9 Christmas Simmer Pot Recipes That Smell Amazing – Free Printables
Make your home smell absolutely amazing this holiday season using our 9 festive Christmas simmer pot pot recipes that includes free printables!
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This set of stovetop Christmas potpourri ideas are a great way fill the entire house with scents of the holiday season, but in a natural way. While I love to burn candles, you never know what’s really in them and they can get expensive! So I have found these below to be my favorite ingredients and the best way to keep the smells of Christmas going all season long.
You may be needed a gift idea this time of year and these are perfect for friends, coworkers, teachers, and neighbors! The best thing is that they take little time to put together, and are budget friendly. Plus, don’t forget to grab the free printable with all of the recipes on it, along with the printable gift tag at the bottom of this post.
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🌟Simmer Pot Recipes
Winter Wonderland
- 11 orange slices
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 sprig of rosemary
Candy Cane Lane
- 2 peppermint tea bags
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
Christmas Morning
- 1 orange (sliced)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 star anise
Cranberry Garland
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 orange (sliced)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
Holiday Spice
- 1 apple (sliced)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cloves
Fireside Warmth
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 sprig rosemary
Classic Christmas
- 11 orange slices
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 sprig of rosemary
Peppermint Snowfall
- 4 peppermint tea bags
- 1 vanilla bean (split)
- 1 tablespoon crushed candy canes
Warm Gingerbread Cookie
- 3 slices fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
📌What You’ll Need
Paper – to print the simmer pot recipes printable and the gift tag if you are using
Scissors or paper trimmer – to cut out Christmas gift tags.
All of the spices and ingredients listed above depending on which simmer pot you are going to make – I have found that Amazon is fairly reasonable when it comes to spices.
✨How to Make the Simmer Blends
Add 4 cups of water to a large pot on the stove top.
Then add the fresh ingredients from one of the blends above.
Bring the pot of water to a boil, then reduce to low heat so it simmers.
When needed, add more water.
🌟Crockpot Holiday Simmer Pot Instructions
To make the simmer pot in a slow cooker, follow the instructions above but turn it on high heat with the lid on.
Once you see the steam, switch it to low and remove the lid from the crock pot and wait for it to make the whole house smell amazing.
💡How Long Does This Holiday Potpourri Recipe Last?
Normally it’s okay to say that it will last 2-3 days. However, this can depend on if you used fresh or dried ingredients, the water level, and exactly which ingredients you used. You can enjoy the blends a few hours every day. When ready, turn the pot off and leave it on the stove. The next day add fresh water and turn it back on.
🛒Does the Grocery Store Sell Whole Spices?
Most of the time yes. Warm spices like the cinnamon, cloves, and star of anise are really common to use during the Christmas season. But if you can’t find them in the store, you can also order online.
Turn This Easy Christmas Stovetop Potpourri Into Gifts
Adding the simmer pot ingredients to a mason jar or cellophane gift bag makes the best gift that is cheap and easy. It can also be a party favor to send with guests.
👇How to Download and Print
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Download the printable simmer pot blends cheatsheet and tags. These are delivered in a US Letter PDF format.
Once you have the tags printed, use scissors or a paper trimmer to cut around each one and attach to your mason jar gifts.
💡Helpful Tips
- Most of the smell is in the orange peel, but using the whole slice looks prettier, especially for gifts.
- Feel free to add other natural ingredients like more rosemary sprigs, an apple core or peel, other dried fruit of the season or citrus fruit.
- For a real Christmas smell add in fresh branches from a real Christmas tree.
- You can also use essential oils to create your own homemade potpourri scents.
- These scents of the season are perfect to use during a Christmas party too!
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Merry Christmas ya’ll! You can enjoy the smell of Christmas all season long! The best part is that this easy recipe using simple ingredients that are totally natural and are cheap to make, while they can also be used for the perfect gifts!
