DIY Autumn, Thanksgiving, and Fall Decor Ideas for serving Coffee, Tea, and Hot Cocoa plus a Dried Orange Slice Recipe with 12 creative home uses.

Who wouldn’t want to wake up or come home to this on a cool Fall day…

12 Ways To Make and Use Dried Orange Slices:

Garnish a roast (see my Cherry Balsamic Pork Loin recipe)
Float in fall drinks and cocktails like Mulled Wine
Serve in iced tea or Hibiscus Tea Cocktails
Decorate Christmas tree garlands
Add as a natural wreath accent
Pop into hot apple cider
Chop and add to marinades for beef or chicken
Add to a cup of hot tea
Mix into mulling spices
Infuse olive oil as a gift
Make orange flavored salt. Simply grind dried oranges fine, add to sea salt to season meat dishes.
Use as a bath soak; a small cotton muslin bag, and fill it with dry cloves, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, and Epsom salts.

More cozy ideas for Fall Home Decor and Recipes:

Fall Succulent Topped Pumpkins

55 Easy Fall Decorating Ideas

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Fall Decor Idea: Coffee, Tea, and Hot Cocoa + Dried Orange Slice Recipe

Cook Time

2 hrs 30 mins

DIY Autumn, Thanksgiving, and Fall Decor Ideas for serving Coffee, Tea, and Hot Cocoa plus 12 creative ways to use this dried orange slice recipe.

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: Breakfast or Snack

Keyword: dried orange garnish, fall coffee bar, tea and coffee

Servings: 12

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Ingredients

dried orange slices
nice big tray - rattan, copper, or wood
assorted teas sachets, flavored coffee, or Keurig cups
fall holiday sprinkles, coffee creamer, and whip cream
hot cocoa mix and mini marshmallows
small fall or holiday cookies like gingerbread shortbread
a french press for coffee
small copper spoons and or colorful straws
a small pair of tongs for treats
small little copper bowls or a footed bowl
small plates and napkins
cute colorful assorted coffee and tea cups
local honey, sugar cubes, or cinnamon sticks
small decorative pumpkins
small oranges or tangerines

Instructions

How To Make Dried Orange Slices

Wash/dry oranges (lemons, limes, blood oranges, or tangerines). Slice very thin 1/8 inch and lay flat on parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
Bake 200 degrees, 2 1/2 - 3 hours (or dehydrator 12 hours 135 degrees).
Look for the orange to turn clear and peel to dry. Store in a cool dry place, not the fridge. Zip locks are perfect!

Put Together The Fall Coffee, Tea, and Hot Chocolate Tray

Assemble a tray with tea sachets, flavored coffee (or Keurig cups), and or hot cocoa. I found cocoa and mini marshmallows in glass bear jars, so cute!
Keep creamer, whip cream cold, and have fall sprinkles for coffee topping. Cinnamon sticks and dried orange slices for tea would be so festive.
Use bowls to display cookies and sweet treats. You want high and low bowls to make it interesting.
Set out cups, plates, tongs, and add an inexpensive French press for a single cup of coffee.
Use things you have, and repurpose anything fall colored (think copper, brown, orange, rust, or white) on your tray. Set near your coffee maker and use it everyday! After Thanksgiving, we loved it so much we set up one for Christmas.... Christmas Coffee, Tea, and Hot Cocoa Bar

Recipe Notes

Many of the things on my Fall Decor tray are from HomeGoods. Try to use things you already have on hand. Pull small fall colored bowls and a tray, and use natural items like cinnamon sticks, leaves or flowers. Natural oranges and pumpkins are beautiful, you can add anything that says Fall to you!