Stovetop Christmas Potpourri
Transform your home into a holiday wonderland with the fragrances of winter and holiday baking. This Holiday Stovetop Potpourri is easy to throw together, smells amazing, and makes a wonderful gift. We will show you exactly how to do it.
Servings: 1 use
Cost: $5
Equipment
- MAndolin optional
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoon confectioners coarse sugar optional
- ½ cup fresh cranberries
- 2 whole nutmegs
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 bay leaves dried
- 2 rosemary sprigs fresh
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 4 cups water
Instructions
How To Make Holiday Stovetop Potpourri
- Using a pint sized mason jar or a cellophane bag, add cranberries.
- Add in dried or fresh oranges, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, fresh rosemary, whole nutmeg, and whole cloves.
- Either seal your mason jar and gift your potpourri or transfer it to a saucepan and add 4 cups of water. Simmer on the stovetop for a beautiful fragrance. Continue adding water throughout the day.
How To Make Dried Orange Slices
- This process is easy, but requires a bit of time. Let me tell you how to do it!
- Cut your oranges into thin slices. I like to remove the ends of the orange and discard them.
- If you have a mandolin this is a great way to get even, beautiful slice. Alternately, you can use a serrated knife to cut your orange into slices.
- Place orange slices on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle with corse confectioners sugar. This step is optional.
- Place toward the bottom of the top of your oven and bake at 200 degrees F for 2-3 hours until slightly translucent and dry.
- Use in your potpourri or as decor.
Video
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Notes
- Additions- Try adding one or many of the following: whole cloves, sliced fresh apples, fresh sage leaves, star anise, or vanilla extract.
- Switch Up The Heat - Rather than simmering stovetop, try simmering in a slow cooker or crockpot. Set the temperature to high and place the lid on top. The lid will prevent evaporation so you do not need to add water. You can do the same with a dip warmer or small crock pot.
- Trade in the Orange - other citruses work in the fragrance. Try lemon or grapefruit for a fresher scent.
- Swap whole for ground - you can substitute the whole spices for ground spices. They smell equally as delicious and may be what you have on hand in the pantry
Dried Orange Slices
For this stovetop potpourri I am making dried orange slices. You do not need to dry your oranges for this potpourri, but it is a beautiful touch if you are giving this as a gift. If you prefer to skip this step - you will still have a beautifully fragrant home.Stovetop Potpourri Q&A
About 4 days. You can continue adding water to your pot and the ingredients will continue producing fragrance for about 4 days. After this, discard.
Add drops of the matching oil to your potpourri any time you want to make it smell stronger. Make sure the oils you are using are safe to heat.
How long will the dried oranges last?
Your oranges will last about two years if they were dehydrated and stored properly. The remaining ingredients of this potpourri are not shelf stable.