Cooking with cannabis is easy when you have the right essential cannabis recipes to get you started. Get the most important cannabis staple recipes you need to make in order to bring delicious cannabis-infused edibles to any recipe you love.
Welcome to The World of Cannabis Edibles
If you are brand new to making cooking with cannabis in the kitchen, there are a few important things to know before diving in and enjoying those delicious infused recipes.
Consuming cannabis is a delicious way to medicate, but it can also have some unintended consequences if you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into.
Before getting started, I want to make sure you understand that:
Edibles Have a Delayed Onset of Effects
The most important thing to know is that it could take anywhere between 30-minutes to several hours to feel the effects of your cannabis edible as it makes its way through your digestive system.
As tempted as you may be to eat another serving after not feeling anything for 30-minutes, be sure to give yourself more time before eating it. This will prevent any accidental overdose of THC, which may cause unwanted side effects if that is not your intention.
Why Edibles Can Be More Potent
When cannabis is eaten, it goes through the digestive system. As it passes through the liver in what is known as the hepatic first pass metabolism, Δ9-THC is hydroxylated into 11-OH-THC, a potent psychoactive metabolite that readily crosses the blood-brain barrier.
This intoxicating metabolite causes more potent, increased intoxicating effects for most cannabis edibles consumers. Unknowingly consuming too much THC, especially in the form of cannabis edibles, may result in disorientation, dizziness, drowsiness, anxiety, and tachycardia.
Determining Final Product Potency
Without knowing the concentration of CBD or THC in your starting raw material, and without lab testing, it is nearly impossible to estimate the final potency of your homemade cannabis edibles.
If you know the cannabinoid concentrations of your starting cannabis flowers, you may be able to use an online calculator to guestimate how the final product potency.
Edibles Are Both An Experiment & Commitment
Consuming cannabis edibles is truly a self-experiment that requires both curiosity and patience. It will likely take several tries for you to find a dosage with an identifiable onset and duration time that you can rely on.
It is for this reason that I always recommend to my students that they consume cannabis edibles in the safety of their own home when they have a significant amount of time, at least 24 hours, to stay put and comfortably enjoy the experience.
Experimenting with dosages and duration times requires a time commitment from yourself. With the notoriously delayed onset and duration time of edibles, you should plan on devoting at least 6-12 hours to your experience.
During this time, plan to be safe in your home with no need to travel anywhere, no driving a car, and no operating heavy machinery.
Are You New to Consuming Cannabis Edibles? Be sure to read my Beginners Guide to Consuming Cannabis Edibles before getting started to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience!
A Beginners Guide to Cannabis Decarboxylation
Before getting started, it is important to note that all raw or dried cannabis must undergo a process called decarboxylation in order to be able to enjoy the active forms of CBD or THC.
Raw and dried cannabis flower contains what is known as tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA).
These cannabinoids are found in the raw cannabis plant material and contain their own powerful health benefits. However, these cannabinoids are not intoxicating in their natural state.
Decarboxylation is a process that converts THCa → Δ9-THC and CBDa → CBD. Using heat and/or solvents is the most common way to decarboxylate the cannabis flower before enjoying it.
Click Here for A Complete Guide to Cannabis Decarboxylation
Staple Recipes for the Cannabis Kitchen
There are two standard staple recipes that can take you far in your cannabis kitchen, cannabis-infused oil or butter, and a cannabis tincture. Mastering these two recipes will allow you to convert just about any recipe you already know and love into a cannabis-infused recipe.
Cannabis-Infused Coconut Oil
This recipe is the holy grail of all cannabis recipes. You can follow this process to make cannabis butter or any other infused oil. This infusion allows the cannabinoids to bind to the fat in the butter or oil.
Once you have your butter or oil made, you can easily swap it in anywhere a recipe calls for fat. This allows you to make just about any recipe a cannabis-infused recipe.
Click here for a Step-By-Step Guide to Making Cannabis-Infused Coconut Oil
Cannabis Tincture
A cannabis tincture is traditionally a medicinal preparation that is oftentimes added to recipes, especially cocktails. You can follow this process for making your own cannabis tincture with alcohol at home.
Once you have a cannabis tincture made, you can use it as it, or evaporate it down to make full extract cannabis oil.
Click here for a Step-By-Step Guide to Making Cannabis Tincture with Alcohol
Get Creative In Your Cannabis Kitchen
One of the biggest things that hold people back from experimenting in the kitchen is the scary thought ‘what if I mess it up?’.
For many people, getting cannabis may still be difficult or illegal, and the thought of ‘wasting’ it in a botched recipe is enough to not want to try.
Once recommended we have to get started experimenting in the kitchen with CBD hemp flowers. With less than 0.3% THC, CBD hemp flower is legal in most states, easier to access, and cheaper. While it does not contain the THC traditionally desired in a cannabis edible, it is a great way to allow yourself time and mistakes in the kitchen.
Easy & Delicious Cannabis Recipes
Get the best easy, delicious, and nutritious recipes featuring cannabis and CBD infused oils, cannabis tinctures, cannabis concentrates and more.
CBD Oil Recipes
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Green Hemp Seed Smoothie with CBD
This Green Dream Hemp Seed Smoothie inspired by my book, The 30-Minute Thyroid Cookbook, is a whole-food, plant-based, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free smoothie that tastes amazing while delivering an abundance of nutrients and antioxidants. This smoothie includes options for infusing this drink with CBD oil.
CBD Blueberry Lavender Anti-Anxiety Smoothie
Using natural ingredients like CBD oil, blueberries, and lavender this delicious CBD Blueberry Lavender Anti-Anxiety Smoothie combines ingredients that can help ease stress, panic, and anxiety and bring about calm, happiness, and relaxation.
CBD Infused Pumpkin Spice Latte
Warm, soothing and packed with anti-inflammatory spices, this naturally vegan and gluten-free CBD Infused Pumpkin Spice Latte brings together the comfort of the traditional PSL with the healing benefits of pure CBD Oil for an experience like no other.
CBD Infused Watermelon Shooter Shots
Whether you’re starting your morning off right or planning a fun party or get together, these CBD Infused Watermelon Shooter Shots are a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory option for consuming CBD and supporting your overall wellness.
Ginger Turmeric CBD Wellness Shots
These Ginger Turmeric Shots Infused with CBD are a quick and easy, delicious way to enjoy a burst of nutritious superfoods like ginger, turmeric, and green apple with the option to infuse with CBD for the ultimate anti-inflammatory wellness shot.
CBD Infused Vinaigrette with Strawberry Burrata Salad
Learn how to make a delicious CBD Infused Vinaigrette with fresh strawberries, CBD hemp oil, and hemp seed oil to pair with a deliciously creamy Strawberry Burrata Salad that is naturally gluten-free, low-carb, and Keto diet friendly.
CBD Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
Whether it be Valentine’s Day or a date-night-in, these CBD Chocolate Covered Strawberries will make your next special occasion indulgent, relaxing, and delicious with this easy to make a recipe that is naturally vegan, gluten-free, and ready in as little as 10 minutes.
Almond Joy Protein Balls with CBD
These Almond Joy Protein Balls combine the nutritious goodness of oatmeal, dates, and almonds with the sweet and satisfying combination of coconut and dark chocolate with anti-inflammatory CBD for a delicious, gluten-free treat.
Cannabis Tincture Recipes
Cannabis Alcohol Tincture Recipe
Discover the benefits of making your own tincture and how to make a traditional cannabis tincture recipe with alcohol at home.
Cannabis-Infused Sugar
Learn how to make delicious, versatile cannabis sugar using a cannabis alcohol tincture and white sugar for a staple cannabis recipe that can be used to make a wide variety of medicated recipes.
Cannabis Oil & Butter Recipes
Crockpot Cannabis Coconut Oil Recipe
This easy, step-by-step beginner's guide will teach you how to make cannabis coconut oil at home. It is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to make a dairy-free, plant-based, cannabis-infused coconut oil that can be used as a base for many cannabis-infused recipes and self-care products.
Cannabis-Infused Golden Milk
Cannabis-Infused Golden Milk is a creamy, delicious warm beverage made with anti-inflammatory superfoods like turmeric, cannabis, and coconut oil to help nourish the body and soothe chronic inflammation. Naturally plant-based, this recipe is vegan, paleo, AIP, and Keto-diet friendly.
Classic Cannabis Brownies
This is the very best recipe for easy, simple, and delicious Fudgy Chocolate Cannabis Brownies made using cannabis-infused coconut oil or cannabutter. No fancy ingredients, just your classic, delicious, medicated brownies that are ready in just 40 minutes.
Cannabis Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is the very best recipe for easy, simple, delicious Cannabis Chocolate Chip Cookies made using cannabis-infused coconut oil or cannabutter. No fancy ingredients, just a crispy, chewy, soft, melt-in-your-mouth medicated cookie ready in just 30-minutes.
Cannabis Peanut Butter Cookies
These healthy cannabis peanut butter cookies are the same delicious cookies you love, but are suitable for many more diets as they are dairy-free, gluten-free thanks to cannabis-infused coconut oil and cassava flour, making these cookies healthy cannabis edibles to support your overall health.
Cannabis Flower Recipes
Cannabis-Infused Chai Latte
Discover how to make a delicious Cannabis-Infused Chai Latte, a warming herb & spice-infused beverage at-home to naturally support your holistic lifestyle with anti-inflammatory health benefits and mouth-watering flavor. This Cannabis-Infused Chai latte is naturally vegan, vegetarian, Paleo, and Keto-diet friendly.
Cannabis-Infused Taco Seasoning
Skip the artificial, prepackaged taco seasoning and spice up your Taco Tuesday with this healthy Cannabis-Infused Taco Seasoning Recipe that is made with anti-inflammatory spices and decarbed cannabis herb for a delicious, healing seasoning that is naturally vegan, paleo, gluten-free and corn-free.
Cannabis-Infused Beauty Recipes
How to Make CBD Lip Balm
Learn more about the holistic health benefits of Cannabis-Infused Lip Balm, how it can benefit your skin & anxiety, and how to make your own cannabis lip balm at home with CBD or THC and a few simple ingredients for a soothing, relaxing lip balm or chapstick you (and your lips) will love!
DIY Cannabis Salve Recipe & Topical Benefits
Learn more about the healing properties of cannabis salves, how they can help to relieve some of the most unwanted symptoms like pain, inflammation, dry skin, itchiness, and how to make your very own cannabis salve recipe at home.
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