How to Make Edibles at Home

Smoking weed is fun and exciting, but the laws in your state when it comes to using marijuana may not seem so friendly. While looking for a lot of ways to have discreet marijuana smoking, there are a bunch of ideas you can use to not catch any attention and are more than fun. It is indulging in some edibles. 

In this article, we will talk about how to make edibles. While there may be a lot of online stores that can offer you a good deal, nothing is more fun and interesting than making it in the comfort of your home. Not only that you will learn how to cook edibles at home, but you will also be able to cook every time you want instead of waiting for your orders to arrive or spend more bucks while you know you can just do it at your convenience. 

Before we even proceed on the steps of making some edibles, let us first have a summary of what edible is and the things you need to know. 

What is edible? 

One of the tastiest treats you can have is edible. Edibles by definition are something that can be eaten. In the cannabis world, these are foods that are mixed with marijuana, or its substances may be extracted from or infused from the cannabis itself. 

If you are someone that loves food but at the same time loves using cannabis, edibles are for you. One that is flavorful and delicious, there are a lot sold online or can be done by yourself. 

The most popular edibles nowadays are firecrackers, brownies, candies, gummies, and cookies. Depending on your preferences, what can make your palate crave can be mixed with your favorite marijuana strain by infusing its substance from its original shape. 

Now that we have an overview of what edible is, let us now go to the important steps before making an edible. 

How to make edibles: Things you should know 

Before doing the process in making your preferred edible, what you need to learn is how to decarb the weed and how to make a cannabutter. 

Decarboxylation 

Decarboxylation is an important process you should need to know first before anything else. Why? Because this process will help you on how to successfully get the potency of edibles from the cannabis of your choice. 

What you need in this process is the following: 

• Cannabis of your choice
• Parchment paper
• Cannabis grinder
• Oven

Things you should do: 

Depending on the amount of edible you wanted to make, one (1) gram of cannabis can be used for 1 serving. All you need to do is grind the cannabis of your choice using a cannabis grinder. Put the grounded pieces of cannabis on the parchment paper. Preheat the oven at 240 degrees Farenheight. 

Once preheated, put the tray with the ground cannabis in the oven and leave it for 30 to 40 minutes. Once the cannabis looks lightly toasted, you set it aside and let it cool down. Once it gets cool, you can mix it with your preferred ingredient to make cannabis edibles. 

Cannabutter making

Another process that you need to know before making edibles is how to make cannabis butter. Especially when the edible of your preference is something that requires butter. Instead of just an ordinary oil, having a cannabutter will be a lot easier for you in getting the potency of your edibles. 

What you need in this process is the following: 

• A cup of butter
• 10 grams of decarbed cannabis
• A cup of water

Things you should do: 

Preheat the saucepan or cooking pot in low heat. Once preheated, add the cup of butter on the cooking pan and let it melt. While simmering the butter, add the cup of water to regulate its temperature and prevent it from burning. After putting the water, you can add decarbed cannabis. This process was already discussed above. Stir it for the butter and decarbed cannabis component to blend thoroughly. Let it boil for an hour or so but make sure that it won’t boil extremely. 

Maintain the low heat to prevent it from boiling too much given the desired boiling time. After an hour of boiling, set it aside and let it cool down. Put it in the container and refrigerate it for it to form like the usual butter. You can use the butter anytime you want to cook an edible that needs butter. 

Now that you were able to know how to decarb cannabis and make a cannabutter, you are now ready and prepared in cooking your desired edible. 

In the next section, we will talk about how to make firecrackers, brownies, candies, gummies, and cookies.

Firecrackers

This section will help you on how to make one firecracker. 

What you need is the following: 

• One (1) graham cracker
• The spread of your choice (E.g. Peanut butter, Nutella)
• A gram of decarbed cannabis
• A piece of foil

Things you should do: 

Break the graham cracker in half. Mix the desired spread may it be peanut butter or Nutella. Sandwich them together and foil it. Place it in the oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, set it aside and let it cool down. Once it is cool, you can then enjoy your edible as an afternoon or evening snack. 

Brownies

A flavorful and chocolatey treat, who doesn’t want brownies? Aside from its classic taste, brownies are also incredibly delicious which you can make as an edible of cannabis of your choice. While indulging for some tasty and sweet brownies, you also enjoy the great boosting high effect it can offer. 

What you need is the following: 

• A cup of flour
• Two (2) eggs
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder
• Four (4) ounce of a chocolate bar of your choice
• ⅓ cup of cocoa powder
• 3 ¾ ounces of butter
• Two (2) cups of sugar
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• One (1) teaspoon of vanilla
• ¾ cup of cannabutter

Things you should do: 

The first thing you should do is to melt the chocolate bar either on a pan with low heat or on a mixing bowl and put it in the microwave until melted. As soon as melted, you can set it out and prepare for mixing. Mix the melted chocolate with sugar, salt, vanilla, cocoa powder, and cannabutter. The process of making a cannabutter is discussed above. 

Blend the said ingredients thoroughly. Add some water if necessary. After thoroughly blended, you can now add the eggs followed by the flour and whisk it for four (4) minutes. Place the mixed substances on a baking pan and place it in the oven. Make sure that the oven is preheated to 350 degrees Farenheight. Bake it for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, set it aside and let it cool down. Cut it into the desired pieces and enjoy your brownies as an afternoon snack. 

Candies

Just like in your childhood days, candies are a sweet treat. Having candies with you while not missing the fun and high you desired is fantastic. 

What you need is the following:

• A cup of sugar
• Half cup of honey
• Half cup of corn syrup
• ¼ cup of water
• A tablespoon of flavoring (This depends on you)
• A teaspoon of salt
• Two (2) cups of cannabutter

Things you should do: 

Prepare the cooking pan. Add the sugar, corn syrup, and water on the pan and mix it thoroughly with up to 260 degrees Farenheight. Once thoroughly blended, add the salt, a cup of cannabutter, honey, and your desired flavoring. Heat the temperature to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Once thoroughly stirred, set it aside and prepare for a baking tray. 

Grease the baking tray with the remaining cannabutter and place the mixture on the tray. Let it cool down for at least five (5) minutes. Once completely cooled down, cut it into your desired size and place it in a wrapper or a container for later use. Enjoy your sweet and delicious candy edibles. 

Gummies

Not only that gummies are very attractive, but they are also a good choice when looking for a tasty treat. Though attractiveness is one of their features, making it as an edible won’t attract authorities as they are less notable than smoking weed. 

What you need is the following:

• Four (4) tablespoon of gelatin
• Three (3) tablespoon of honey
• A tablespoon of orange or lime juice
• Seven (7) drops of hash oil
•  ⅔ cups of pureed fruit of your choice
• ⅓ cup of water

Things you should do: 

Prepare a saucepan and place it on a stove with low heat. Add the juice, pureed fruit, and water on the saucepan for about 15 minutes. Once blended thoroughly, you can add the hash oil and slowly stir the liquids. After blending nicely, add the gelatin slowly and thoroughly mix it and make sure that it gets completely dissolved.  

As soon as the mixture has been nicely blended, set it out, and prepare for your gummy mold. Pour the mixture on the mold and let it cool down for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the gummies from the mold and put it in a container. You can top them with some sugar if you want. 

Cookies

Whether you go on a camp or hike, or you watch your favorite movie the whole night, cookies are one of the best treats you can make matched with your fun and excitement. 

What you need is the following:

• Three (3) cups of flour
• Two (2) teaspoons of baking soda
• Two (2) eggs
• Two (2) cups of chocolate chips
• A cup of white sugar
• A cup of brown sugar
• Half teaspoon of salt
• Two (2) teaspoons of vanilla
• ¾ cup of melted butter
• A cup of cannabutter

Things you should do: 

Prepare your mixing bowl. Place the eggs, sugar, and cannabutter. Add the vanilla and baking soda. Mix the ingredients in a bowl thoroughly. Once nicely blended, add the salt and the flour and mix it until even. Add the chocolate chips in the mixture and blend it nicely. After that, you can prepare for the baking tray. 

You can place parchment paper on the baking tray and form a circle shape and divide the dough with your preferred size and put them on the tray. Place it in the oven and bake it for 15 minutes. As soon as it gets brown, you can set it aside and let it cool down for later snacks. Make sure that before placing the tray in the oven, it is preheated to 350 degrees Farenheight. 

Conclusion

Edibles are not only a good way to satisfy your craving but they are also a good idea to make them part of your cannabis consumption. As a smoking, some weed can give you a little inconvenience due to the smoke and smell it infuses, making an edible at home can give you fun and little excitement. 

We hope that the above guide has helped you choose and make your desired edible in the comfort of your home. By this, not only can you properly mix and add some ingredients depending on your preference, but you can also save some money instead of buying one online.