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Fall Simmer Pot Recipe (Simmering Potpourri)

Want your home to smell like fall without toxic air fresheners? Here is an all-natural, inexpensive and simple way to fill your home with the aroma of fall and Thanksgiving!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 bag
Calories: 53 kcal
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3-4 Apple slices
  • 1-2 lemon slices
  • 1-2 Orange slices optional, but try and use one citrus
  • 1-2 [cinnamon sticks]
  • 1-2 teaspoons [whole cloves]
  • 1 teaspoon [whole allspice] optional
  • 1/2- 1 teaspoon [pumpkin pie spice]
  • 1 vanilla bean optional (can sub. 1 tsp [vanilla bean paste] or vanilla extract if desired)
  • 1-2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1-2 [bay leaves] fresh or dried
  • water to fill the pot

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. For Simmering Spices/Potpourri
  2. Simply slice, snip, fill and toss in your desired ingredients into a small pot. Fill pot with water (or expired apple juice or orange juice) and bring to a simmer on the stovetop (or in a mini-crockpot). Replenish water as it evaporates. Do not leave unattended.
Assemble for Gifting
  1. In a cellophane bag, place the larger fruit items first (whole, not sliced) followed by the spices.
  2. Wrap with pretty ribbon or twine and tag giving instructions on how to simmer.
  3. That's it! Change it up as you like, let me know what you put into your fall simmering spices! Love these, try my Christmas Simmering Spices as well!

Notes

  • TIP | Be creative, I didn't have oranges this time, so they aren't in there, I did however; have some expired apple cider and I that as part of my liquid.
  • TIP | There is no way right now I am going to toss a super expensive vanilla bean pod into a simmering pot, but if you want, please do! But if they were cheap or I had an old dried out one, I would have tossed it in.
  • © 2018 | This recipe for Fall Simmering Spices was featured first on The Fresh Cooky.

Nutrition Information

Serving 11 serving Calories 53kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Sodium 5mg (0%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 10g (20%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1bag

Amount Per Serving

Calories 53

% Daily Value*

Serving 11 serving
Calories 53kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 10g 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.