Quick & Easy Cannabutter (Potent)
How to make cannabutter at home, quick and easy. Cannabutter is an essential ingredient for many cannabis infused recipes and it is incredibly simple to make. Get ready to learn how to make a strong cannabis infused butter!
Ingredients
- 7 grams cannabis (add more or less depending on desired potency)
- 250 grams unsalted butter (if adding more than 7g of cannabis, you will need more butter)
Instructions
- Decarb your cannabis to activate the THC. If you need help with decarbing, check out our guide on how to decarb cannabis. If you skip this step, your cannabutter will be weak and may contain inactive cannabinoids.
- Bring some water to a boil in a saucepan. Aim for about 2-3 inches of water from the bottom of the pan. Place your double boiler (or heatproof bowl) over the water, ensuring the base sits just above the water rather than touching it. The steam, not direct contact, is what carries the heat.
- Put the butter into the double boiler and let it melt to a liquid, stirring occasionally. Keep the water beneath at a low simmer.
- Add your decarboxylated cannabis into the melted butter. Stir until the butter covers every bit of cannabis. Let the mixture steep over the simmering water for 30-150 minutes. Top up the saucepan with hot water as it evaporates. Aim to keep the infusing butter between roughly 70-95°C (160-200°F); a gentle shimmer on the surface is right, a rolling boil is not.
- Strain the cannabutter. Set a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth over a clean jar or bowl. Pour the warm cannabutter through it, then let it drip on its own. Gather the cloth and give it a light squeeze; pressing too hard pushes bitter plant material into your butter.
- Let the liquid cannabutter cool down then cover and refrigerate until fully set.
- Use immediately or keep sealed in the fridge for up to two weeks, or freeze for several months.
Notes
We recommend letting your cannabutter infuse for 30-150 minutes. If you are in a rush, 30 minutes will do but may not fully infuse every cannabinoid. 60 minutes is a good recommendation for a strong infusion. Longer infusions can degrade THC into CBN which is can make the butter more sedating.
Keep an eye on the water level in your saucepan during cooking. The water will slowly evaporate as it cooks. You can add more water during cooking if you feel the water level is getting low.
You can use CBD hemp flower buds instead of cannabis to make a CBD infused butter with low/no THC.
If making big batches of cannabutter, we recommend using 250g butter per 7g of cannabis buds. You want the cannabis to be able to fully submerge into the melted butter.
We highly recommend clarifying your butter before using it in this recipe. This means removing impurities from it. Clarifying your butter before making it into cannabutter can prolong it's shelf life. Read the "clarify your butter" part of this page for more information.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal
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