Fall Stove Top Potpourri Recipe - Make Your Home Smell Like Autumn! (2024)

Get the how-to for this FALL inspired stove top potpourri that will make your home smell amazing for the autumn season.

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One of my favorite ways to make our home cozy and welcoming, and to feel like a super homemaker;) is to make sure our house is smelling good. Whether its with candles, an essential oil diffuser, some from scratch baking, or a stove top potpourri, a good smelling house is a must.

Our home is pretty old, and doesn’t always smell great naturally, so I try to constantly remember to have a diffuser, potpourri, or something else going. Its especially important to me if I have guests coming over!

I love that the change in seasons brings a completely different change in smells. Incorporating seasonal smells into your home is such a fun way to embrace each season as it comes.

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Spring and summer might be the smell of lemons, limes, and mint. Winter always reminds me of fresh pine! And fall of course is the smell of pumpkin, cinnamon, apples, etc.

If you are all for FALL and you’re ready to jump head first into getting yourself and your home ready for the new season, then get this stove top potpourri going asap. Next, give your porch an uplift with some fall decor and a pretty wreath. Then, start in on all of your favorite, fall recipes, and you’ll be golden.

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What Is a Stove Top Potpourri?

If you’re not familiar with stove top potpourri, let me fill you in on what it is before we jump into the recipe! Stove top potpourris are basically just a hodge podge of fresh fruits, herbs, spices, (occasionally dried flowers) that’s simmered on the stove in water.

As its simmering the stove top potpourri puts out an amazing scent of the combined ingredients. Potpourri is is just the dried version of the fruits, herbs, spices, and flowers. Stove top potpourri is the simmering pot version!

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One of my favorite things about stove top potpourris is that you can just use whatever you have on hand. Although this is a recipe with exact ingredients, don’t be afraid to mix it up and just use whatever you have! You could honestly just use a couple cinnamon sticks and it would still make your home smell wonderful.

I also think stove top potpourris are a great way to use up anything in your kitchen that’s about to spoil. If that apple is right on the edge of going bad (too close to eat), then throw it in some water on the stove.

We have an apple tree and although I try to pick and use as many of the apples as I can, some do go bad. Also, some are just not great for eating because they’ve been picked are bruised, etc. I’m so happy I can still get a little bit of use out of them by throwing them into this potpourri recipe!

Fall Stove Top Potpourri Ingredients

  • 1 apple
  • 1 orange
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1/2 Tbsp cloves (ground or whole)
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
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Simmering the Stove Top Potpourri

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Slice the apple, orange and lemon. Combine all of the ingredients into a medium sized sauce pan on your stove. Cover with water. Simmer on low all day!

This recipe is especially nice if you have guests coming over. Get it started in the morning and have it simmering all day to make your home smell amazing.

Add more water as needed throughout the day so the ingredients are always covered in water. You can also keep this on your stove for a few days straight, and just turn the heat on again in the mornings. Just be sure to check it often and add more water so that it doesn’t run out of water and burn to the bottom of your pan!

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Fall Stove Top Potpourri

A quick and easy FALL inspired stove top potpourri to make your home smell amazing for the Autumn season.

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Ingredients

  • 1 apple sliced
  • 1 orange sliced
  • 1/2 lemon sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp cloves ground or whole
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 whole cinnamon sticks
  • water

Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients to a medium sized pot on the stove, set on low. Add water until everything is covered. Simmer throughout the day for a delicious, fall smell!

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What are you doing to make your home smell festive this fall? Let me know in the comments below!!

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FAQs

How do I make my house smell like fall on the stove? ›

Make a Simmer Pot

Then add a variety of sliced fruits, spices and essential oils or pure extracts. One fall-favorite combination is apple slices, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves and nutmeg—but you can mix and match just about anything that appeals to you.

How do you make homemade autumn smell? ›

To make your own pumpkin-spice room spray, gather clove, ginger, orange, cardamom, and cinnamon essential oils. Add a few drops of each to one cup of distilled water and pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Spritz the air freshener around the room as needed for a burst of fall fragrance.

How do you make dry fall potpourri? ›

Mix Ingredients

Add dried bay leaves, a teaspoon of cinnamon, cloves, cinnamon sticks and a few drops of orange and clove essential oils. Seal and shake the bag to mix all of the ingredients.

What essential oils make your house smell like fall? ›

DIY Some Fall Potpourri

“Add a few drops of clove, cinnamon, orange, and cedarwood essential oils and lightly stir.” Display your potpourri in beautiful shallow dishes around the house and package leftovers into cellophane bags for host gifts.

Can you boil ground cinnamon to make your house smell good? ›

You don't have to spend all day in the kitchen baking to give your home the warm inviting scent of baked goods. Simmer cinnamon, anise and cloves for a country farmhouse kitchen scent that is sure to be a favorite.

How do you get your house smelling great? ›

Tips to make your house smell good:
  1. Display fragrant plants.
  2. Use scented candles and diffusers.
  3. Get rid of any unpleasant smells.
  4. Ventilate your home.
  5. Make potpourri.
  6. Bake or brew something delicious.
  7. Use essential oils.

What is the best fall smell? ›

Bringing these scents into your home will establish a consistent feeling of warmth and happiness!
  • Apple Cinnamon.
  • Apple Cider.
  • Pecan Pie.
  • Pumpkin Chai.
  • Sandalwood.
  • Bonfire.
  • Brown Sugar Vanilla.
  • Anything Leaves, Flannel, Outdoor Scent.

What is an autumn fragrance? ›

Some of the most popular food and perfume scents are often: pumpkin spice, cinnamon, apple pie, pecan pie and apple cider, just to name a few. Choosing an autumn fragrance involves a selection that is adapted to slightly warmer clothes than those worn in summer.

What scents are best for autumn? ›

Notes like amber, musk, sandalwood, orange blossom, and warm vanilla create oriental and woody fragrances that are both long-lasting and reminiscent of the autumn season.

How to make potpourri smell stronger? ›

Add some nuts to the mixture; they improve the scent a lot. Add more oil to the mixture if possible, especially high-quality fragrance oil, the more you add, the better the scent. Autumn might be the best flower picking season, so utilize it for your potpourri while it lasts.

How long does stove top potpourri last? ›

When the water begins to evaporate, add more! Your stove top holiday potpourri will last 3 to 5 days. Holiday Stove Top Potpourri is totally natural, toxin free, and will last several days.

What are the best ingredients for dry potpourri? ›

Often their leaves are also fragrant and add earthy flair to the mixture. Fruit: Oranges, lemons, limes, apples, pears, and cranberries smell sweet and give potpourri a fresh look. Herbs and spices: Rosemary, mint, thyme, sage, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and cardamom are common.

Can you change the smell of your house? ›

If you want your home to smell good, use a natural aroma instead of synthetic. Simmering a bowl of fresh herbs (like rosemary), lemon and water is the easiest way. Just keep an eye on the water levels to ensure there's always enough liquid.

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