This Christmas Potpourri in a Jar is one of the easiest holiday recipes to make. Plus, it smells absolutely amazing! If you’re looking for a simple homemade Christmas potpourri idea that takes minimal effort, look no further than this.

You’ll love the smell of your home and everyone who receives this DIY Christmas gift idea will be grateful as well!

Christmas Potpourri in a Jar

Christmas Simmer Pot Mason Jar Gifts

Mason jar gifts are the best. Not only are they unique, but they’re fun to create and adorable to look at. I think that one thing we can probably all agree on as well is that anything homemade and from the heart is always a winning choice.

This holiday season, instead of buying something generic off the shelf, why not make something fun and useful for your family and friends? Having a home that smells amazing is truly a gift that everyone wants!

How to Make Christmas Potpourri in a Jar

Some of the ingredients you will need to make this Christmas Potpourri is in this picture below. However, I have the full ingredients and recipe to print out towards the bottom of the page.

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Christmas Potpourri Recipe

This Christmas potpourri recipe only calls for a few ingredients and once you smell how amazing it is, you’re going to want to make a whole bunch more just for yourself!

Here is a suggested list of ingredients per gift jar, you may adjust the amounts as best fits your preferences and for what you may have on hand and of course the size of your jars.

Homemade Christmas Potpourri

Jars
1-3 clementines or small oranges depending on the size of the opening of your jars.
About ¼ cup or fresh or dried cranberries
Clusters of crab apples (these stay on trees nicely until early winter in many regions, if not available, you can look for baby apples at the store or go with dried apple slices).
Dried rosemary or dried rosemary sprigs
Small pieces from fir trees
Cinnamon sticks

If you choose to cut the citrus fruits open, you’ll want to wait until the day you’ll be giving them out to ensure they are fresh and then encourage the recipients to add water and shimmer the ingredients within 24 to 48 hours.

Try to avoid gifting the jars with water already in them as the appearance of the ingredients may start to change before you have a chance to hand them out.

Rinse and dry the fir swags and crab apples before placing in the jars to make sure there aren’t any little crawling friends going into the gift jars.

With the tips above in mind, assemble the goodies and start to fill the jars. Depending on the size of the opening, you may want to set the heavy fruits on the bottom or slide in the longer ingredients first.

Simmering potpourri Recipe Gift

Add the lids and maybe some festive ribbon to help hold everything in and add a little sparkle!

Christmas Simmer Pot Mason Jar Gifts

How to use Simmering potpourri

Add 6 cups of water to a pot with potpourri ingredients and bring it to a boil. Then turn it down to a simmer for about 2 hours, keeping a close eye on the water level to ensure the pot does not dry out.

Enjoy the amazing aroma of the holidays flowing throughout your house.

DIY Christmas Gifts

Once you make these Easy Christmas Simmer Pot Mason Jar Gifts your friends and family will love these DIY Christmas Gifts too.