These Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments are a Sweet Scented Holiday Craft
These homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments are the perfect tree decorations!
Let’s DIY some ornaments!
If you’re looking for a fun and easy craft to do with the kiddos for the holidays, try these creative and frugal homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments. They turn out so cute and leave your home smelling like Christmas!
This nostalgic ornament, which many of you might have made in elementary school, continues to be a fun holiday tradition!
This DIY will make around 15 ornaments, so you can also gift these to a few friends.
What are cinnamon applesauce ornaments?
As the name suggests, they’re ornaments made using only applesauce and cinnamon for the dough! I decided to use cinnamon from Dollar Tree for this recipe to keep it ultra frugal, and I’m so happy I gave it a try! You can’t beat the price, but of course, you can use any ground cinnamon. I was also able to snag my puffy paint from Walmart for less than $2!
Although there are ways to preserve these perishable ornaments, the scent may be lost which is what sets them apart from other faux cookie ornaments. If you do want to preserve them, simply preserve them with a spritz of clear coat spray! I have mine from when I first made this Christmas craft in 2014 and they STILL have the cinnamon scent to them.
If you tie these cinnamon applesauce ornaments together, you can even turn them into a cute Christmas garland instead of using them for ornaments.
Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
PrintSupplies Needed
- 2 - 3oz. containers of ground cinnamon
- 1 cup of applesauce
- white puffy paint
- 3-inch holiday cookie cutters
- 1 drinking straw
- Ribbon or baker's twine
Directions
1
In a bowl, onlinebine cinnamon and applesauce. Mix well until a dough forms, using a spoon at first, and then use your hands. Add more applesauce a teaspoon at a time if it’s too dry.
2
Roll out the dough until it’s about 1/3 inch thick. For easier cleanup, I rolled the mixture out between two sheets of nonstick parchment paper – you could also use plastic wrap.
3
Prep a sheet pan with parchment paper. Cut out the shapes and place them on the sheet pan just like you would for cookies. Continue to roll out the dough to get as many cut-outs as possible. Use a drinking straw to make a hole near the top of each cut-out.
4
Bake at 200 degrees for 2.5 hours (fun side effect: your home will smell amazing!) If you prefer not to bake, you can opt to let them air dry for 2-3 days.
5
After they onlinepletely cool, embellish with white puffy paint and tie with ribbon or baker’s twine to hang on the tree. Makes around 15 ornaments.
The best-scenting ornaments yet!
My kids and I had a blast crafting these, and I love having handmade keepsake ornaments for our Christmas tree! Thanks to Hip2Save reader, Jennifer, for sending us this recipe and idea several years ago — it’s a tried and true DIY we still love today!
PS: If you’re wondering if you can eat these, something tells me they won’t taste the best. 🤣 Either way, this is a great way to get that delicious Christmas scent to fill your home without worrying about eating one too many real cookie treats!
For more ornament ideas, try making DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments.
