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Home » Natural Living » Fall crockpot potpourri

Fall crockpot potpourri

Published: Jul 31, 2022 by Lauren Glucina • Naturopath, Nutritionist

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A crockpot, filled with water, citrus, fowers and aromatic spices. Text over the top reads "Crockpot Potpourri".

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.

Jump to:
  • 🌼What is crockpot potpourri?
  • 💘Reasons to love it
  • 🍋Ingredients
  • 🌲Variations
  • 💁🏽How to make crockpot potpourri
  • 🎁Gift it

🌼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 Cranberries Westland 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

🌿Enjoyed this recipe? Leave a comment below, better yet - share a snap with me on instagram @ascensionkitchen. If you're after personalised health and nutrition advice, contact my clinic, I'd be happy to work with you.

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

Fall crockpot potpourri

Naturopath Lauren Glucina
This easy recipe is a great way to fill the whole house with a warm holiday scent.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course DIY
Servings 1

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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About the Author

I’m Lauren, practising Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, and essential oils educator in Auckland, New Zealand. I’m incredibly passionate about food as medicine, and helping connect people with the healing power of Nature.

BNatMed, AdDip NutMed, BCS, Certified FitGenes Practitioner.

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  1. Gayle

    August 01, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Lauren,
    This sounds so good, I have done this just with Lavender or Rosemary so will have to try this, it must smell amazing. Love your site by the way, I've learned so much.

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    • Lauren Glucina • Naturopath, Nutritionist

      August 03, 2022 at 4:13 pm

      Hi Gayle, it does smell pretty yummy! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Lauren.

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