How To Make Your House Smell Amazing During The Holidays.
Like homemade foodie potpourri!
Growing up, my mom had this little crockpot that she filled with potpourri and liquid or spices. NOTHING filled the house with scent quite like that did.
This is my spur-of-the-moment version. And you can totally use a crockpot!
There are zero rules here: use whatever you’d like. You just add it all to big pot of water and simmer it on low heat. It works for sure – a few years ago I walked into a house and was hit in the face with the most holiday-like scent ever. Turns out it was just a big pot of simmering spices on the stove. Craze.
I used what I had on hand, which included orange peels, dried orange peel, an apple, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, fresh ginger and star anise. I was super tempted to use a vanilla bean but they are such precious commodities around here that I couldn’t bear it. Possibly at Christmas time!
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so.freaking.simple. And natural too.
I love using it in the crockpot since I have a gas range. It’s just easier and then I don’t have to think about it for a few hours. If you give it a shot, let me know! Fake foodie candles for the win.
Homemade Simmering Spices
Ingredients
- 5 cups water
- 2 navel oranges, peeled
- 1 apple, sliced in half
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 1 teaspoon-sized knob of fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon cardamom pods
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon dried orange peel
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a saucepan and heat over low heat until simmering. I have kept this going for a few hours, adding additional water when needed. You can also throw everything in the crockpot and set it on low or high with the top off.
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I appreciate you so much!
It’s so pretty too. I kind of want to eat everything in there.
150 Comments on “How To Make Your House Smell Amazing During The Holidays.”
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Pretty good I love this fragrance
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I love this instructions, quite sure that this will make my house smell better.
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Thanks! My house smells like the holidays
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Can you drink it?
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This is awesome, thank you for taking the time to share. Keep up the great work!
Tried this out and it was amazing, definitely would recommend to anyone. Please continue to share more!
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How can I use your recipe and have people drink it also?
Great way to make the house smell good… add a few more apples and it happens to be how to make apple cider!!!
I found this out via Google, pretty much the same recipe just add a bit more of this or that already listed.
I’ve been trying very hard to find the right recipe. This seems to be it thank you very much. Greg from New Jersey.
I didn’t have any fresh cloves or ginger so I just used powdered, I also put this in my Instant Pot on the slow cooker setting. It smelled amzing and I will definately be doing it again!
so so so beautifull!!!
good job!
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Thanks for the info.
Thank you for sharing your adorable family at this precious time of year. Really enjoyed the the fun activities of Christmas. I am getting out my little crockpot and and going to have some good smells happening in my home. Merry Christmas!