CBD is so versatile and if you haven’t already, today we’re Cooking With CBD Oil: 4 Savoury CBD Recipes.
The history of cooking with cannabis dates back to India some hundreds of years ago – where they used a mixture of cannabis flowers and milk for spiritual ceremonies.
Even in Italy, during the renaissance period, cannabis was said to have been using in cooking!
Now? Cooking with this herb has literally exploded with magic brownies, candies, chocolate, dressings, dips and so much more – all with CBD!
Cannabis is a perfect compliment to enhance your cooking while adding a ton of wellness benefits to your nutrition routine.
Cooking with CBD oil is a relatively new-ish phenomenon and everyone, I mean everyone from Hollywood stars to every day folk are drawn to it like moths to a flame- with good reason too!
Today’s blog features some of our favorite CBD-infused recipes for you to try at home.
You’ll also explore and learn how to:
Decarboxylate and why it matters
Cook delicious CBD oil recipes at home
Cooking With CBD Oil: 4 Savoury CBD Recipes
If you’re just starting out with cooking with CBD oil, make small batches at first – you don’t want to waste, right?
Once you’ve mastered it, and you will, then you can create larger batches and do a little bit of meal planning so you can get the most bang from your buck.
How To Make CBD Oil
A simple recipe on how to make CBD oil at home using marijuana flower buds.
There are a myriad of ways to consume cannabis. If you opt to smoke or vape your weed, you won’t have to worry about decarboxylation. The process occurs by default as soon as the weed is exposed to heat.
Unfortunately for edibles, you can’t simply sprinkle your raw weed directly onto your foods as if it were salt or pepper. Cannabis in its raw state isn’t psychoactive. It is the process of decarboxylation that converts and activates cannabinoids to elicit a high.
Interestingly, decarboxylation is essentially the conversion of THCa into THC or CBDa into CBD. Without decarbing your weed, THCa and CBDa will not fit into the endocannabinoid receptor sites in your body. Thusly, inhibiting the effects of cannabis that we’re after.
Many beginners make the mistake of not decarboxylating their weed. Others do it incorrectly. It’s the most crucial step in the cooking process as a miss-step will result in a less potent, benign edible. Skip it or forget it and you’ll have a weak product that lacks the active cannabinoids.
1. CBD-Infused Guacamole
This recipe below is definitely savoury – and you can use this for both THC and CBD recipes.
Just replace the Cannabis oil in the recipe below with CBD oil and you’ll have a creamy guacamole to drool over!
Mix tomatoes, Cannabis oil, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and jalapeno pepper into mashed avocado until well combined season – with salt and black pepper.
Pour 1/2 cup of water into a sauce pan set on low heat
Add 1 package of Jello (85 size/3 oz size)
Add 1 tablespoon of gelatin
Mix until all dissolved and then remove from heat
While still hot, Add your CBD tincture/oil and whisk well
Using the dropper add into your mold
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Notes
The following video is a different recipe that shows how to make the tincture from scratch. It also shows how it is made using fruit juice for a more healthier option. You can follow the recipe you prefer.
And if you love how-to-videos, our YouTube channel has everything you need.
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As always, happy canna-cooking!
Steph Van De Ven
I am a prof writer/blogger & love my daily dose. I'm Canadian-Dutch, a horse owner, and love exploring new CBD & THC recipes, trends & products to share with you! #Cannadish
