The Best Smelling Spring Simmer Pot Recipes to Freshen Up Your Home

Today on the blog I am sharing 3 of the best smelling spring simmer pot recipes! Simmer pots are a great way to freshen up your home, and use up some leftover herbs or produce that’s on the way out. I have been getting really into creating my own simmer pots lately! And these are some of my favorite, tried and true spring scent combos that will have your home smelling fresh and clean for spring!

Also, I wanted to let you know that this blog post is one of eight posts in a Spring Blog Hop I’m participating in with a few blogging friends. I will be sharing all of the links at the end of this post. So be sure to check those out for tons of spring inspo and ideas you won’t want to miss!!

What is a simmer pot?

A simmer pot, or a stovetop potpourri is basically a way to add a nice scent or fragrance to your home. You add a few ingredients and some water to a pot. Then you bring it to a boil. Once it’s boiling, you turn down the temperature and let it simmer while it fills your home with the scent of the ingredients! Y’all know I love a good candle! But there’s something extra cozy and inviting about simmer pots!!

How long do you let it simmer?

I tend to let my simmer pots go all day! When I notice the water getting low in the pot, I top it off with more water and let it keep on simmering. It will stay fragrant for the entire day!

This is especially nice when you’re Spring cleaning. You can boil one of these spring simmer pot recipes while you clean your home and that way you refresh your spaces and the air in your home all at the same time!

Speaking of Spring Cleaning, I shared some of my best time saving tips for cleaning your house fast in this post.

Spring Simmer Pot Recipes

The nice thing about these spring simmer pot recipes is that you can mix and match and make it your own combo depending on what you already have on hand or what scents you prefer! There’s no right or wrong combination. But these are a few of my go to spring simmer pot recipes. They all include citrus fruit, which is a scent I never tire of, and one that is especially perfect for the season if you ask me!!

Recipe #1: The Spring Cleaning Simmer Pot

A couple lemons, a few sprigs of rosemary, a few cinnamon sticks and a spoonful of vanilla extract are all you need for this simmer pot! It will have your entire home smelling like you just finished your spring cleaning!!

Spring Simmer Pot Ingredients:

• sliced lemons
• fresh rosemary sprigs
• a handful of cinnamon sticks
• a splash of vanilla extract

Recipe #2: The Island Breeze Simmer Pot

A couple limes, a few sprigs of mint leaves, and a spoonful of coconut extract are the perfect combination for this simmer pot. There’s nothing like the scent of lime and coconut to have me dreaming of warmer weather and all the beach days ahead! Summer is still a few months away, but a girl can dream!!

Spring Simmer Pot Ingredients:

• sliced limes
• fresh mint sprigs
• a splash of coconut extract

Recipe #3: Citrus Sunrise Simmer Pot

A little lemon, lime, orange and a spoonful of coconut (or even vanilla) are the perfect ingredients to wake up your home and have it smelling fresh for spring. With daylight savings time in full swing, this spring simmer pot recipe is a nice nod to the longer, sunshine filled days we have all been looking forward to!

Spring Simmer Pot Ingredients:

• sliced lemons
• sliced limes
• sliced oranges
• a splash of coconut extract

What do you do with simmer pot when it’s done?

Here at the farmhouse, we compost pretty regularly. You can read more about that in [this post]. So when I’m done with a simmer pot, I just add all of the boiled ingredients into our compost bin! You can also just drain the water and toss the ingredients into your regular garbage.

Where can I find more seasonal simmer pot recipes?

The simmer pot recipes in today’s post could totally work for any season! Though they are especially nice for spring in my humble opinion. If you’re looking for more of my favorite seasonal simmer pot recipes, check out the posts below!

• click here for my favorite Fall Simmer Pot Recipes
• click here for my favorite Christmas Simmer Pot Recipes

Spring Blog Hop

Today’s blog post is one of several in a Spring Blog Hop that I’m participating in today! A group of blogging friends and I are all sharing some spring inspo on our blogs, and there are some really great posts in the blog hop that I know you’ll just love! Let’s get inspired for spring together… Click the links or photos below to visit each of the blogs participating in today’s blog hop!

Robyn of Robyn’s French Nest shared a DIY for a Unique Table Runner

Stacey of Green Valley Gable shared 10 Easter Decor Ideas for Your Country Cottage

Diana of Diana Marie Home shared a DIY Spring Decor Cloche

Cynthia of Vintage & Grace Living shared 5 Easy Ways to Decorate Your Entryway for Spring

Heidi of Eleanor Rose Home shared her Tale of an Easter Bunny Pillow

Shannon of My Little White Barn shared 4 Fun Ways to Use and Easter Basket

Ali of Country Chic Homes shared A Touch of Spring

I hope today’s post was helpful and brought a little springtime joy to your scroll today! If you decide to try out one of the spring simmer pot recipes I shared today, you’ll have to let me know how you like it!! And if you have a favorite one, I’d love to hear which one it is!

Thank you for stopping by the blog today, and as always, thank you so much for following along…

Love, Brittany