These Holiday Simmer Pot Jars are the perfect homemade gift for friends and family. Made with a mix of holiday spices and aromatic ingredients like dried oranges, cinnamon sticks, and pine, they’re super easy to make and they look (and smell) so festive!

To use the jars, all you need to do is dump the contents into a pot on the stove, add a few inches of water, and bring everything up to a simmer—and it will make your home smell like Christmas!

I used fresh pine sprigs and fresh cranberries in this recipe (and just told my friends and family to use the jars within the next couple of weeks), but you can absolutely use dried pine and dried cranberries to make them last longer.

Holiday Simmer Pot Jars

Makes 1 jar

Ingredients:

Pinch of whole cloves
2 star anise
1/4 cup cranberries (fresh or dried)
2 cinnamon sticks
2 sprigs pine (fresh or dried)
2 dried orange slices
Optional: Kraft paper, jute twine, handmade label, dried orange slice, and cinnamon stick to wrap

To make:

Add all of the ingredients to a mason jar and secure the lid.
If you’d like, wrap with Kraft paper, twine, a handmade label, a dried orange slice, and a cinnamon stick.