Sugar is an essential ingredient for countless recipes, and it is also incredibly easy to infuse cannabinoids into. Unlike other infused ingredients like cannabutter or infused coconut oil, cannabis infused sugar is water soluble. This makes it a go-to infusion ingredient for those who enjoy cannabis infused drinks. Our cannabis sugar recipe is ridiculously easy to make and you can make some within a few hours to a couple days depending on your evaporation method.

Today, we will be teaching you how to make cannabis sugar at home – quick and easy.

What do you need to make cannabis sugar?

You don’t need any special equipment to make cannabis infused sugar at home, however you will need some high proof alcohol (like everclear) or a pre-made cannabis alcohol tincture. If you do not have a pre-made tincture to use for this recipe, check out our guide on how to make it (link is below).

Apart from the tincture, the only other ingredient you need is sugar. You can use any kind you like. If you want that nice greenish coloured sugar, use white sugar.

Cannabis Sugar Moulded Into Cubes

What Can I Do With CannaSugar?

Weed infused sugar is one of my favourite infusion ingredients because it is extremely versatile. You can infuse cannabinoids into so many different recipes with it. Certain recipes like drinks will not allow you to use an infused oil without them separating and leaving you with a blob of oil on top of your drink. But that is not an issue for weed sugar because it is water soluble!

Here are a few recipes that you could use weed sugar in:

  • Infused Raspberry Lemonade
  • Double Infused Vinaigrette (infused olive oil + cannasugar)
  • Infused Sweet Crepes
  • Infused Sugar Dip (strawberries are delicious dipped in cannasugar)
  • Weedy Hot Chocolate

You could even put the cannasugar into ice cube moulds to make cannabis infused sugar cubes. Simply fill the ice cube tray with cannasugar then put a couple drops of water on each cube. Allow to dry overnight then pop them out of the tray and store in an airtight jar.

Home Made Cannabis Sugar Cubes

How To Make Cannasugar

Before we get started – make sure you have the 2 ingredients ready. Alcohol cannabis tincture and a dry sugar of your choice. If you don’t have the tincture yet, check out our quick guide on how to make cannabis alcohol tincture. Cannabis tincture is very easy to make – it is pretty much just letting decarboxylated weed soak in alcohol for a while.

Once you’ve got your cannabis tincture, proceed to the cannabis sugar recipe below.

BEWARE: NO FIRE OR FLAMES!

The alcohol in the cannabis tincture is highly flammable. Making cannabis infused sugar involves evaporating off the alcohol so proper ventilation and precautions are required.

There are 2 methods you can use for drying & evaporation – air drying, or assisted heat drying. Using the heat drying method is much quicker but you need to do it in a well ventilated area, away from any fire or open flames. Air drying without using any heat or warmth to speed up the evaporation can take a few days to fully evaporate all the alcohol from your cannasugar.

Cannabis Infused Sugar Recipe

Easy Cannabis Infused Sugar Recipe

A quick and easy way to make cannabis infused sugar. You can adjust the amount of THC/CBD infused by using more or less cannabis depending on your desired potency.
5 from 12 votes
Prep Time 4 mins
Evaporation Time 1 d
Total Time 1 d 4 mins
Course Cannabis Infused Ingredients
Cuisine Cannabis Infused
Servings 2 Cups
Calories 32 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Sugar (any type of sugar will work)
  • 1 Cup Cannabis Tincture (alcohol based)

Instructions
 

  • Place the sugar into a glass or ceramic baking dish.
  • Pour the cannabis alcohol tincture onto the sugar.
  • Mix the sugar and tincture together, making sure that the sugar is well coated.
  • Move the baking dish to a safe location for air drying. It can take anywhere from 12-72 hours for the alcohol to fully evaporate. Stir the mixture frequently while it dries. To speed up evaporation, you can use heat. Read the recipe notes for tips on speeding up evaporation using heat.
  • Your cannabis infused sugar is ready once all of the alcohol has evaporated and the mixture no longer looks wet. By the time it is done it should look like dry sugar again.
  • Put your newly made weed infused sugar into an air tight container and store in a cool, dry spot.

Notes

If you are evaporating your alcohol with heat – do not do it near fire or open flames.
Evaporate in a well ventilated area. Having your windows open or a fan on helps blow away the evaporated alcohol fumes.
You can speed up alcohol evaporation by putting your cannasugar/tincture mixture into your oven on a low heat with the door open. Do not do this if your oven uses open flames

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcal
Keyword Cannabis Sugar, Cannasugar, CBD Infused Sugar, THC Infused Sugar, Weed Sugar
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What Should My Cannabis Sugar Look Like When It’s Done?

The colour of your cannabis sugar can depend on many factors. The type of sugar you used, the strength and concentration of your tincture, and even the weed you used to make your tincture/cannasugar. The bottom line is, once it is fully dry (alcohol tincture fully evaporated and no wet patches), then your cannasugar is done and ready to use. If your weed sugar is still slightly wet or damp, it is not ready yet.

The colour of your cannasugar can range from light green to yellow or golden brown. The colour is not an indicator of potency so do not think your sugar is not strong just because it didn’t change colour much during the infusion process.

Finished Cannabis Infused Sugar

If you have any questions about this cannabis sugar recipe, please use the comment section below.

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