Cinnamon Applesauce Christmas Ornaments

Easy Cinnamon Scented - Applesauce Ornaments are a must make this holiday season. They're perfect for hanging throughout the house, on the tree, to make garland or used as scented bowl fillers.

It has been quite some time since we did a craft post on Mommy's Kitchen! Several years ago, I made some Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments, but we only have a few left. Old fashioned cinnamon ornaments are my absolute favorite and a fun activity for the kids. My daughter asked me what the ornaments were made of and I told her cinnamon and applesauce, she couldn't believe it. 

I told the kids since we only have  couple left how about making a batch together?  The kids loved mixing up the cinnamon scented dough and cutting out all the festive shapes. My son said the dough smelled so good that you could almost eat it. I had to explain to him that these were not edible ornaments, but craft ornaments for our Christmas tree. 

When the ornaments are dry, you can leave them plain or get creative and decorate the with puppy paint and glitter. I like to keep them plain the old fashioned way.  These cute little ornaments also make wonderful garland and beautiful bowl fillers along with some fresh dried orange slices and cinnamon sticks. 

Another festive, old fashioned idea is to run raffia through one of the ornaments and tie it onto Christmas gifts for a homemade touch. 

These cinnamon ornaments make beautiful teacher, co worker or gifts for a friend. Just place a variety of ornament shapes in a pretty box for a nice homemade gift. I don't know about you but homemade presents are my favorite gifts to receive. Cinnamon ornaments are my favorite way to celebrate and old fashioned Christmas and they are simple to make. 

Here are some picture of my kiddos making the Christmas ornaments. They had so much fun. 

Mr. handsome giving me a pose.

Don't forget to add the holes while the dough is still wet. A straw works great for this. Lay ornaments on foil-covered pan and place in the oven on 170 degrees for about 2 hours, remove from oven and let dry for 24-48 hours.

Add some holiday ribbon or jute twin to hang your cinnamon ornaments on the Christmas tree. Your house will smell so good while the ornaments are baking. 

This was originally posted in 2010 - updated in 2023 with new photos. It's so fun to look back at how small my kiddos were. Time is a thief and I miss my babies being young. Now I have grandbabies, so I need to keep the tradition going. 💗

Yield: 2 dozen (depending on size)

Author: Tina Butler | Mommy's Kitchen

Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments

Easy Cinnamon Scented - Applesauce Ornaments are a must make this holiday season. They're perfect for hanging throughout the house, on the tree, to make garland or used as scented bowl filler.

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 30 MinInactive time: 48 HourTotal time: 48 H & 45 M

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 - cups store bought applesauce
• 1 1/2 - cups cinnamon + more for dusting
• 1 - tablespoon tacky glue or school glue
• ribbon or jute twine and puffy fabric paint if decorating

Instructions

1. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. If the “dough” is too dry, add more applesauce; if it is too wet, add more cinnamon.
2. Lay a piece of waxed paper or foil on the counter. Roll out the dough to about 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick (cut them more on the thicker side, so they will last for years).
3. The dough seems to roll easier if you place a sheet of parchment or waxed paper on top and then roll using a rolling pin. If not the dough has a tendency to stick to the rolling pin.
4. Cut out different shapes by using cookie cutters.
5. Don't forget to add the holes (use a straw) while the dough is wet. Lay ornaments on foil-covered pan and place in the oven on 170 degrees for 30 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and let dry for 24-48 hours
7. Once the ornaments are completely dry you can pull out a few craft supplies to decorate with.
8. White puffy fabric paint works great to make realistic gingerbread men.
9. Use some holiday ribbon or jute twine to hang your cinnamon ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Notes

If the cinnamon scent starts to fade away just add a drop of cinnamon oil to refresh the ornament. 

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