Crisp and colorful leaves, apple picking, slow cooked stews, cool weather, comfy clothes, and pumpkin spice everything... We can't get enough of the warm and fuzzy feels of fall! So we came up with a five-ingredient scent simmer to bring fall inside — any time of year.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of water
- 1 apple cut in half and any leftover apple peels
- 1 orange cut or leftover orange peels
- 1 Tablespoon of whole cloves
- 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon or 3 cinnamon sticks
Directions:
- In soup pot, add all ingredients and bring to a slow simmer.
- Turn to lowest setting and enjoy for hours, adding water as needed.
You can also put all of your ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low with the lid off.
Mix up your homemade simmering scents with whatever you have on hand - there are no rules!
Other ingredients to consider:
- Star anise
- Ginger
- All spice
- Nutmeg
- Pine needles
- Fennel seeds
- Cranberries
Simmer up a pot of yummy smells before a party at your home, or just on a cozy weeknight with your family. Celebrate the season with the delicious smell of fall!
🍁🍁🍁
This story originally appeared in Macaroni Kid EATS! We'd love to have you join our foodie family!
Sign up now to get Macaroni Kid EATS! in your inbox on the third Tuesday of each month.
----------------------
Get a FREE kid-friendly event calendar for families living from downtown B'ham and south to Alabaster full of festivals, fairs, activities, events and more! Sign up by clicking HERE!
Macaroni Kid South Birmingham is a free weekly e-newsletter and website focused on fun family events and things to do with kids in the South Birmingham region. We gather together all kinds of local family events and activities each week, and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more. We proudly serve families in downtown Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Pelham, the Oak Mountain and 280 area, Helena and Alabaster.
