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    Fall Simmer Pot Recipes

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Oct 2, 2019 2 Comments UPDATED ON: Sep 27, 2021

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    Our Fall Simmer Pot Recipes naturally add fragrance to your home without chemicals. You can use fresh produce or even use produce scraps to reduce waste.

    sliced apples anise cinnamon and water in a pot for simmering on a red napkin

    There’s nothing more comforting than the scents of fall. Aside from pumpkin spice, our favorite fall scents and flavors are the warmness of cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, star anise, vanilla, apples, and even oranges.

    WHY IS THIS THE BEST HOME FRAGRANCE?

    Candles, air fresheners, and even essential oils can cause issues for some. We tend to stick to natural ways to add smell to our home, whether we’re baking some muffins, cookies, or setting up our simmer pot. Simmer Pots naturally add fragrance to your home and are especially great for those with small children, pets, or those with sensitivities to scents. 

    ORANGE CINNAMON SIMMER POT

    orange cinnamon simmer pot ingredients scattered around

    What’s in the orange simmer pot?

    • ORANGE PEEL OR CUT ORANGE Our orange cinnamon simmer pot is a great way to use any leftover orange peels. We love saving them for simmer pots and you could also save other citrus peels like lemon, lime, and even grapefruit. 
    • CLOVES – We use the whole clove and it really brings that fall scent.
    • CINNAMON – This spice is a must for fall, it’s always in our fall simmer pots.
    • GINGER – Adds a sharp peppery almost woody and lemon smell. It is very aromatic and blends with all the other warm ingredients. 

    orange cinnamon simmer pot on a napkin

    APPLE CINNAMON SIMMER POT

    apple cinnamon simmer pot ingredients

    What’s in the apple simmer pot?

    • APPLES – You can use fresh apples or as we mentioned in our recipe video this is a great way to use any apple scrapes, the core, skin from peeling, etc.
    • VANILLA – This adds warmness and a slight floral scent.
    • STAR ANISE – This has a slight licorice scent, some love it some hate it. If you don’t like it we suggest leaving it out. 
    • NUTMEG – This is a strong spice so a little goes a long way!
    • CINNAMON – This spice is a must for fall, it’s always in our fall simmer pots.
    • GINGER – Adds a sharp peppery almost woody and lemon smell. It is very aromatic and blends with all the other warm ingredients. 

    apple cinnamon simmer pot on a red napkin

    HOW TO MAKE A SIMMER POT

    simmer pot with oranges cloves ginger and cinnamon on a burner

    1. Place all of the ingredients into a small saucepan. Add water so that the saucepan is filled halfway.
    2. Turn the stove on medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer.
    3. Allow the simmering pot to fragrance your house for the day, keep a watchful eye on the stove and add more water as needed.

    orange cinnamon simmer pot on hot plate simmering 

    CAN I LEAVE THE SIMMER POT ON THE STOVE WITHOUT WATCHING?

    No, we highly recommend using a simmer pot only when you can keep an eye on the stove. Keep adding water as it reduces to prevent scorching the pan. 

     

    RECIPE NOTES:

    • Use leftover fruit scraps, herbs, etc to make a fragrant simmer pot.
    • Keep a watchful eye as the pot is simmering
    • Add water once the water is reducing to prevent scorching.
    • Discard or compost the leftovers once no longer giving off fragrance. 
    • A simmer pot is good for 2-3 days, we just refrigerate the contents overnight and reuse them the next morning.
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    Fall Simmer Pot Recipes

    Our Fall Simmer Pot Recipes naturally add fragrance to your home without chemicals. You can use fresh produce or even use produce scraps to reduce waste.
    Prep Time: 3 mins
    Cook Time: 5 mins
    Total Time: 8 mins
    Course: Natural Products
    Keyword: simmer pot
    Author: Courtney

    Ingredients

    Orange Simmer Pot

    • 1 orange peel or orange slices with peel
    • 8 whole cloves
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 inch fresh ginger
    • 3 cups water

    Apple Simmer Pot

    • 1 apple or peels and core
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or leftover scrapped bean
    • 2-3 whole star anise
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 inch fresh ginger
    • 3 cups water
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    Instructions

    • Place all of the ingredients into a small saucepan for the simmer pot you're making. Add water so that the saucepan is filled about halfway.
    • Bring the mixture to a boil on medium-high heat, once boiling reduce to a simmer.
    • Allow the simmering pot to fragrance your house for the day, keep a watchful eye on the stove and add more water as needed.

    Notes

    • Use leftover fruit scraps, herbs, etc to make a fragrant simmer pot.
    • Keep a watchful eye as the pot is simmering
    • Add water once the water is reducing to prevent scorching.
    • Discard or compost the leftovers once no longer giving off fragrance. 

    The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.

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    POSTED IN: Recipes apples cinnamon clove ginger nutmeg orange star anise vanilla

    About Courtney

    Fruit and Veggie lover. I love making produce fun and delicious, not to mention taking tons of pictures in the process! :-)

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    1. Marilyn

      December 09, 2019 at 5:53 pm

      Can you use ground cinnamon instead of a cinnamon stick?

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      • Courtney

        December 17, 2019 at 4:35 pm

        Yes, I’d go with about 1/2 teaspoon! 🙂

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