How your home smells during the Christmas season can make or break the experience for you and your guests. With this delicious aroma, prepare for your best holiday season yet!
This Christmas simmer pot can be cut up fresh and added directly to a pan or dehydrated for packaging. This article will focus on the dehydration method, as these will make a unique gift for the party host or your kid's teacher to anyone in between.
Ingredients:
Fresh cranberries
Oranges
Apples
Cinnamon sticks or pinecones
Orange oil
Ground cinnamon
Ground cloves
*Quantities are not precise as you make the potpourri by your nose and how you want the colors to look.
Step 1: DEHYDRATE
Thinly slice the apples and oranges ( 1/4 inch) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
*cranberries can be dehydrated whole.
Set your oven to 200 degrees and put the fruit into the oven.
Flip and rotate your slices every two hours and continue to do so until the fruit is dry. This process usually takes 8-10 hours.
Step 2: PACKAGE
My favorite way to package potpourri is in a jar, but party favor bags work great, too.
Before closing the container, lightly dust the potpourri with ground cloves and cinnamon. At this time, add a few drops of orange oil, too.
Step 3: DIRECTIONS
Add a small card or tag indicating what to do with the potpourri.
How to use potpourri
Pour 3 cups water and two teaspoons vanilla extract (optional) into a pan. Add potpourri and simmer for 4-6 hours or until the aroma fades.
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