This is a great craft project to do with your kids during the holidays and they smell great too! You can pick up the ingredients at the Dollar Tree and it is such a frugal project during the holidays!
Ingredients:
3/4 – 1 cup apple sauce (depends on if chunky or not – start with 3/4 and stir in more if needed)
1 cup cup ground cinnamon
Directions:
Mix together applesauce and cinnamon, knead and then roll out with a rolling pin (it will form a dough). You can sprinkle with cinnamon when rolling out if too moist. Then cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Make a hole in the top of the ornament. Let ornaments dry. Add a ribbon after it dries and use it as an ornament or present tag.
Thanks to my friend Billie for sharing this photo of her daughter making them.
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I made these during the fall to add to my tree and they are super simple and super smelly. They are adorable.
So it’s only two ingredients? Nothing else needed> How cool!
So easy!
How do you roll out just applesauce and cinnamon? I keep rereading to see if I’m missing something.
You just knead it and then roll it out with a rolling pin.
i didn’t get it either until i read the directions for like the 10th time. lol if you’re using 1 full cup of cinnamon and equal part (1 cup) of applesauce…. i’m going to assume that it forms some sort of “dough” like consistancy.
i agree that these directions were pretty vague if you’ve never tried to make them before. lol regardless, i think i will try it. love the smell of cinnamon and apples.
I have updated the directions with more detail for you
They smell great!
Just found a recipe for exact same thing this morning to try with my kiddos…. only difference the other one says use 2 Tablespoons of tacky glue, nutmeg and cloves. Think this one sounds alot easier. Thanks for posting! =)
You can use glue but I prefer it to be edible – just in case
You can place plastic wrap between the dough while forming a dough ball. This makes for less mess! You can also use a straw to make the hole at the top for the ribbon. Then you can bake the ornaments on 200 degrees for 2 1/2 hours to harden the dough. This also makes your house smell amazing! I made them with my 6 year old daughter and it was alot of fun! You can find a more detailed recipe on http://www.McCormick.com.
Oh thank you! My daughter brought one of the home from school. When I asked for the “recipe”, I got shrugging shoulders.
It’s amazing how great these smell. Can’t wait to make some.
I used a dehydrator for these. Also store in baggies for next year.