Fall crockpot potpourri

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Make your home smell divine with the fresh notes of citrus, vanilla and aromatic spices in this crockpot potpourri.

A crockpot filled with water, sliced citrus, aromatic spices and bright calendula flowers. The lid is off to allow the scent to travel. — Crockpot potpourri

🍊Fall and winter are the most hygge times of the year – made even more so with a crockpot of colourful ingredients simmering away on the kitchen bench, sending the rich aroma of warming spices, vanilla and citrus throughout the home.

🌼What is crockpot potpourri?

Crockpot potpourri may also be called a simmer pot, and is essentially a diffuser of sorts to scent the home, made from the gentle simmering of fruits, herbs and aromatic spices in a pot.

Unlike using essential oils in a diffuser – crockpot potpourri looks colourful and striking on the kitchen counter so is a really nice way to make the home look, feel and smell cosy and delicious.

Yes you can make these stove top – it’s just that a crockpot frees up precious cooking space when you have guests over the holiday season.

💘Reasons to love it

Great way to scent the home
Cost effective – great alternative to essential oils and scented candles
Natural ingredients, no harmful chemicals
Visually beautiful

🍋Ingredients

Citrusy, spicy aromas are my fave – they make the house smell amazing!

Citrus: orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit – sliced thinly, or use the peel
Aromatic spices: fresh ginger, whole cardamom pods, star anise, cinnamon quills, fennel seeds and grated nutmeg. These are all warming, stimulating, uplifting scents
Vanilla: mmm!
Flowers: cornflower and calendula, dried or fresh, purely for beauty

Flat lay of all the ingredients required to make a potpourri in your crockpot. — Crockpot potpourri ingredients

🌲Variations

Here are some lovely slow cooker potpourri variations –

Christmas crockpot potpourri: get in the holiday spirit with sliced citrus, fresh cranberries for their colour and delicious scent, a sprig or two of fresh cypress or pine, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla bean.

🇳🇿For my Kiwi readers – cranberries are so hard to source here, so check out Cranber ries We stland in the South Island for both fresh and frozen fruit.

Fall fruits crockpot potpourri: this time of year is ideal for the warm and fruity combo of sliced apple, golden kiwi, lemon slices, cinnamon quills, whole cloves and vanilla bean.

Hygee perfection: fresh orange slices, licorice root, cinnamon quills, vanilla bean and almond extract.

💁🏽How to make crockpot potpourri

1. Heat: fill your crockpot or slow cooker with water, set it to high heat and place the lid on top.

2. Prepare: slice the citrus into rounds and peel a few citrus curls. Slice ginger thinly.

3. Combine: combine all ingredients in your crockpot.

4. Simmer: turn the crockpot to a low heat to allow to gently simmer day-long, with the lid off to allow the scent to travel.

5. Check: check the crockpot every so often as it may need additional water.

Image on the left shows sliced citrus fruits and ginger on a wooden board. Image on the right shows a crockpot on the kitchen bench filled with potpourri ingredients. — Slice citrus and ginger, add all ingredients to a slow cooker

🎁Gift it

Crockpot potpourri actually makes a really lovely hostess gift. Rather than using fresh ingredients, fill a mason jar with dehydrated orange slices, dried flowers and whole spices. Fresh rosemary sprigs tied to the jar with twine and instructions are a nice finishing touch.

Hero shot of a crockpot on a marble counter, filled with the most vibrant colourful ingredients: sliced orange, grapefruit and limes, pink peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon sticks, orange calendula flowers, purple cornflowers and more. The lid is off, to allow the scent to fill the home. — Autumn potpourri

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📖Recipe

Crockpot filled with sliced citrus and spices, simmering away to scent the home.

Fall crockpot potpourri

This easy recipe is a great way to fill the whole house with a warm holiday scent.

Course DIY

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Author Naturopath Lauren Glucina

Equipment

Crockpot or slow cooker

Ingredients

1 orange
1 grapefruit
1-2 lemons or limes
1 inch ginger
10 cardamom pods
3-4 star anise
3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Few calendula flowers
1 teaspoon dried corn flowers

Instructions

Heat: fill your crockpot with water, use a high setting and place the lid on top.
Prepare: slice the citrus into rounds and peel a few citrus curls. Slice the ginger thinly.
Combine: combine all ingredients in your crockpot.
Simmer: turn the crockpot to a low heat to allow to gently simmer day-long, with the lid off to allow the scent to travel.
Check: check the water level every so often and keep it topped up.

Notes

For another great fall potpourri scent – try a combination of apple, golden kiwi, lemon slices, cinnamon quills, clove and a splash of vanilla.
For Christmas crockpot potpourri – try sliced citrus, cranberries, a sprig or two of fresh cypress or pine, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla bean.
You can add an essential oil blend if you like.
Rather than use a crockpot, you can do this over the stove in large saucepan.
If you’re after a great idea for festive gifts, add dried potpourri mix to a jar or airtight container with a sprig of rosemary and a hand-written label.

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