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!
Recipe 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
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Cannabis honey is a topic that always comes up inside my Well With Cannabis Community, and it always leads to interesting conversations about the “right” way to do it.
The fact is, honey has no fat, so infusing it must be done a certain way if you want to reap the most from both your honey and your cannabis.
Everyone in their group shared 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.
No, we are not infusing flower here! This method 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.
I am going to help you save your time and energy by using this method, focusing on using decarbed kief or cannabis concentrates like FECO/RSO instead.
Once you have your cannahoney made, it 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!
Easy Cannabis Honey – Two Ways!
Ingredients
- 1 cup honey
Choose One
- 1 gram decarbed kief or amount of choice
- 1 mL FECO/RSO or other cannabis concentrate 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.
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Nutrition
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.
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.
- 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.
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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!
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!
What is the dose using this recipe; per teaspoon? 1ml concentrate in 1 cup of honey equals 48 teaspoons of what amount of dose?
Hi Linda. The potency varies depending on the strength of the cannabis you are using, which should be listed on the packaging of the concentrate.
I am making infused maple syrup. I was going to make it using the same method. Could I use my distillate and infuse coconut oil first, and then add that with my lecithin to the syrup?
Hi Dawn. We don’t have experience with this, but I don’t see why your process wouldn’t work. I wouldn’t use a solid coconut oil though, as I’d be afraid of the syrup solidifying once cooled. Other than that, you can try a small sample first to ensure you are satisfied with the final product and don’t waste your cannabis goodies! Let us know how it turns out! ?
I just started using raw honey and I LOVE it. I’m trying to track some down locally but so far have just been getting it from Sprouts. Delicious!
I’m so glad you’ve been able to get some either way, Megan!
This stuff is truly amazing, isn’t it? It’s one of my go-tos for just about every ailment! 🙂
It truly is a wonderful option to have in the medicine cabinet, Carmen!
Eating weed straight from the sack gets you high. THC is totally active without cooking it. You do, however, use more. I live in Vermont where weed is free because you can grow your ow, so using more doesn’t matter. I have even got high trimming green buds. Such is the way in the Green Mountain State.
Hey Rob. Partly true! Dried cannabis can contain small amounts of THC due to natural decarboxylation that occurs with time, heat, or oxygen exposure. However, it is not “totally active,” as most of the THC present is THCA, which is non-intoxicating, hence why you would need to use more. You can easily convert the THCA into THC with the process of decarboxylation, if you want, for efficiency.
I made this using RSO and lecithin. Warmed and whisked. It looked perfect, put in jars. Several days later it separated. The RSO floated to top and formed a layer. Did I miss something on the process?
Hey Kristine. All of the instructions above say you will still need to stir well before using 🙂 That’s just the way this recipe is.
How much lecithin do I add per pound of honey? TY
Hello Yvonne. I personally don’t use lecithin in my honey, but 2 tablespoons should be enough for 1 pound 🙂
I love this easy recipe! Do you have an estimate for how many mg are in each teaspoon or do I have to do the calculation based on my concentrate? 🙂 thanks! New to this all
Hello KT, thanks so much, I’m so glad you enjoy this recipe. The calculation will be based on the concentrate you used and how much you used. If you know how many mg of THC (or CBD etc) were in the amount you added, simply divide that number by the number of teaspoon servings to get your answer 😀
I forgot to heat the honey and am wondering what effect this will have, if any. Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful recipes!
Hello Elizabeth, thank you so much for trying them, you are most welcome. No worries that you didn’t heat the honey, I only recommend that step to help make everything come together easily. If it mixed well for you without heating, that is perfect 😀
One way to find local raw honey is to search around your area for beekeepers who sell beeswax (we get that by the pound for dipping candles). Very often those same people will have honey also, including raw.
Thanks for the tip! Our grocery store started stocking a local beekeeper’s raw honey so I am very happy about that. 🙂
This is the simplest recipe I’ve seen, thank you! One question: since there is no fat in the honey, does this make it less effective or does the lack of straining negate this? I’m very much a beginner and trying to figure it all out 🙂 Thanks for your help!
Thank you, Rose! Yes, the lack of straining negates the lack of fat. Because you’re not straining, you’re keeping all of the good stuff inside 😀
We use raw honey as facewash here, and I give CBD honey to the kids for a sore throat (or sometimes just a treat!), but we’re going to have to start using it more often, espeically since you mentioned the fact that it can help your metabolism. I think I’ll go have a spoonful right now!
Facewash, awesome! I have been using it in place of sugar (still very much in moderation of course) for everything and I’ve really been enjoying it 😀
all of your recipes are explained so it is easy and great tasting! you are so talented and i really appreciate you teaching us! thank you so much!
You are so kind, thank you so much for your sweet words, Dawn 😀
Do i have to use lecithin?
No, Mr.e, you do not have to.
Is it possible to add a bit of coconut oil to the honey?
Yes, of course, Lori 🙂 It likely won’t stay together long, so I would just make a small batch and use it right away.