Written by Brandon Topp

Cannabutter is the base of most homemade edibles.

Relatively easy to make and applicable to any recipe that requires salted butter or unsalted butter, weed butter is an iconic companion to cannabis flower.

With the foundational knowledge of how to make weed butter, those interested in making their own edibles can cover a lot of ground.

If you're interested in trying a variety of cannabis-infused treats, you can skip the homemade cannabutter step and try a wide variety of weed edibles made by experts at Mood.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to Cannabis Edibles

• What is Cannabis Infused Butter?

• Benefits of Cooking with Cannabis Butter

• Essential Cannabis Butter Recipes

  • Baked Goods with Cannabis Butter

  • Savory Dishes with CannaButter

  • Main Courses with CannaButter

  • Desserts with CannaButter

• How to Make Cannabutter

• Cannabutter FAQs

Introduction to Cannabis Edibles

Cannabis edibles are a popular way to consume cannabis, offering a discreet and convenient alternative to smoking.

Cannabutter Alternatives

Edibles can be made with a variety of ingredients, including cannabutter, coconut oil, and weed butter.

Infusion Process

Cannabis infusion is a process that involves melted cannabutter and the ingredients called for in a given recipe.

The only difference between a cannabuter recipe and a regular recipe is one features regular butter while the other features melted cannabutter.

What is Cannabis Infused Butter?

Cannabutter, also known as cannabis butter, is a type of butter that has been infused with decarbed cannabis.

How Cannabutter Uses All the Plant Material

It’s made by mixing cannabis with butter and then heating it until the cannabis is decarboxylated.

During that process, the clarified butter soaks up cannabinoids like THC that give weed edibles their effects.

Cannabis infused butter can be used to make a variety of dishes, including baked goods, savory dishes, main courses, and even desserts.

Benefits of Cooking with Cannabis Butter

Cooking with cannabis butter offers several benefits, including the ability to create delicious and potent edibles.

Melted butter that's cannabis-infused can make a wonderful flavor pairing with popular baking ingredients like ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, maple syrup, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.

Cannabis butter can be used to make a variety of dishes, from sweet treats to savory meals.

Using cannabis butter in your recipes can add an extra layer of flavor and depth.

You can design your cannabutter edibles to have higher or lower potency by using more or less cannabis or by using a less-potent alternative like cannabis-infused coconut oil with low levels of THC.

What To Make With Cannabutter: Essential Recipes

If you’re new to cooking with cannabis butter, here are some essential recipes to try.

These recipes are easy to make and require minimal ingredients.

Baked Goods with Cannabis Butter

Cannabis butter can be used to make a variety of baked goods, including brownies, cookies, and cakes.

You could try using cannabis butter in place of regular butter in your favorite baked goods recipes while trying to remember to add a sprinkle of vanilla extract or cinnamon to give your baked goods an extra boost of flavor.

You could also skip the process of cooking with cannabis and order expertly made delights straight from Andy's Bakery.

Andy's THC Chocolate Chip Cookie is dense with chocolate chips while featuring expert blends of Delta-9 THC, CBD, brown sugar, brown butter, and other delicious ingredients.

Shop for chocolate chip THC cookies with 10mg, 25mg, and 50mg of Delta-9 THC at Andy's Bakery today.

Savory Dishes with CannaButter

The infusion process makes any recipe using butter susceptible to being converted into a cannabutter recipe.

Cannabutter can be used to improve a variety of savory dishes and components, including sauces, marinades, and roasted vegetables.

Add a little cannabutter to a small saucepan over low heat and mix in your favorite vegetables, proteins, and carbs for a bespoke cannabutter recipe.

Remember to keep ingredients that go a long way — i.e., lemon zest, kosher salt, and baking powder — on hand to keep your cannabutter recipe possibilities open.

Powerful ingredients like brown sugar and lemon juice can go a long way towards masking the flavors of the plant material, which can sometimes disrupt the cohesion of a cannabutter recipe.

The number of potential cannabis-infused dishes you could make with cannabutter is incalculable.

Add some THC to your soup by mixing cannabutter in with your chicken broth, or bring your BBQ to new heights by mixing in some melted cannabutter before going to the slow cooker.

Main Courses featuring CannaButter

The more controlled you are with your plant material and cooking process — i.e., prepping cannabutter in a separate bowl — the more precise you can be when cooking with cannabutter.

That's why more high-end savory recipes featuring ground cannabis have been made in recent years.

Here are some ideas on main courses you could make with cannabutter:

• A rich soup featuring THC-infused cannabutter, chicken broth, chicken meat vegetables, and other premium ingredients.

• Roasted vegetables are laid out on a baking pan and tossed in cannabis-infused vegetable oil or cannabutter. Add some hot sauce and a spritz of lemon juice for some zing.

• Homemade pizza is one of our favorite cannabutter recipes for main courses. Use a baking sheet or cast iron pan.

• THC-infused mashed potatoes are a delight that call for you to add salt, cream, garlic, and more to your cannabutter-smashed-tater combination in a small bowl, medium bowl, or large bowl.

• Cannabis butter salads are possible for health-conscious potheads. Mixing in some pre-made cannabutter with other dressing ingredients in a small bowl or large bowl will get you there.

Desserts featuring CannaButter

Pretty much anything that you can set on a baking sheet can be heightened with the inclusion of cannabutter.

We tend to prefer cannabutter edibles that feature strong flavors that are popular in bakeries around the world — i.e., chocolate, peanut butter, and fruits.

These are some of our favorite dessert dishes that can be made with cannabutter:

• Andy's THC Chocolate Chip Cookie

• Andy's THC Snickerdoodle Cookie

• Andy's THC Chocolate Crunch

• Andy's THC Fruity Crisp

• Andy's THC Brownie Bites

You can make variations of these with your own wet ingredients and dry ingredients that you stir occasionally before shaping into balls onto parchment paper that you lightly greased. Or, you could save yourself the hassle and order these expertly crafted delights straight from Mood.

Honorable mention: lemon cake, cannabis peanut butter cookies, ground cinnamon cookies with cannabutter, cannabis-infused coffee, olive oil cake with cannabutter, and more.

How to Make Cannabutter

Making cannabis butter is a simple process that requires just a few ingredients, including cannabis, butter, and a medium saucepan.

Simply melt the butter and cannabis together, then strain the mixture through a cheesecloth or fine mesh strainer.

Store the cannabis butter in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Learn more: Cannabutter: A Guide To Making THC Butter at Home

Cannabutter FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions about cannabis butter and cooking with cannabis.

Q: Cannabutter vs CannaOil — which is the better cooking agent for edibles?

Cannabutter and cannabis oil are both popular ingredients for making edibles, but they have some key differences.

Cannabutter is made with butter, while cannaoil is made with coconut oil.

Coconut oil is more effective at absorbing cannabinoids due to its higher saturated fat content.

Q: Is cooking with cannabutter easy?

Cooking with cannabis butter is easy and requires minimal equipment.

Simply melt the cannabis butter and add it to your favorite recipes.

Start with a small amount of cannabis butter and adjust to taste.

Q: Is salted or unsalted butter preferable for edibles?

A: Unsalted butter is generally preferred for making cannabis edibles.

Sticking with unsalted butter allows you to have better control over the salt content in your recipe, ensuring that the flavor balance is not disrupted by unexpected salt levels in the butter.

Q: Can you make edibles with vanilla extract?

A: You can absolutely cook cannabutter edibles with vanilla extract.

The ingredient on its own, however, cannot extract cannabinoids and add effects to edibles like butter can.

Q: Does baking soda affect cannabis edibles when part of a recipe?

Baking soda is a key ingredient for cooking most baked goods because of its leavening capabilities. It doesn't play a role in the infusion or potency of edibles.

Q: What are some peanut butter-forward recipes for edibles?

A: Any recipes you can make with peanut butter can become cannabutter recipes.

Here are a few of our favorites:

• THC-infused peanut butter crackers — i.e., firecrackers

• THC-infused peanut butter cookies

• THC peanut butter and jelly sandwich

• THC-infused peanut butter cups

Q: What's the perfect recipe for cooking with cannabutter?

A: The best recipe you can imagine that features cannabutter is the perfect recipe for you.

Favorites come down to personal preference, and what's important is sourcing ingredients, especially cannabis, that are high quality and reliable.

Q: What are some cooking tools I should have on hand for cooking with cannabutter?

A: Here are some helpful cooking tools to keep on hand for your next cannabutter recipe:

• Mixing Bowl

• Parchment Paper

• Medium Bowl

• Baking Sheet

• Wooden Spoon

• Food Processor

Q: How much butter is too much butter when cooking with cannabutter?

A: Typically, you can use the same amount of butter as a recipe calls for, regardless of whether it's cannabutter or regular butter.

Q: Is cannabutter better cooked over medium heat or low heat?

To pull the cannabinoids out slowly, you want to make sure to cook your cannabutter over low heat.

Q: Should cooking with cannabis flower change the cooking time on my recipe?

The cooking time on your recipe should only change if you are making your own cannabutter, in which case you'll want to add an hour or two to the cook time to account for that part of the process.

Making cannabutter isn't exactly a set-it-and-forget-it process. You need to stay on hand to stir constantly until the butter becomes a golden brown color.

Mood Edibles To Try Today

Cooking with cannabis butter is a fun and creative way to make delicious edibles.

Shop Now, Bake Later

When you don't have the time to let a new baked creation cool completely or to go out and shop for your desired toppings or the right-sized mixing bowl, fear not.

Take the pressure off and order yourself some edibles from home.

Mood makes enjoying world-class edibles easy, with deliveries straight to your front door.

From THC-infused popcorn to caramel candies, Mood is home to a fantastic selection of edibles you can shop and order today.

Learn more about edibles and other cannabis products at the Mood Blog today.