Infusing raw honey is a healthy way of cooking with cannabis thanks to the benefits and effects. Raw honey delivers antimicrobial, antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects and is used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat imbalances in the body. Cannabis honey is versatile – you can use it in cooking and cocktails, and enjoys the elixir’s reputed ability to help her body metabolize alcohol, mitigating its intoxicating effects. Legend has it that beekeepers in the Middle East put their hives near cannabis plants for honey from THC-infused pollen, but this recipe calls for a simple heat extraction—much like steeping tea. Combine an ounce of cured, finely ground cannabis flowers or trim with 80 ounces of locally sourced, raw honey in a crockpot and cooks it on low for five hours, stirring occasionally.
If you don’t have a crockpot, you can put the cannabis and honey in a Dutch oven and warm it in a 180-degree oven instead. You can keep this infusion in a cool, dark place for up to a year. Store honey at room temperature rather than the refrigerator so it doesn’t crystallize.
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce cured cannabis flowers or trim
- 80 ounces local raw honey
What You'll Need:
- Crockpot or Dutch oven
- Cheesecloth
- String
- Airtight glass jar or bottle
Directions:
- Preheat Dutch oven to 180 degrees F or crockpot on low setting.
- Bundle cannabis and wrap with string. Place bundle in Dutch oven or crockpot.
- Pour honey to cover.
- Cook on low for 5 hours, stirring with a wooden spoon a few times per hour.
- After 5 hours turn off crockpot or remove from oven and let cool for up to 24 hours.
- Remove cannabis bundle and squeeze out as much honey as possible. Compost cannabis solids.
- Ladle into labeled jars. Store in cool dark place for up to 30 days.
