How To Make THC Caramels

Cannabis caramels are delicious treats sure to please any weed edible or candy lover. You can find gourmet THC caramels at quality dispensaries like Get Kush, but learning how to make THC caramels at home is also fun. If you’re an experienced home cook, love baking, or are already familiar with making candy, these caramel edibles are doable. Follow the recipe carefully, give yourself plenty of time, and enjoy the process. Once you know how to make weed caramels, you can enjoy these special treats whenever you like!

 

Ingredients For Our Cannabis Caramels Recipe

• 1 cup cannabutter

• 4 cups white granulated sugar

• 2 cups light corn syrup

• 24 ounces of evaporated milk

• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher or table salt

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 sea salt, optional

 

Cannabutter is butter that’s infused with cannabis concentrates. If you don’t already have a stash of cannabutter ready to go, you can make your own. You’ll need 2 cups of butter, 4 ounces of your favourite dried buds, and water.

 

Supplies Needed For Making Caramel Edibles

• Large, thick-bottomed saucepan

• Candy thermometer

• 9” square baking pan or casserole dish

• Parchment paper
• Stove or hot plate

If you’re making cannabutter, you’ll also need a grinder, a strainer or cheesecloth, a glass jar, and access to an oven.

 

 

Practice Makes Perfect Weed Caramels

Anyone can learn how to make THC caramels, but our cannabis caramels recipe uses intermediate cooking techniques. If you’ve never made caramels before, we recommend making a practice batch first, without any THC. This will help you learn the technique and be more confident in the kitchen. Plus, you’ll have delicious caramels to enjoy!

 

Making Cannabutter For THC Caramels

Follow these instructions to learn how to make cannabutter for THC caramels. You can use cannabutter instead of regular butter in any recipe you want to infuse with THC. If you already have cannabutter, continue to the main recipe below. 

1. Decarb Your Buds

Grind your buds to rice-size and spread them over a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Place them in the oven at 225 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Decarboxylating your cannabis activates THC and other cannabinoids, so don’t be tempted to skip this step.

2. Infuse Your Butter

Melt two cups of butter in your saucepan over low heat. Add the cannabis grinds and stir to distribute evenly. Once your buds and butter are evenly mixed, let the pan simmer for 3-4 hours. You can add water if the mixture starts to cook down too much.

 

3. Strain The Cannabutter

After several hours of simmering, remove the cannabutter from the stove and let it cool. Carefully strain the mixture through the strainer or cheesecloth to remove any plant matter and excess water. Add the cannabutter to a glass jar and keep it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it. 

 

 

Our Step By Step Cannabis Caramels Recipe

When you’re first learning how to make weed caramels, you can set yourself up for success with the mise en place cooking technique. First, gather all your ingredients ahead of time to move through the more complicated steps quickly.

 

1. Prepare Your Pan

Line your 9” square baking pan with parchment paper. Set it aside until needed.

 

2. Heat Ingredients

Combine cannabutter, sugar, corn syrup, and Kosher or table salt in your thick saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 7-8 minutes, or until it begins to boil.

 

3. Add Milk

Very slowly add the evaporated milk. The THC caramel mixture should remain boiling while you add the milk. Take your time with this step, which can require 10 minutes or more per can.

 

4. Check The Temperature

Attach your candy thermometer to the side of your pan. Stir constantly and watch the temperature until it hits 245° F.

5. Remove From Heat

Remove the pan from heat. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine.

6. Pour Caramel

Carefully pour the caramel into your lined baking pan. Sprinkle the top with sea salt if desired.

7. Cool And Cut

Refrigerate the caramels overnight, or at least for a few hours. Then cut into bite-sized pieces and enjoy.

 

Explore Caramel Edibles

Learning how to make THC caramels is a worthwhile journey for any dessert fan. Are you looking for more caramel goodness? GetKush offers the best caramel edibles in Canada! Check out their site for THC caramel brownies, caramel candies, caramel weed chocolates, and more delicious treats. 

Buy THC candies online in Canada with confidence. You can buy weed edibles in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and more!

 

 

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