Thursday, December 19, 2013

Crock-Pot Christmas Potpourri

 
I love the smells of Christmas and my favorite way is simmering this easy to make potpourri in a small crock-pot.
You can simmer this on your stovetop if you like, but I'm always afraid I'll forget to turn it off so I started simmering it in a crock-pot. Works great and smells amazing.
 
I don't necessarily go by a recipe, I just add what I have on hand. Most of these ingredients are optional.
Ingredients:
2-3 cups of water or fill your crock-pot about 3/4 full. I don't measure.
slices of an orange and the peeling
1/2 cup fresh cranberries
4 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbsp cloves
1 tsp vanilla
1 tea bag. I use this only if I have something fruity like orange or a berry tea that I'm trying to use up.  Constant Comment would be good too.

Put everything in your crock-pot and let it simmer all day.
Add water as needed.

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3 comments:

  1. I love the smells of Christmas also… I usually have lots of candles burning this time of year. The smells just make me feel good!!! Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  2. Sounds lovely! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  3. I love this idea of crock pot potpourri , I bet your house smelled amazing. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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