8 Ways To Make Cannabis Coffee At Home

Join millions of Americans who already know that the best part of waking up is cannabis in their cup. Below you’ll find easy ways to make cannabis coffee at home, using everything from cannabis oil and cannabutter to cannabis sugar. My top pick is a cannabis tincture: since the heat from hot coffee evaporates most of the alcohol, it blends in smoothly for a clean, potent cup with none of the boozy taste.

Recipe Features

• 8 different ways to make cannacoffee with what you already have
• Tips and suggestions for making the best infused coffee
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Why You Will Love This Guide

Over the years, I have learned that I love a good wake and bake experience to start my day, and my Well With Cannabis Community members let me know I’m not alone.

Many members told me they prefer to medicate with edibles rather than smoking or vaping, leading us to this delicious cannabis coffee recipe.

Millions of people love to start their day with cannabis; for so many, cannabis and coffee have become the perfect morning pairing.

Thankfully, there are many ways to make an amazing cup of weed coffee, all of which complement the coffee and creamer you already use.

Because there is no one right way to make a cup of cannabis coffee, I will share my eight favorite methods with several different infusion options so you can pick according to your preferences.

Tincture-Infused Coffee Cannabis Coffee

By Emily Kyle, MS, RDN, HCP

4.9 from 20 votes

Learn how to make the smoothest, most delicious cup of cannabis-infused coffee for a delicious way to start your day – wake and bake style. A single cup built around a stable fat emulsion, so the dose stays in the coffee instead of on the sides of the mug.

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 8 ounces

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Equipment

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  Handheld Milk Frother
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  Sunflower Lecithin

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 8 ounces brewed coffee
• ▢ 1 mL cannabis tincture or cannabutter
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons heavy cream, whole milk, or MCT oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon maple syrup or sweetener of choice optional
• ▢ ½ teaspoon teaspoons sunflower lecithin, liquid or powder (optional but recommended)

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Instructions 

• Brew and rest: Brew 8 fluid ounces brewed coffee however you normally do, then let it sit off the heat for 2–3 minutes 03:00. You're aiming for roughly 150–160°F — hot enough to drink, cool enough that you're not flashing the alcohol off an ethanol tincture or nudging THC toward CBN.
• Build the fat base: In the bottom of your mug, stir 2 tablespoons heavy cream, whole milk, or MCT oil, 1 milliliters cannabis tincture (see notes for dosing), and 0.3 teaspoons sunflower lecithin, liquid or powder (optional but recommended) together into a smooth slurry before any coffee goes in. The tincture needs to meet the fat first, not the water, this single step is what keeps the cannabinoids suspended instead of stranded on the ceramic.
• Emulsify: Pour the rested coffee over the base and blend 20–30 seconds 00:30 with a handheld milk frother or immersion blender. A spoon will not do this. You want a thin cap of foam and no visible oil slick on the surface.
• Sweeten and drink: Stir in 1 teaspoons maple syrup or sweetener of choice (optional) if you want it. Drink within about ten minutes, and stir every few sips — emulsions loosen as they cool, and an unstirred cup delivers a disproportionate share of the dose in the last third.
• Wait before redosing: Give it 90 minutes 90:00 before considering a second cup. The caffeine announces itself in 15–45 minutes; the tincture, mostly swallowed rather than absorbed sublingually, takes 30–90. That gap is where people talk themselves into a second cup they regret.

Notes

Tincture type changes the math. An oil-based (MCT or coconut) tincture emulsifies most readily here, since the carrier is already fat. Alcohol-based tinctures work but taste sharper, and cannabinoids are far likelier to crash out and film the mug when ethanol hits hot water — with those, the cream and lecithin and the blending step stop being optional.

Dosing. Divide the label potency by volume: 1 mL of a 5 mg/mL tincture is 5 mg. If you’re calibrating for someone new to this, 2.5 mg is a reasonable first cup. Dose per cup rather than batching a pot — a thermos gives you no way to know what any given pour contains.

The caffeine interaction is real. For some people the combination amplifies heart rate and jitteriness rather than balancing it, and the two onset curves arriving at different times makes that harder to read in the moment.

Don’t reheat it. Microwaving a finished cup breaks the emulsion and re-strands the cannabinoids on the mug.

Additional Info

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Cannabis Recipe

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#1 – Cannabis Tincture (Best Method)

Of all the methods on this list, a cannabis tincture is the one I recommend most.

Alcohol-based tinctures blend seamlessly into hot coffee, and because coffee is served hot, that heat naturally evaporates much of the alcohol as you stir it in. The result is a smooth, potent cup with almost none of the harsh, boozy bite you’d expect from adding straight alcohol to a drink.

To make your own, start with a high-proof alcohol tincture like a traditional Green Dragon or the milder-tasting Golden Dragon. Green Dragon tends to be more potent per lab tests, so pick whichever fits your taste and desired dose. Prefer no alcohol at all?

You can evaporate the alcohol from a tincture ahead of time to make full-extract cannabis oil (FECO), though this concentrates the cannabinoid THC significantly, so start with a tiny amount.

One of my favorite tools for tincture-making is the Source Turbo. I use it to reclaim most of the alcohol after extraction, so almost nothing goes to waste and I can reuse it for my next batch, making the whole process more efficient and affordable at home.

#2 – Cannabis Butter

Cannabutter has been one of the most tried-and-true cannabis staple recipes, making it a popular coffee addition.

This is my personal favorite way to make cannabis coffee, and it is one of the easiest ways to infuse your favorite coffee drinks. 

If you’ve never put cannabis-infused butter in your coffee before, you might think it doesn’t sound too appetizing, but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

Adding cannabutter to your morning brew adds richness to the flavor and texture and tt can be enjoyed alongside any other ingredients you like to use, like sugar or cream. 

If want to make your own cannabutter at home, be sure to get my crockpot guide or my Instant pot guide here.

If you want to skip the hard work, you can purchase my Bliss Cannabutter and have it shipped directly to your door! Each teaspoon contains 12.5mg of THC and 12.5 mg of CBD.

The combination of CBD and THC make for a mellow experience while allowing you to enjoy the good stuff.

Weary about consuming too much first thing in the morning? No worries, you only need to add a small dose to a cup of hot coffee to begin reaping the benefits. 

#3 – Cannabis Oil

Next to cannabutter, adding cannabis oil is another great way to make a super easy infused recipe. 

Many people prefer cannabis-infused coconut oil because it is naturally plant-based and vegan and doesn’t require the milk solids to be removed after the infusion. 

In addition to traditional unrefined coconut oil, infusing MCT oil is also a popular choice.

Adding cannabis-infused MCT oil to your morning cup of coffee leaves you with the traditional ‘bulletproof coffee.’ 

Cannabis bulletproof coffee is delicious but has also been known to cause some digestive distress in some individuals, so enjoy with caution.

If you’ve never made your own, get the guide to make your cannabis coconut oil or MCT oil here. 

Note: Oil Separation Will Occur

It’s important to keep in mind that mixing coffee and oil or butter is like mixing oil and vinegar; they don’t naturally stay together well.

You will likely notice the oil floating on the top of your coffee after the cup is left to sit for a few minutes. 

It’s a common mistake to think you’ve done something wrong, but don’t worry, this is harmless, depending on your taste and texture preferences. 

If you do not like the oil separation, I recommend adding a bit of lecithin to your drink.

Adding a ¼ teaspoon of liquid sunflower lecithin with the oil and mixing the infusion with a handheld milk frother will help solve this issue.

The lecithin and mixing process will help emulsify all ingredients and prevent oil from floating on top.

#4 – Cannabis Sugar

Adding a spoonful of cannabis sugar to your morning cup of coffee may be the easiest way to make a cup of cannabis coffee.

It takes a little bit of work to make cannabis sugar, you must first make a cannabis tincture. Once the tincture is made, you pour that over sugar to make cannabis sugar. 

Once the sugar is made, it is a shelf-stable option. You could even use this to spice up your favorite drink from a local coffee shop.

For a full guide on how to make cannabis sugar at home, click here.

#6 – Cannabis Oil Powder

Are you looking for a new cannabis infusion method to make tasty edibles that can kick in quickly in just 15-20 minutes? 

Then look no further than learning how to make cannabis oil powder, sometimes called THC powder, quickly at home. 

Made with just two simple ingredients in just 10 minutes, this powder can be added to your morning cup of coffee without affecting the taste, smell, or flavor.

Learn how to make cannabis oil powder here.

#7 – Cannabis Concentrates

Many cannabis concentrates are on the market today that can be used to make cannabis-infused coffee.

One of the most popular cannabis concentrates made at home is full-extract cannabis oil, also known as FECO.

You can make FECO at home or sometimes find it at a licensed dispensary. It may also be called RSO. 

Depending on where you live, you may also have access to high-quality cannabis concentrates like distillate. 

This highly concentrated cannabis product has minimal flavor, so cannabis consumers highly favor it.

You can find THC concentrate syringes at legal dispensaries. 

#8 – Leftover Cannabis Pulp

This is another one where they say don’t knock it until you try it!

Leftover cannabis pulp is the plant matter left over from making cannabis butter, cannabis coconut oil, or cannabis olive oil.

While many people typically throw the leftover pulp or ‘sludge’ out, many of our readers have reported saving and using the leftovers in many different recipes.

The best way to add cannabis pulp leftovers to your coffee is to place the leftover plant material in a tea ball and steep it in your mug. 

How Much Cannabis Should You Add?

As humans, we all have our own unique endocannabinoid systems, explaining why we react to cannabis differently. 

I can not give specific dosage measurements here because there is so much variability in the options available.

There are so many variables that will impact your product’s final dose, so important to work based on your own personal tolerance. 

These variables include, but are not limited to, what infusion method you choose, whether you start with CBD hemp flower or THC flower, whether you went through the decarboxylation process, and how much material you started with. 

My advice, as always, is to follow the golden rule of “start low and go slow“. 

Start with a ¼-½ teaspoon of your infusion of choice and work your way up from there. 

If you’re still unsure how to find your perfect dose and learn what works best for your body, check out the education offered in my Cannabis Compass Online Course.