After making weed butter for 10 years, this recipe has been adapted to include the best methods from many sources. This will make the best cannabis butter recipe you will find, if you follow these simple steps.
What Do I Need?
From start to finish, you will need:
- 1 pound of butter (can also be done with shortening, but the quality is much better and the process is much easier with butter)
- 14 to 20 grams of cannabis (you can use leaves and stems, but it will be more potent and better flavored with buds)
- A few cups of distilled or filtered water
- A large funnel
- Cheesecloth
- Parchment paper
- A cookie sheet
- A medium sauce pan
- An 8 cup or larger storage container
- A spoon for stirring and a butter knife for scraping
How Long Will This Take?
This method will take approximately three and a half hours, plus cooling time. Make this butter the day before you need it for best results.
How Do I Do It?
Step 1 – Releasing the THC in your cannabis
- Preheat your oven to 250° F
- Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Spread your buds out evenly on the parchment paper
- Place the cookie sheet in the oven and set a timer for 20 minutes
- When the timer goes off, gently stir around the buds and place the cookie sheet back in the oven
- Set a timer for another 20 minutes
- Remove the pan, shut off the oven, and let cool
Step 2 – Preparing the ingredients
- Pour the filtered or distilled water into the sauce pan
- Unwrap the butter and gently place it in the sauce pan
- Grind the cooled cannabis coarsely with a coffee or herb grinder
Step 3 – Extracting the cannabinoids
- Warm the water and butter gently over low heat until the butter starts to melt
- Sprinkle in the ground cannabis and crystals
- Keep simmering (do NOT boil) for 3 hours (160° to 190° F), a double boiler may be useful in keeping your butter at the proper temperature
Step 4 – Strain the mixture
- Line the funnel with two or three layers of cheesecloth
- Slowly pour cooled mixture through your filter device (you can let it go into a separate jar or container if it will sit in the opening). DO NOT squeeze the cheesecloth. Let it drip
- Pour the strained mixture into the storage container and refrigerate. Cover loosely
- Wait at least 1 hour
Step 5 – Cleaning the butter
- Using the butter knife, pry the layer of butter gently off the top of the water and sediment
- Flip the disc of butter over and scrap off any plant matter and gooey material
- Wrap your butter in parchment paper, and refrigerate for later use (can be frozen)
Hey there,
This is an unique and informative article I must say. I really like Cannabis butter because it tastes good and make me high at the same time. It’s really fun to have. But I did not know the way to make it by myself. Your article helped me a lot as you have given the proper recipe to make Cannabis butter. So I will definitely try it.
Thank you for writing this helpful article.
You are very welcome. Some will just put the buds in butter and heat it. The baking and the water are very important steps, that make it much stronger and easier to clean after.
Man! This is really interesting stuff! I’m guessing there’s isn’t much out there a person can’t do with cannabis – it really is a wonder weed.
Now, I’m assuming this butter will have some additional effects besides adding flavor to our toast.
I find it interesting that roasting/baking the buds releases the THC. I guess it’s a similar process when smoked – maybe that is why that’s the most popular way to ingest it.
Thank you for your great post
Jose
This butter recipe is the start of most edibles that you can make. They most definitely do more than flavor. Just be careful, because eating it is not the same as smoking. It’s easy to overdo it.
I will be posting many more recipes, so check back often!
Learned something new! Great information!
Thanks for reading, Michelle!
We do our very best to find the best, easiest and safest methods for people to make their own products or grow their own supply in the comfort of their home. I’m glad you found some information that helped you.
Tyler
round two and i hope its as good as first round, so i did the grinder last year and my second batch from last year, i put the weed and butter into the water and then i took an egg beater every hour and then after removing the butter next morning , which i froze the cooked stuff then next day i mixed it all together and used the egg beater with the cookie mix from store and proceeded to make cookies and ill tell you what very slow getting a high from but about an hour and sit back and hang on
Hello! Great recipe. One question, most other recipes I see want you to cook the butter and decarbed herb at 225-250 degrees F. Why do you recommend to not let it break 190?
Hey, thanks for reading!
Letting it go longer at cooler temps keeps more of the THC intact. Heat breaks it down faster, so you want to boil it with butter, but not too hot to get the most out of it.
Depending on the ratios used, it may not even be that noticeable, but it’s an expensive recipe. You want to make it as worth it as possible.
Thanks again for reading and the question.
Tyler