Christmas Simmer Pot
Fill your home with the scents of the season with an easy DIY Christmas Simmer Pot! Loaded with festive ingredients, it lasts for days!
Ingredients
- 2 oranges, one sliced, one remove the peel
- 1 lemon sliced
- 5 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Fresh evergreen – an optional ingredient. If you have a fresh Christmas tree in your home, you could use some clippings from that tree or an outdoor one
- 2 cups fresh cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 10 whole cloves
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- Water, or apple juice or apple cider to cover pot
Equipment
- 1 Dutch Oven Pot
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan on the stove top.
- Pour water into the saucepan - just enough to cover the ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
- Set to simmer over low heat. You'll start noticing a scent within about 15 minutes. Simmer as long as desired, and
- topping up with water every 30 minutes as needed to cover ingredients.
- Enjoy the holiday scent!
- Use your simmer pot for up to 2-3 days just by continuing to add water.