Christmas Simmer Pot Recipe

Make your home smell AMAZING when you fill your rooms with the heavenly aroma from this Christmas Simmer Pot Recipe! The dreamy scent of this cinnamon air freshener with pumpkin spice, cinnamon sticks, cloves and oranges… will INSTANTLY transform your home into a festive, cozy retreat!

With this easy DIY Christmas simmer pot recipe, go ahead and say goodbye to any bad smells in your home!

All you’ll need are a few all-natural ingredients. Then your Christmas simmer pots will take over and create the ultimate all natural room scent!

Rhonda writes: “The simmering cinnamon is awesome!! I use it on the stove in a pot and let it simmer for a couple hours. The scent lasts for a few days, and I have animals. Only downside is when the hubby comes home from work and thinks that I have baked a pie.” :)

Trust me, this simmer pot air freshener is so much better than any candle or air freshener.

With it happily simmering on your stovetop you’ll be feeling all the cozy vibes. It puts off those dreamy scents of cinnamon, spice, and everything nice you crave at Fall and Christmastime.

So of course this cinnamon stick air freshener is THE must-have room scent at the holidays.

Or for when guests come over!

Or really just anytime you want the dreamy scents of a Fall simmer pot or Christmas simmer pots wafting through your home!

Everyone LOVES it! Just like they do when I make my lovely Lemon Stovetop Potpourri Recipe!

So are you ready to make your home smell incredible?? You’ll just need 4 simple ingredients and a stovetop pot or mini crockpot to start making this cinnamon air freshener!

Here’s what you’ll do…

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Simmer Pot Ingredients

You’ll just need these simple Christmas simmer pot recipe ingredients to get started…

• 3 cups Hot Water
• 6 Cinnamon Sticks
• 1 tbsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 2 tsp. Whole Cloves
• 1 small Orange, sliced

Frugal Tip: If you’d like to make this often, save BIG when you buy Cinnamon Sticks in Bulk and Whole Cloves in Bulk!

How to Make Christmas Simmer Pots

1. Add all ingredients to 2 – 3 quart sauce pan, stir, place on stove, bring to a gentle boil, then immediately turn heat down and allow to simmer on LOW.

2. The scent will gradually start drifting through you home.

3. Add additional hot water as necessary to keep the air freshener going all day. (I usually add more water every 1.5 – 2 hours or so… just make sure you don’t run out of water.)

Frugal tip: You can even save the ingredients and use them again the next day! At the end of the day, just transfer to a large mason jar with some water and place in the refrigerator.

Then the next day, pour back into your sauce pan.

Add water to get the level back up to 3 cups, and simmer away!

Crockpot Christmas Simmer Pot Instructions (for smaller spaces)

Note: If using a mini crockpot, you’ll want to have the crockpot close by to where you’ll be.

If you need a stronger scent for larger rooms, I suggest the stovetop version.

1. Add all ingredients to 2 quart Mini Crockpot, Stir, and Cover with lid.

2. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour.

3. After 1 hour, remove lid and let simmer on HIGH for hours of yummy air freshening!

Christmas Simmer Pots Gift Jars

Would you like to make up this festive Christmas simmer pot recipe to give as sweet little Gifts in a Jar?

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Dry Orange Slices in Oven.

2. Assemble contents in regular mouth Mason Jar.

3. Tie a bow around lid with twine, and slide an orange slice and cinnamon stick under the bow. So EASY!

Review

Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about these cinnamon air freshener Christmas simmer pot recipe…

One reader writes: “A friend gifted me this! Smells amazing and feels like Christmas!”

Angela writes: “I’ve made this before. It smells amazing.”

Rosemary writes: “I love doing this!! The house always smells amazing and my favorite part about it all is that it is a non toxic and healthy air freshener!!”

Mindy writes: “Love this natural air freshener!”

Christy writes: “Mama always used cinnamon and oranges simmering on the stove – better than any candle or artificial fragrance ever!”

Angela writes: “I LOVE this combination! All natural, inexpensive, and delicious smelling!”

Gloria writes: “My father used to do this when I was growing up! It also helps to add moisture to the air which can keep your house warm without having to crank up the heater in the winter.”

Kimberley writes: “Great mixture of aromas!”

Rhonda writes: “The simmering cinnamon is awesome!! I use it on the stove in a pot and let it simmer for a couple hours. The scent lasts for a few days, and I have animals. Only downside is when the hubby comes home from work and thinks that I have baked a pie.” 🙂

Tiffany writes: “Perfect idea to do before company!”

Lisa writes: “My mom does this on the stove for the holidays and it always smells SO good!”

Guyann writes: “I do this too but I add fresh cranberries. Pretty and smells wonderful!”

Maria writes: “It’s also a great secret trick before open houses and showings when you are selling your house.”

Christy writes: “For an air freshener, I always use Cinnamon and Cloves in a pot of water on the stove to simmer. The problem was… I’d get busy and forget to add water to it after awhile. Solved that problem. My son bought me a little crock pot, like a 2 quart. Too small for a meal for 4, so I use it for my cinnamon and clove mixture. I don’t have to worry about it for several hours and it smells great. Sometimes I add pumpkin pie spice to it, too!”

Now if you don’t have any Pumpkin Pie Spice on hand, don’t worry. You can make your own… it’s so EASY!

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So have you tried this Christmas Simmer Pot Recipe yet?

Or do you have another fun DIY Air Freshener Tip or Trick?

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