Eating weed creates an intense high that lasts far longer than smoking. That means more weed users turned to edibles for their evening chill session.
What’s more comforting than a home-baked edible?
The hard part of making weed edibles is knowing how to balance potency with flavor. Dare one be creative with their canna-butter or stick to well-known recipes?
Go ahead and be adventurous. There are only a couple of rules to follow when it comes to making marijuana edibles.
Rule number one? The best edibles to make are the ones that satisfy your tastes.
Don’t like brownies? Don’t make them. Turn that butter into pasta sauce instead.
Follow this guide for more advice on edibles.
Prep Work
Like anything you plan to eat, it’s best to give your weed a good cleaning before using it.
Cleaning weed is an easy process:
- Break up the weed
- Soak the weed in distilled water
- Change the water and soak for 2-3 days
- Drain water
- Put the weed in a tea ball
- Let weed sit in boiling water for 5 minutes
- Dunk weed in cold water for 1 minute
After the weed is cleaned, it has to be dried and decarbed. This activates the psychoactive parts of the plant.
Decarb your weed in a glass pan covered in foil. Set the oven for 240. It should take an hour for the weed to dry out.
Choosing the Right Equipment
To make life easier, there are new all-in-one systems available to make canna-butter. No more accidentally burning the butter or oil. Just let products like the Infuzium 420 do the hard work.
These systems come with easier methods to strain the oil from the weed. They make it a breeze to create your own medicated treats.
The Best Edibles to Make for a Relaxing Weekend
The wonderful thing about making weed edibles is the range of variety. Your canna-butter or canna-oil can replace any fat in a dish.
Keep in mind that if cooked over 360* F, your canna-butter will lose potency. Adjust your temperatures before you begin.
Wow your friends by making this cannabis-infused dessert for your next get-together.
Cannabis Baklava
For the recipe you’ll need:
- 24 sheets defrosted sheets of Phyllo dough
- 4 cups finely chopped pistachios
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups melted canna-butter
- 1 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 cup honey
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Layer the baking tray with Phyllo sheets. Between each layer, brush on canna-butter. After eight layers, add in a layer of pistachios mixed with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Cover the pistachio mixture with two layers of Phyllo dough and butter. Repeat this until your run out of filling.
Top the baklava off with eight layers of Phyllo dough and butter. Bake at 340* F for 30 minutes.
Finish the baklava with sugar syrup. Mix together sugar, honey, water, and cinnamon. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the lemon juice and simmer for 5 more minutes. Let the syrup cool before pouring it over the baklava.
Making Weed Edibles is Easy and Fun
The best edibles to make are the ones that inspire you to be creative in the kitchen.
Turn your canna-oil into a salad dressing. Create cannabis gravy for a twist on an old favorite. Be adventurous.
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