In the fall, it’s nice to have an air freshener that fits the season, and homemade spicy apple air freshener does just that. Better yet, it’s much safer than chemical air fresheners. Note: this air freshener works best if you have a wood-stove or fireplace. You can make it if you have a oven and are cooking something else too.
- Core a large Roma apple. You can use other apples, but Roma apples are nice and hard, which is what you need. Don’t core the apple all the way through the bottom; leave a layer of skin intact.
- Peel a ring of apple skin just around the hole at the top of the apple.
- Place the entire apple in a non-breakable baking dish – I have an old pie plate I use for stuff like this.
- Using the hole you made, fill the apple up with brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon, or experiment with orange or other spices.
- Pour water over the apple, allowing the water to seep into the hole and down the sides. Leave an inch of water in the dish.
- Place the dish on top of wood-stove or place in a fireplace over a grill.
- As the apple heats up, a wonderful spicy apple scent is released and will make your entire space smell great.
TIP: If you place this in an oven, because you don’t have a wood-stove or fireplace, I suggest cooking other items at the same time, or it’s a huge waste of energy.
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Jennifer, this is a good idea to make the house smell like the wonders of autumn. This project/recipe reminds me of a great dessert based on the same principle; core and apple, fill it with spices and water then bake it. I saw the recipe on “Lidia’s Italy” (recipe found here: http://www.lidiasitaly.com/recipes/detail/252) and found that baking apples smell amazing. After warming the household with some apple and spice it would be a shame to waste a pre-baked apple. It would only require a few more ingredients and a little more baking time to turn the “Homemade Apple & Spice Air Freshener” in to an excellent apple dessert. The household smells great, dessert was delicious and nothing was wasted.