One of my favorite things each fall is putting a simmer pot on the stove and filling our home with the smell of fall! I love creating a simmer pot in a jar that I can just grab and put on the stove in a moments notice. Making a simmer pot in a jar is made with dried ingredients and stored in a mason jar. They make wonderful gifts as well! I shared a Christmas Morning simmer pot in a jar last year and it smells amazing. Be sure to save both for this holiday season!
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Ingredients for Simmer Pot in a Jar
- Dried orange slices
- Dried apple slices
- Cinnamon sticks
- Whole cloves
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Mason jar with lid (jelly or pint size)
- Twine or ribbon
- Fabric or parchment paper to cover lid
- Tag with instructions if gifting
Drying the Fruit
I used the Weston 10 Tray Food Dehydrator to make the dried fruit for my jars. The Weston dehydrator made drying the fruit so easy. I cut the fruit about 1/4 inch thick and put them on the trays. I followed the instructions that came with the dehydrator and set the timer for 10 hours on 135 degrees. After 10 hours, the fruit slices came out perfect for simmer pot jars.
You can also dry the fruit in the oven. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and put the fruit slices on a parchment lined baking sheet. Turn the fruit every 30 min and bake for 5-6 hours, checking the fruit frequently.
Assembling the Simmer Pot Jars
Once your fruit is dried, gather all the other ingredients and begin adding it to the mason jars. For jelly jars, I used the following quantities. For pint jars, you can add more!
- 3 dried apple slices
- 3 dried orange slices
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Place some scrap fabric or parchment paper on top of the lid for decoration
- Add some jute or ribbon with an extra orange and apple slice
- Add a tag with instructions for the simmer pot if gifting
Simmer Pot Instructions
- To use: place entire contents of jar into a small sauce pan. Fill with water to completely cover the dried ingredients and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer adding additional water as needed!
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