Holiday Potpourri

heidi medina

Fill your home with the scents of the holidays with amazing cinnamon, orange oils, fennel, star anise and black peppercorns. Supplement with fresh pine branches for even more amazing scents.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 3 10

Servings 3 potpourris

Ingredients

3 cinnamon sticks broken in half
2 clementines sliced 1/4" thick
1 Tbsp. fennel seed
1 tsp. cloves
6 whole star anise
1 Tbsp. black peppercorns
½ cup dried cranberries
fresh pine branches if desired

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Spread clementine slices on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Bake until clementine slices are dried. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Divide evenly into 3 portions. Store in plastic bags or glass jars.
To use: add one portion of the Holiday Potpourri to a pot of water, including fresh pine branches, if desired, and simmer on the stove. Add more water as needed. Holiday scents will waft through the home.