friendly way to enjoy them without harmful chemicals!

Did you know you can make your own “potpourri” simply by simmering a few simple ingredients together in a pot on the stove? Just like this Christmas simmer pot recipe, it’s an easy way to make your home smell amazing!

This is something frugal homemakers like our grandmothers have been doing for years. I love that this fall simmer pot recipe is simple, inexpensive, and also chemical-free. It’s a win all around!

I love to make homemade soy candles with fall scents, and I always use candle fragrance that’s labeled as free of toxins, but this is an even purer way to scent your home.

Fall Simmering Potpourri Recipe

The procedure for making this fall simmering potpourri recipe is so simple that you don’t really need an actual recipe. But I’ll give you one anyway. 🙂

You can use fresh ingredients, but this is also a great way to use up odd pieces of fruit and older spices.

Last month we went to the apple orchard and picked apples. We came home with quite a few, and we’ve been enjoying apple desserts of all kinds (apple pie, easy apple crisp, Instant Pot applesauce, slow cooker apple butter, etc.).

You can take peels and cores leftover from making those desserts, toss them in a pot with some cinnamon and cloves, and simmer!

How to Make a Fall Simmer Pot

Fill a small saucepan about halfway with water and bring to a boil.

Add the following:

• apple slices or peels
• orange slices or peels
• 1 cinnamon stick
• about 1 tablespoon of whole cloves

Turn the heat to simmer, and let your fall simmering potpourri recipe simmer all day, making your home smell amazing!

You do need to remember to check your pot every once in awhile to make sure the water hasn’t boiled away. If the water level is getting too low, simply add more to the pot.

The delicious aroma of apples and cinnamon will fill your house, making everything feel cozy and homey.

There is one warning, though. It smells so good and so much like homemade apple cider that your children may be disappointed when they find out you aren’t actually making cider. (They’ll quickly get over the disappointment and enjoy the delicious aroma!)

Reusing Your Potpourri

If you refrigerate your potpourri, you can keep reusing it for several days or possibly even up to a week. Just add water and possibly some fresh spices if necessary.

The great thing about this recipe is that it can be adapted in so many ways. You can add other ingredients (including essential oils—cinnamon essential oil would work really well) and change up the amounts, and your simmer pot will still smell delicious.

This fall simmer pot would make a great clutter-free gift idea if you added all the ingredients (apples, oranges, cinnamon sticks, cloves) to a basket with instructions for how to make it.

For more gift ideas, try making homemade vanilla extract for gifts, homemade beeswax candles, homemade wood butter, or Christmas Spice Mix in a small jar.

More Fall Recipes

• Homemade Apple Cider
• Christmas Simmer Pot Recipe
• Skillet Pumpkin Cobbler
• Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe

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Fall Simmer Pot

By: Joy Kincaid

This fall simmer pot is an easy and non-toxic way to make your home smell like fall!

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Ingredients 

• ▢ apple slices or peels
• ▢ orange slices or peels
• ▢ 1 cinnamon stick
• ▢ about 1 tablespoon of whole cloves

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Instructions 

• Fill a small saucepan or Dutch oven about halfway with water and bring to a boil.
• Add all the ingredients to the boiling water.
• Turn the heat to simmer, and let your fall simmering potpourri recipe simmer all day, making your home smell amazing!
• You do need to remember to check your pot every once in awhile to make sure the water hasn’t boiled away. If the water level is getting too low, simply add more to the pot.
• The delicious aroma of apples and cinnamon will fill your house, making everything feel cozy and homey.

Notes

Reusing Your Potpourri

If you drain off all the water and refrigerate your potpourri mix, you can keep reusing it for several days or possibly even up to a week (depending how long you let it simmer originally). Just add fresh water and possibly some fresh spices if necessary.

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