Christmas Simmer Pot Recipe
This is not a recipe that you eat, it’s a recipe that you use to create a lovely, holiday-scent with natural ingredients. Below you’ll find ingredients for one simmer pot if you want to use it right away, but if you want to give these as gifts, scale the recipe up and make as many as you’d like. See the notes section for tips.
Servings: 1
Cost: $4.00
Equipment
- Saucepan
- 18" Piping Bags
- Twist Ties
- Avery Labels
Ingredients
- 2 small mandarin oranges (sub 1 navel orange)
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary (optional)
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Slice the oranges in half.
- Combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan with 4 cups of water.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer over low-medium heat. The simmer pot will start to release its fragrance after a few minutes.
- Simmer for up to a few hours, keeping an eye on it, and adding more water any time the liquids get low.
- While the strength of the fragrance will start to diminish, you can remove the pot from the heat and let it cool. Cover it and leave it out overnight and then use it again the next day.
Notes
To make these ahead of time as gifts:
Combine all of the ingredients, except the water, in a bag. I like to put them in this order: cloves, cinnamon sticks, cranberries, oranges. I use 18” piping bags.
Label each bag with instructions (you can grab my printable here).
Store the bags in the refrigerator and gift within 3-4 days.