How to Make Natural Potpourri
Create a beautiful homemade potpourri with dried apples, orange slices, and cinnamon sticks. It's a great way to bring a little beauty and fragrance to your home.
Yield: 2 -4 cups
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Oven
- Oven safe rack
Materials
- Red apples
- Oranges
- Cinnamon sticks
- Cellulose fiber optional
- Essential oils optional
- Fragrance oil optional
Instructions
- Thinly slice apples and oranges.
- Use paper towels to pat off any excess moisture.
- Set the sliced fruit directly on an oven rack or an oven safe rack in a single layer.
- Heat in the oven on low heat around 200 degrees for 2 - 4 hours flipping occasionally or until dry.
- Toss dried fruit slices with cinnamon stick together to make the potpourri.
- You can additionally add some fragrance oil to cellulous fiber and place it under the potpourri for added fragrance.
Notes
Ovens and fruit sizes will vary. It may take less time or more for the fruit to dry.
Try drying other fruit such as fresh cranberries and other citrus fruit such as lemon slices, limes, and grapefruit.
Use other herbs and spices such as whole nutmeg, allspice, star anise, rosemary, or whole cloves.
Add some texture with pine cones or bay leaves.
Bag some up or fill a wide mouth mason jar and create some wonderful homemade gifts.
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