Here you will find the best recipe for simple and delicious cannabis brownies made using cannabis-infused coconut oil, cannabutter, cannabis sugar or cannabis concentrates like FECO. No fancy ingredients, just your classic, delicious, brownies that are ready in as little as 25 minutes.
Features
- A simple, delicious tried-and-true brownie recipe.
- Multiple different infusion options including cannabutter, cannabis oil, cannabis sugar, concentrates, and even just decarbed flower.
- No fancy equipment needed!
- The perfect blank canvas for your favorite toppings like chocolate chips or sea salt.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
If you’re finding this recipe through a random search, welcome; I’m so glad you’re here!
After combing the internet for a perfect cannabis brownie recipe, I realized that it didn’t exist, so I sought out to create it. I wanted something simple, delicious, and versatile to share with you and my Well With Cannabis Community.
Instead of making things complicated, I’ve set out to make this the easiest guide for making cannabis brownies with simple instructions and alternative infusion options.
In this post, you will find my mouthwatering brownie recipe, must-know tips and tricks, alternate infusion options, and all the FAQ's everyone is asking.
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Ingredient Notes
- Cannabutter: If you don't already have this made, start with my guide to making cannabutter in a crockpot or cannbutter in an Instant Pot. Then, the cannabutter needs to be softened to room temperature for the best result. It won't cream together well if it is cold and hard. Completely melted is not ideal either. You can substitute cannabis coconut oil here, but it should be room temperature, too.
- Sugar: I use both white and brown sugar in this recipe, but if you want, you could substitute both or either for cannabis sugar.
- Optional toppings: These brownies are your blank canvas. Feel free to add nuts, chocolate chips, caramel, or sea salt.
- Cannabis Infusion Options: There are many different ways you can infuse this recipe. Find all of your options from decarbed flower to concentrates under the Alternate Infusion Options section below.
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 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a baking pan and set aside.
- Step 2 - In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Set aside.
- Step 3 - In another medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.
- Step 4 - Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed sugar.
- Step 5 - Beat on medium speed for one minute.
- Step 6 - Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- Step 7 - Beat on low speed until everything is well incorporated.
- Step 8 - Pour into the baking pan.
- Step 9 - If you are adding any additional toppings, add them now.
- Step 10 - Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes, depending on your consistency preferences.
- Step 11 - If you can wait, allow the brownies to cool for 30 minutes before cutting into squares.
- Step 12 - Enjoy and repeat!
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
Alternate Cannabis Infusion Options
As with all things edibles, there is more than one way to infuse something. Below we will explore all of the different ways you could infuse this recipe.
Cannabis Oil or Cannabutter
The easiest and most palatable option for making cannabis brownies is to make either cannabis coconut oil or cannabutter first.
Mastering just one of these recipes will help you make more delicious recipes beyond just brownies.
If you have never made either of these recipes before, be sure to:
Making your own oil or butter at home allows you to choose what type of cannabis flower you want to use.
THC dominant cannabis flower is the most preferred starting material, but you can also use CBD flower, CBG flower, or even kief, leaves, trim, or shake.
Once you have your cannabis-infused oil or butter prepared, you can use it anywhere fat is called for in a recipe. That means you can then use this recipe or your Grandma's sacred brownie recipe as is and swap regular oil or butter for infused oil or butter.
Should You Use Butter or Oil For Your Brownies?
Choosing between using cannabis-infused coconut oil or cannabutter is a personal taste preference. I prefer the coconut oil while my husband prefers cannabutter.
Learning how to discover your own personal cannabis preferences is something I teach inside my Cannabis Compass Online Course.
Either way, they perform nearly the same when baking and can be made the same way following the same methods and used interchangeably in many recipes.
Cannabis-Infused Sugar
While it's more likely that you can access cannabis butter or cannabis oil, you can optionally make a cannabis-infused sugar to use in this recipe.
You can also use cannabutter and cannasugar in combination for an ultrastrong batch, or use either one, depending on what you have on hand and readily available.
Cannabis Concentrates
If you are a medical marijuana patient or live in a recreationally legal state, chances are you may have access to cannabis concentrates.
You can easily use cannabis concentrates in this recipe to make delicious infused brownies. From distillate or CO2 oil, to shatter or wax, and FECO or RSO, all can work for this recipe.
Depending on what concentrate you are using, you will want to ensure that your cannabis concentrate is decarbed first, if needed. If you are not sure if your cannabis concentrate needs to be decarbed, you can check this guide here.
Once you know whether or not you need to decarb your concentrate, you can gently warm it up and mix it into the ½ cup of butter or oil called for in this recipe.
How much you will add is up to you and your personal taste preferences, 1mL or 1 gram is a good place to start.
Decarbed Cannabis Flower
Alas, some impatient friends don't want to wait 4 hours to make an infused oil and insist on adding cannabis flower or kief directly to the batter.
While it's not my favorite or the most palatable way to make brownies, it will still work.
However, it's important to note that you must decarboxylate the cannabis flower before adding it to the batter to reap the full benefits of activated CBD or THC. You can do this in an oven or an Instant Pot.
If you skip this step, your brownies will not be as strong as you desire or may not produce any intoxicating effect at all.
Leftover Cannabis Pulp
It's not my favorite way to make brownies, but yes, you can absolutely add the leftover cannabis pulp from making butter to your brownie mix.
I would recommend using the infused butter or oil as called for and then adding in a ¼ to ½ cup of the leftover pulp as an additional ingredient.
Storage Instructions
In my house, these brownies only last 24 hours!
But in all reality, these cannabis brownies have the same shelf life as any other brownies and should be consumed or frozen within 7 days to prevent spoilage.
Notes and Expert Tips
- Be sure to let your cannabutter soften to room temp before making this recipe. This makes all the difference in the creaming process.
- When measuring flour or cocoa powder; we recommend you use a spoon to transfer the flour from the container to your measuring cup and then leveling out with a flat edge, like a butter knife. This helps prevent packing and makes for better brownies.
- Unlike making a cake, the toothpick does NOT need to come out clean. Making fudgy brownies will leave deliciousness on the toothpick. Just verify that what is in the toothpick doesn't have a batter consistency, which would indicate that the batter needs to bake a bit longer.
- For even FUDGIER brownies, use a ½ cup of all-purpose flour instead of ¾ cup.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are many nuances when it comes to cannabis edibles, which is exactly why I put together my beginners guide to cannabis edibles. This guide will answer all of your questions about cannabis edibles in general.
Baking brownies can be brand new to even the most seasoned cannabis consumer, so here are some of the most common FAQs I get asked about making brownies from my Well With Cannabis Community.
Yes, you sure can! A typical Betty Crocker brownie mix calls for ½ cup or ⅔ cups of vegetable oil. Just swap that vegetable oil for ½ cup or ⅔ cups of your choice of cannabis oil like MCT oil or CBD oil and follow the directions as listed.
When making cannabis coconut oil or butter, the most commonly used ratio is 1 ounce of cannabis flower to 16 ounces (1 pound) of oil or butter. This recipe calls for a half-cup of cannabis-infused coconut oil or butter, which breaks down to approximately ¼ ounce of cannabis flower used in this recipe. The potency will depend on the strength of your flower, so be sure to use my edibles dosage calculator for a guesstimate.
If you are decarboxylating your own cannabis flowers and infusing your own cannabis coconut oil or butter before making your brownies, then yes, your house will definitely smell. If you already have the oil or butter prepared and are not actively decarbing or infusing and simply just making brownies, the smell will be significantly reduced.
As silly as that sounds, it's a legitimate question that gets asked more times than I'd like to admit. Dogs do well with CBD, but they don't do great with high amounts of THC. If your dog eats your cannabis brownie, I urge you to call your vet for further recommendations.
How Do I Make More Potent Cannabis Brownies?
Your final milligram dosage of either CBD or THC will be entirely dependent on the strength of the material you start with.
If you make your product with trim or shake, it will be less potent than if you make your cannabis oil or butter with premium, high-quality flower or kief.
When it comes to edibles, remember: the better the bud, the better the butter.
You can also adjust the amount of cannabis flower used to make your oil or butter. While the traditional ratio is 1 ounce of flower to 1 pound of oil or butter, you could use a ratio of 1 ounce of flower to ½ pound of oil or butter for a more potent final product.
Additionally, adding cannabis concentrates can easily increase the potency.
What Are The Effects of Cannabis Brownies?
Cannabis edibles affect every person differently because of our own unique endocannabinoid systems (ECS). This, paired with our own unique physiology, means we will all experience the effects differently.
Some of the most commonly reported effects include a feeling of intoxication or being high, sleepiness, drowsiness, happiness, pain relief, and more.
Additionally, some people will not feel the effects of edibles at all, as covered more in-depth here in my guide to cannabis edibles.
How Long Do Cannabis Brownies Take to Kick In?
It can be difficult to determine your ideal dosage when orally consuming cannabis. This is because the onset of the desired effect is significantly delayed compared to sublingual, topical, or inhalation consumption.
Orally ingested cannabis is slower to take effect, with the typical onset time ranging anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours, or even longer, depending on the individual.
While the effects of edibles are delayed, they tend to manifest stronger and last longer, with a peak onset of noticeable effects between 1 to 3 hours after consumption.
The effects of cannabis edibles can last anywhere from 6 to 8 hours or more and vary gratefully from person to person.
What is the Final Dosage of Each Brownie?
It's important to know that estimating the final potency of cannabis edibles is nearly impossible unless you know the percentage of CBD or THC in the material you start cooking with.
If you purchase your flower at a dispensary, it will state the % THC, making the process much easier.
From here, you can input your information into an online calculator that will help you guestimate your final concentration. If you don't know your starting material's potency, the final potency can be anyone's guess.
How to Determine The Dosing
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Not sure what your perfect dose is? Learn more here.
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Easy Homemade Cannabis Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie Batter:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup cannabutter (or cannabis coconut oil) room temperature
- 1 cup white or cannabis sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Toppings:
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons crushed walnuts
- ⅛ teaspoon flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease an 8"x8" metal baking pan and set it aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Sift the flour and the cocoa powder to remove any lumps, then add the salt, followed by the baking powder. Set aside.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, cream together the cannabutter and then white and brown sugarbrown sugar with a hand mixer.
- Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed sugar and beat on medium speed for one minute (the mixture's color should lighten a bit).
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat on low until everything is well incorporated.
- Transfer the batter to the reserved greased baking pan. Lightly tap the pan to even out the batter.
- If you are adding and any optional toppings, like sea salt, add them now.
- Place the pan in the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes. The time will depend on your oven and your brownie consistency preferences. Test the finished brownies with a toothpick* (see notes below).
- If you can wait, allow the brownies to cool for 30 minutes before cutting into squares. Enjoy and repeat!
Notes
- When measuring flour or cocoa powder; we recommend you use a spoon to transfer the flour from the container to your measuring cup and then leveling out with a flat edge, like a butter knife. This helps prevent packing and makes for better brownies.
- *Unlike making a cake, the toothpick does NOT need to come out clean. Making fudgy brownies will leave deliciousness on the toothpick. Just verify that what is in the toothpick doesn't have a batter consistency, which would indicate that the batter needs to bake a bit longer.
- For even FUDGIER brownies, use a ½ cup of all-purpose flour instead of ¾ cup.