This holiday season get ready to indulge in some of the tastiest holiday-inspired cannabis edibles that will give you the high of a lifetime! As the holiday season is near we thought we should share our favorite recipes for the most perfect edibles, with you. It will add extra sweetness to your home-baked treats and bring a huge smile on the face of your loved ones.
Mind you these special edibles come in a variety of concentrations. Consuming the rather potent cannabis edibles is advisable only for patients who have a medical cannabis card online. For all others, be it, friends or family, they can only consume the treats which are only mildly infused with cannabis.
Since recreational marijuana in the state of California is legal, there is no problem in sharing some of the mildly concentrated edibles with your neighbors or friends. However, it is your responsibility to be extremely aware of who all are consuming the edibles you are cooking. Make sure that the dishes and treats do not reach the hands of anyone under the age of 18. With all the warnings or special reminders out of the way, let us share the list of edibles that you can try cooking in your kitchen this holiday season.
Gingerbread
One dish that has to be a star that shines bright during any given holiday is gingerbread. When infused with cannabis, it is oftentimes ironically referred to as ganjabread. To make the fluffy texture of this yummy, well-recognized dish a person requires a special list of ingredients. The ingredient lists must feature all of the following.
- ¼ cup cannabutter
- ¼ cup regular butter
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup full-fat plain yogurt
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup unbleached white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed (optional)
You go about making this cannabis-infused gingerbread cake or simple bread in the same way you would make it normally. The only important thing to remember is to prepare cannabutter on the previous day. It is quite easy to do the same. A person needs to simply simmer water along with 1 or 2 cups of butter for sometime and then gradually add ground marijuana to it. This mixture needs to further be simmered on low heat for 3-4 hours while stirring continuously. Pour this mixture into a jar and keep it in the refrigerator to harden it.
This makes for the best homemade cannabutter. You use this butter to cook this special gingerbread cake or simple bread. Whisk away flour, ground ginger, baking powder, and baking soda in a melted mixture of cannabutter and honey. Place fennel seeds or cloves into it as per preference. Combine all the main elements like you would for a normal cake and bake it for 50 to 60 minutes.
Pasta
After sharing the recipe for the sweet gingerbread, it is now time to share a delicious savory holiday dish. What could be better than the classic and evergreen pasta? To create a yummy cannabis-infused pasta, the list of ingredients is as follows.
- 1 tablespoon cannabutter
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup mint leaves (more for garnish)
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup snipped chives
- 2 small poblano chiles
- 1 Cubanelle pepper & 2 ounces sliced and diced shishito peppers
- Kosher salt & Pepper
- 3 shallots (2 thinly sliced & 1 minced)
- 4 garlic cloves (2 minced & 2 crushed)
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- 2 teaspoons of black peppercorns, coriander seeds, fennel seeds & mustard seeds
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups bottled clam juice
- 3 1/2 dozen mixed clams (Manila, razor & littleneck)
- 12 ounces pipe rigate or mezze rigatoni pasta
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons crème fraîche
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Wasabi masago (wasabi caviar for garnish)
When you get down to cooking a pasta dish which is infused with cannabis, the main factor to remember is the addition of cannabutter. Cannabutter plays a major role if you’re trying to cook any cannabis-infused tasty dish worth relishing. The rest of the steps to cooking the pasta dish remain the same as it would for any normal pasta dish featuring clams and green chiles.
Eggnog
When the recipes for a cannabis-infused savory and sweet dish have already been shared, the only missing element on the plate is a strong delicious drink. The first cocktail drink that comes to mind when we think about Christmas or any other holidays, is eggnog. We have then decided to share with you the special recipe to create the best tasting eggnog this holiday season.
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 or 2 cups heavy whipping/double cream
- 3 eggs
- ½ to 1 cup of butter
- ½ cup of sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1 to 3 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 cinnamon sticks (optional)
- Decarboxylate ground weed, if possible of a rather sweet taste (½ to 1 gram for a mildly concentrated drink, 3 to 4 grams for a stronger drink)
- Bourbon or Brandy (optional)
- ½ teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, clove, allspice & nutmeg
To make this drink, combine the ground weed, butter, the bourbon or brandy and vanilla extract in a pan. Mix all of them together to create a smooth and well blended mix and cook it for a period of 60 minutes on a low heat while stirring continuously. After a time period of 45 minutes add the additional items like cinnamon, clove, nutmeg or allspice as per taste.
When the 60 minutes are up, strain the mixture and let it cool. After that you can add the eggs, double whipped cream to the weed mixture until it is thick and delicious. The final drink mix is best served cold in fancy glasses!
Final Words
Here are 3 of our favorite cannabis-infused recipes that can brighten up any dull holiday for you. If you are unsure of whether or not these cannabis-infused edibles would be suitable for you to consume, it is best to consult a medical marijuana doctor near you. With this, we wish you the best holiday season this year!
