I love making homemade simmer pots. Made by filling a large pot with water and a blend of fresh fruit, herbs, teas, and spices, then simmering everything together on the stovetop, these stovetop potpourris offer a natural alternative to artificial candles, room sprays, and diffusers.
Below is a collection of simmer pot ideas including seasonal simmer pots for autumn (vanilla chai simmer pot), spring (spring simmer pot with lemon and lavender), summer (citrus simmer pot), and winter (gingerbread Christmas simmer pot).
Explore all of Rebecca’s simmer pot recipes:
Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.