From Snacks to Desserts: Creative Ways to Add Marijuana Into Your Cooking

Here we go over some creative ways to incorporate marijuana into your cooking. Marijuana is an incredibly versatile plant. It can be used medicinally, recreationally, for skincare, and It can be turned into textiles, construction material, biofuel, and more!

One of the most popular ways marijuana is being used is as a kitchen ingredient. Add decarbed cannabis products such as cannabutter to your recipe to receive the psychotropic and physical benefits the plant has to offer. 

Let’s jump right in!

Baked Goods

Making baked goods with marijuana can be incredibly easy if you can get your hands on some cannabutter or cannabis-infused oil.

Whether you would like to make brownies, cookies, banana bread, or something else, all you have to do is follow your favorite recipe and replace the extra butter or oil with your infused butter or oil instead. You can buy these infused ingredients at your local dispensary or you can make your own at home!

Here are some baked good suggestions that compliment the cannabutter flavor well:

• Lemon squares
• Blueberry muffins
• Cranberry oatmeal cookies
• Chocolate chip brownies
• Scones

Savory Treats

Marijuana edibles taste pretty good in their “typical” baked good form, however, it tastes even better when added to a savory treat.

Marijuana has a very natural and happy herbals flavor so mixing it with like ingredients can mask or add to the flavor. 

There is no shortness of simply savory treat ideas. You can pop some popcorn in cannabis oil, add some cannabutter to a veggie dip, you can make your own chips, salad dressing, and more. 

Cannabis Infused Meals

When you think of edibles, you probably aren’t thinking about pot roast and soup but you certainly can infuse them with cannabis. 

Some chefs and food enthusiasts use dry marijuana herb in their dishes for the flavor while others use infused oil for the high. 

If you are only interested in incorporating the flavor into your meal, you can simply add the flower in the same way you would add other green herbs like parsley and thyme.

If you want to get high from your meal, you can replace any oil or butter with a cannabis-infused product. Cannabis tastes especially great in stir fry, omelets, stews, and on top of toast.

Cannabis Infused Options

Finding a cannabis-infused product is not difficult, but choosing one can be because there are so many options. 

Cannabutter and cannabis oil are cooking staples in a typical marijuana chef’s kitchen. But syrup, coffee, tinctures, hot sauce, and wine are also available and easy to make yourself.

When it comes to cooking with the staples, it’s good to know that cannabutter is a pretty basic ingredient with little to no variation. Oil on the other hand has many variations. Any cooking oil can be infused with cannabis so that means olive, coconut, vegetable, and even sesame oil can be turned into a marijuana ingredient. 

• Syrup is a fun and versatile ingredient because you can flavor it however you would like. You can add vanilla to top your iced coffee, cherry to dress your pastries, or even some maple flavor for some classic pancakes. Veriheal offers some easy instructions for making THC syrup at home. 
• Cannabis-infused coffee is another great one because you can either drink it as is or add it to things like tiramisu or homemade coffee ice cream. 
• Tinctures are a form of concentrated cannabis that is infused with alcohol, glycerin, or oil. It is more potent than a typical cooking oil and requires much less to achieve the desired effect. You can add a drop or two of your tincture to any food item.
• Cannabis hot sauce is used just as easily as the others. You can add it to your recipes or put a few drops on your meal after it’s done cooking. Portland Oven’s Pot Sauce is a popular and delicious hot sauce option. 

Conclusion

Cannabis is one of the most versatile and important plants on the planet. It can be used for anything from building a house to curing disease.

Adding cannabis to your food is a great way to casually experience its benefits. You can incorporate marijuana into your treats, snacks, and meals by first purchasing an infused product such as butter, oil, or a tincture, and then adding it to your favorite recipes.

Infused ingredients can be purchased at your local dispensary or can be made at home with cannabis flowers.