Have you been searching for the best way to make cannabis-infused honey? This sweet and gooey cannabis honey, or “cannahoney”, is the perfect way to infuse any of your favorite, delectable, sweet treats or beverages! The best part? This recipe is super simple and requires no sticky infusion process, so you won’t feel overwhelmed or bogged down by the details. Enjoy!
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Features
- No sticky infusion process!
- Ready in under 15 minutes, just 2-3 simple ingredients needed
- Infuse with: decarbed cannabis or kief, or cannabis concentrates
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Cannabis honey is something my Well With Cannabis Community has been discussing in our recent open and informative conversations.
Everyone has their own tried and true method, and after learning from them, I put together this guide that will help you make the best cannahoney possible.
This is a simple and easy way to make cannabis honey without the ridiculously sticky, traditional infusion process that may not even be that effective in the first place.
Save your time and energy by using this method: decarbed flower or kief or cannabis concentrates like FECO instead.
Once made, this cannabis honey recipe is perfect for having on hand whenever you want to infuse your favorite food and drinks.
This post will explore how to make cannabis honey, expert tips for making the perfect infused honey, and answered FAQ!
What You’ll Need
- Honey: Any type of honey you want to use will work, just remember that locally sourced, raw, organic honey will have more health benefits than grocery store bear honey.
- Infusion Choice: Decarbed flower, decarbed kief, or cannabis concentrates like FECO/RSO, distillate, shatter, wax, etc.
- Lecithin: An optional ingredient, but lecithin can be helpful, if using concentrates.
Note: a complete list of ingredients with amounts and printable instructions is located in the recipe card below.
The Step-by-Step Process
- Step 1 – Choose your favorite type of honey. The golden-yellow honey pictured is Orange Blossom honey, the dark orange honey is Wild Flower honey.
- Step 2 – Choose your infusion option: flower or kief, or cannabis concentrates. Decarb if needed.
- Step 3 – Prepare a double boiler.
- Step 4 – Add the honey and allow it to warm.
- Step 5 – Add the decarbed cannabis to the warmed honey.
- Step 6 – Whisk well.
- Step 7 – Pour into an airtight container for storage.
- Step 8 – Stir well before using.
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
- Step 5 – Add the concentrate to the warmed honey.
- Step 6 – Add the lecithin to the mixture.
- Step 7 – Whisk well.
- Step 8 – Pour into an airtight container for storage. Stir well before using.
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
Storage Instructions
Like any other honey, this recipe needs to be stored at room temperature away from direct light and heat.
If your honey crystallized, it can be brought back to its liquid state with gentle heat.
Why Follow This Method?
You may notice that there are many ways to infuse honey in different recipes found online.
Most infuse the cannabis directly with the honey by cooking them together for 2-4 hours at temperatures above 160°F, similar to how we infuse cannabutter or various cannabis oils.
However, I do not believe this is the best method for two reasons.
Reason #1: Honey may lose many of its most beneficial properties at low temperatures. You essentially cook out all of the natural benefits of honey with these higher cooking temperatures.
I learned this from many different members of my Well With Cannabis Community. One member who was a beekeeper agreed and said:
“As a beekeeper, put it directly in the honey and then strain with a cheesecloth – if you slightly heat, SLIGHTLY heat the local honey, you will keep the stuff we want in local honey. Too hot and it becomes the grocery store crap.”
This is why we are using the double boiler in this method to just slightly heat the honey and make it more vicious and have a more liquid/runny consistency.
Reason #2: There is no fat in honey for the cannabinoids to bond to.
Cannabinoids like THC and CBD are lipophilic, meaning they are attracted to fat molecules.
They are not water-soluble, which means they will not dissolve in water alone (1).
When you infuse the honey, I am afraid that the majority of cannabinoids are remaining attached to the plant material and are discarded through the straining process.
That is why my recommendation continues to encourage my community to mix honey with an already prepared option like concentrates and FECO, or with flowers that won’t be strained, as outlined in this method.
Notes and Expert Tips
- If you want to use the ground flower method, be sure to grind the cannabis into a fine powder.
- You can decarb the traditional way in the oven or in an Instant Pot.
- Use any honey of choice, however the higher the quality the better.
- Honey lasts indefinitely, but try to use it within a few months.
- A half a teaspoon to a full teaspoon is a good place to start when dosing, but always remember the golden rule – start low and go slow!
Easy Cannabis Honey – Two Ways!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup honey
Choose One
- 3.5 grams finely ground, decarbed flower or kief or amount of choice
- 1 mL cannabis concentrates or amount of choice
Instructions
- Choose your infusion option: decarbed flower or kief, or cannabis concentrates. Be sure to decarb first, and grind into a fine powder, if needed.
- Prepare a double boiler by placing 1-2 cups of water in the bottom pan. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Turn off the heat and add the top portion of the double boiler on top.
- Add the honey to the top pan and allow it to gently warm-up. It should become thinner and runnier in consistency.
Option #1: Infuse With Flower
- Add the finely ground decarbed cannabis or kief to the warmed honey. Whisk very well. Do not strain. See reasons above.
- Pour into an airtight container for storage. Stir well before using.
Option #2: Infuse with Concentrates
- Add your concentrate to the warmed honey, followed by the lecithin. Whisk very well for several minutes.
- Pour into an airtight container for storage. Stir well before using.
Notes
- Note, some separation will still occur with either method. Please stir the honey well each time you use it to ensure more even and consistent dosing.
Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
Go slow, use a teaspoon or half a teaspoon to start. If you don’t know your personal tolerance yet, be sure to read this beginner’s guide to cannabis edibles before getting started.
Sure! It will probably turn out very similar.
I love hot tea with honey, or even better, a hot toddy, especially in the winter. You can also easily use this in other cocktails and mocktails. Check out more cannabis drink ideas for inspiration!
I love using this on top of oatmeal or my berry quinoa bowl, I also love putting it in any baked goods or candies!
Many moons ago I had some honey butter and it was so good. Do you think putting some butter in this infused honey would give the flower something to bid to.?
Hi Deb. Absolutely! Adding butter to cannabis-infused honey can indeed enhance its texture and flavor, creating a richer experience. The fats in the butter can also help to more effectively bind with the cannabinoids, potentially improving the infusion’s potency and efficiency. Sounds delightful! Let us know if you try it!
In your making cannahoney recipe…
Option #2: Infuse with Concentrates
Add your concentrate to the warmed honey, followed by the lecithin.
WHAT lecithin? I know what it is, but you don’t say how much, you don’t list it as an ingredient, it just comes out of the blue….
Hi there. Lecithin is an optional ingredient, but can be helpful, if using concentrates. General rule of thumb with lecithin is using one teaspoon for every cup of liquid.
If you add lecithin + ganga to the honey and infuse does it bind to honey ?
Hi Kassandra. Honey doesn’t contain any fat, so the cannabinoids won’t bind to the honey if infusing with flower. Adding lecithin and cannabis concentrates to honey can create an emulsion, helping to bind the ingredients together. Lecithin acts as an emulsifier, which means it can help mix the oil-based properties of cannabis with the honey, resulting in a smoother texture and better incorporation.
Hello I was wondering if you have to warm up the honey to mix in the decarb keif?
Hi Anna! Yes, warming up the honey slightly can help it mix more easily with the decarbed kief. Just be careful not to overheat, as a gentle warm-up should do the trick! Happy infusing!
How much concentrate do i use to infuse honey
Hi Jeffrey. The amount of cannabis concentrate to use when infusing honey depends on your desired potency and tolerance level. A good starting point is using 0.5 to 1 gram of concentrate per cup of honey. Don’t forget to decarboxylate the concentrate first to activate the THC or CBD! Happy Infusing!