These Simmer Pot Recipes Will Make Your Home Smell Amazing

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There’s nothing quite so cozy as the smells of fall. If I walk into a house and it smells anything like a pumpkin spice latte, apples, cinnamon, or spices, I’ll move in the next day. While our fall candles have already been burning for months (oops!) there’s another way to make your house smell like autumn that might be even better than candles. That’s right, we said it. 

A simmer pot or stovetop potpourri is the perfect way to make your home smell like fall without burning through wax. Just start by filling a pot with some sliced fruit, herbs, or whatever fragrance you want, add water, and bring it to a simmer on the stove. It honestly couldn’t be simpler, and it makes getting into the fall spirit so much easier with a witches’ cauldron bubbling on your stove.

Pumpkin Spice Simmer Pot

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Thank you Apartment Therapy for the recipe!

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp apple cider

• Generous sprinkle pumpkin seasoning

• Cinnamon sticks

• Ground nutmeg

• Drop vanilla extract

• Whole cloves

Instructions

1. Place the ingredients in a pot and let it simmer. Add water as needed.

Cranberry Simmer Pot

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Thank you Apartment Therapy for the recipe!

Ingredients

• Orange slices

• Lemon slices

• Cinnamon sticks

• Dash nutmeg

• 1 tsp cloves

• Handful of cranberries

Instructions

1. Place the ingredients in a pot and let it simmer. Add water as needed.

Cozy Fall Simmer Pot

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Thank you DIY with my guy for the recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 apple

• 1 mandarin orange 

• Mandarin orange peeling

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 cinnamon sticks

• ½ Tbsp whole cloves

• 1 nutmeg shell (halved)

• 1 dried bay leaf

Instructions

1. Slice the apple into thick slices and peel the orange. 

2. Add the fruit and the peeling to the pot. 

3. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, vanilla, the bay leaf, and nutmeg. 

4. Fill the pot with water, completely coving the fruits and spices. 

5. Bring the pot to a boil, then simmer it on the lowest setting. 

6. Add water as needed.

Fall Simmer Pot

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Thank you Frugal Coupon Living for the recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 orange (cut into chunks)

• 1 apple (cut into chunks)

• 1 sprig rosemary

• 3 cinnamon sticks

• Water

Instructions

1. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan. Fill your pan with water, the water line should be about 1-2 cm above the ingredients.

2. Place the saucepan on the stovetop and bring it to high heat. Don’t allow the water to boil. Once you see the first signs of bubbles, immediately lower the temperature to low. 

3. Add more water to the pan as needed.

Witch Spice

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Thank you The Wholesome Witch for the recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 tsp star anise

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 1 Tbsp allspice

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tsp ginger

Instructions

1. Fill a pot with water about ¾ full. 

2. Add the ingredients to the pot and bring it to a boil. 

3. Reduce the ingredients to a simmer. 

Fall Stovetop Potpourri

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Thank you Julie Blanner for the recipe!

Ingredients

• Cinnamon sticks

• Cloves

• 1 apple

• 1 pear

• 4 cups water

Instructions

1. Fill the pot with water. 

2. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, apple, and pear slices. 

3. Simmer over low heat.

Have you ever made a simmer pot before? Which recipe are you going to try first? Comment below!

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