How to make potpourri in just 3 minutes – Stove Top Potpourri is so easy and makes a beautiful gift, too! Learn how to make your house smell good, naturally!
How to Make Potpourri on the Stove Top
Once the weather becomes chilly, I tend to enjoy spending more time at home, indoors. When the sun goes down and temperatures drop, I like to bring the outdoors in, by making Stove Top Potpourri.
Making potpourri is so simple and makes your home smell amazing for days. Enjoy all that fall has to offer as it’s incredible scent permeates through your home.
A great playlist, a little potpourri, and a cozy throw are all you really need to get through a gloomy day. The first chill of fall sometimes even inspires me to organize, cook and clean! Adding Stove Top Potpourri somehow makes it all feel enjoyable.
Any time someone walks through the door and I have potpourri simmering in the kitchen, they always comment on how amazing our home smells. It sets the mood for the season. It’s a great alternative to a candle – we often have some simmering for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
How Long Does Stove Top Potpourri Last?
I warm potpourri on the stove for an hour here or there throughout the week and then put a lid on it (storing on the stove top covered) until I’m ready to warm again.
Stove Top Potpourri Makes a Beautiful Gift, Too
Homemade Potpourri make a beautiful last minute gift – just place all of the ingredients into a peck basket and add a satin bow. It’s an easy, inexpensive and seasonal gift for any fall or winter occasion! (PS both of those items are staples in my gift station).
How to make your house smell good (actually, really amazing)…
You could, of course, bake your favorite chocolate chip cookies, or even better, cookie brownies, I will never fault you for that, but baking every day isn’t easy on the hips.
So, I throw together a quick stovetop potpourri and warm it off and on for days. Yes, it lasts for days! Sometimes I’ll even add a little more water to it to keep it going.
I hope you love it as much as I do! What are some of your favorite ways to make the house smell great?
How to Make Potpourri:
Stove Top Potpourri
Ingredients
- cinnamon sticks
- cloves
- 1 apple
- 1 pear
- 4 c water
Instructions
- Fill pot with water.
- Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, apple and pear slices.
- Simmer over low heat.
Recipe Notes
Feel free to experiment with different scents by using alternative fruits and spices.
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Originally posted October 2017
I love adding orange peel along with cloves and cinnamon! Smells so good!
Mmmmmm! Always smells so good! Happy Fall!
I love this, I do it too. Such a wonderful welcoming aroma. I invite you to share at the TFT party ( you can add your link until Saturday at midnight). Hugs!
I made it in a small crock pot- turned it on and left it all day. House smells WONDERFUL!
Do you think this would work as well in a small crockpot?
Absolutely! Enjoy!
Just wondering why the nutritional facts?
It’s just automatically in my recipe card…obviously doesn’t apply here. If only cookies were the same!
Do you just dump it in the trash when you are done? It seems like having a burner on for no reason would be a waste of energy… Not that that would be a deal breaker for me! With a dog and two litter boxes, we need all the help we can get, smell-wise.
On low – I use it for a few days first. I also tend to use leftover fruits that aren’t at their prime
Julie the aroma is floating all the way over here to my house!
Loooove! Happy Fall!
This sounds heavenly! Do you refrigerate it between uses?
I don’t – I’ll use it 3-4 days in a row and it smells heavenly. Enjoy!