Weed brownies have been a symbol of edibles for decades and are also one of the most popular cannabis-infused foods ever.
They are also widely known under a few different names — pot brownies, space cakes, magic bites are all one and the same.
Due to being extremely easy to make (and very potent) they quickly became the preferred way of getting high for those that don’t enjoy smoking weed.
World’s best pot brownie recipe
If you are looking for the most delicious way to fix up some weed brownies, here is a recipe for my Fudgebuds (I’ve made my fair share of pot brownies this way):
Tools:
- Plastic mixing bowl
- Stainless steel cake pan
- Whisk
- Metal wire rack
Ingredients:
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Cocoa powder – ¾ cups
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
- A pinch of salt
- Water – 2 tablespoons
- Cannabis butter – 1 stick (around 4 oz, 120 grams)
- Eggs – 2 large eggs
- Flour – a bit over a ⅓ cup
- Chocolate topping (or some other topping)
Directions:
- Make cannabis butter (follow these instructions on how to make cannabutter).
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (162°C).
- Grease your brownie pan with regular butter. I suggest you use a stainless steel pan since it will prevent your brownies from sticking.
- Add sugar, cocoa, vanilla, salt, water and cannabis butter to the mixing bowl. Whisk to blend all the ingredients together.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating them as hard as you can with a whisk until the mixture is glossy.
- Add flour to the bowl and whisk the entire mixture for about 3 minutes.
- Bake the mix for about 20-30 minutes. Just like with any other brownies, you can find out whether they are done by poking them with a toothpick inserted until it comes out clean.
Use a spatula to cut and move the brownies to a metal wire rack in order for them to cool down.
Be sure to add toppings such as chocolate chips or ice cream.
What makes the best pot brownie?
Getting the dosage right is by far the most important part of the whole process — you don’t want to make them too strong as the people eating them might be in for a rough trip.
Putting too much cannabis in your brownies can make your batch a nightmare for those eating them, causing extremely long and exhausting highs that last for hours.
There were even known cases of people eating extremely strong brownies, trying to sleep it off after a while, and then waking up super high.
However, this can go two ways — you can also add too little cannabis to the mix and end up with a batch of delicious brownies that won’t make you high.
Here are another few things to keep in mind when making pot brownies:
- THC-rich strains will bring in the best results.
- Make sure that the cannabis you are using for brownies is organically grown, meaning that no pesticides have been used in the process of growing the plant. These pesticides can have negative effects on the end product and give it a foul taste.
Making a smaller, yet more potent batch is always a better idea in my opinion, and here’s why — brownies made with smaller doses will take longer to kick in.
Should you bake from scratch or use a store-bought mix?
Weed brownies made from scratch usually require cannabutter for the recipe, while the simpler version can often be made with just cannabis oil and the brownie mix bought from the store.
Either way, make sure you’re baking them in a well-aired area because it’s gonna get smelly in the kitchen.
When making weed brownies from scratch, the process is a bit longer and more tedious, unless you love cooking and baking.
Don’t get ahead of yourself!
If you’re not certain about your tolerance with edibles, eat only a half or even a quarter of a brownie the first time around. Weed edibles usually take about an hour or two to kick in.
So, before diving into the whole batch and getting high as a kite make sure you let them sit in and do their thing for a while before devouring the rest.
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Lisa Green August 12, 2018 at 10:06 am
I would have to make my own "cannabutter" to what ratio is there cannabis-to-butter?
Steven Fackini Inglis April 9, 2020 at 3:44 pm
Depand of if you use kief or weed for kief its about 1gram for haft cup butter and weed i think its 7g per cup of butter 🤷♂️
Rikus March 31, 2021 at 6:56 pm
What is the right amount of weed use for lets say 120 g butter?
Robert Henderson November 17, 2021 at 1:37 am
i am using 7g (1/4oz) per 1 lb (2 cups) of butter using home grown hash flowers @ est 15% note: i catch a small buzz when i lick clean bowl and utensils making cannabutter....lol
TripleD May 16, 2020 at 11:36 pm
1/4 - 1/2 oz per cup depending on how strong you want it
habibi October 18, 2020 at 5:53 pm
Hi! I was using trim amd went 10g of trim, 150g butter. I made chocolate chip cookies and they came out great.
Charissa Veitch February 21, 2021 at 11:24 pm
I used the 1 1/4 stick of butter tht I got from what I made, and they turned out great. Also added nuts & peanut butter
sally cooley July 8, 2021 at 11:11 am
i use 1:1 anything higher wont render into the butter, wasting thc
J Jackson January 2, 2022 at 10:37 pm
I use the same ratio for canna oil. In the long ago old days, "Mary Ellen's Jam" TV ads use to claim that her jam recipe was a "A cup to a cup," meaning a cup of sugar to a cup of fruit. I adapted that recipe for making my canna oil. Using the same ratio of a cup of oil to a cup of weed. It has worked well for me. Thank you Mary Ellen. Also, I use "Betty Crocker Favorites" brand box brownies, because unlike most other box brand brownie mixes that only use 1/3 cup oil in their recipe, BC Favorites require 1/2 cup of oil. Makes for a richer and more relaxing experience.
Elizabeth A Powe August 24, 2018 at 10:04 pm
Can you make the brownies with out canabutter? Will they come out the same?
Alex October 29, 2018 at 10:01 am
Yes. That way you get just regular brownies.
Vicki December 21, 2021 at 6:19 am
haha
Th September 22, 2019 at 10:25 pm
Do i have to make cannabutter or can i just add the decarbed cannabis to paleo brownie mix??
Trudii June 14, 2020 at 12:57 pm
I’m confused-I thought with baking the canabis first then you just add it to the brownie batter. Is it recommended to just buy a brownie mix from store and add the baked canabis?
sally cooley July 8, 2021 at 11:11 am
No!!!! then youre just eating weed, and will get way less thc
Bailey March 30, 2022 at 8:50 pm
The original weed brownies called for leaving the flower in. This causes a more potent brownie, but a more potent taste. My process if leaving it in .... Decard herb at 240°F for 40-45 min Melt 1 cup of butter in pot, lower heat (not boiling.... around 185-200°. Simmer butter/decarb 20-30 min. Then add the mixture to brownie mix, just like that, no straining herb. You won't notice the herb, but recommend yous grind iT quite fine. You can add mint leaves to simmer the weed taste down (it's not that bad though). The biggest change is the temperature you cook the brownies at. I keep the oven at 300 (never higher) and just let them have the extra 5-10 min to cook. Temps of 350-375 just burn off the THC.
SarahSkywalker January 28, 2021 at 3:44 am
Hi i decarb a tray of fan leaves @ 120c for 1hr - 1hr 30 min then put that in 1cup sunflower oil and put that in a water bath for 1hr 30min. I let the oil cool down and use 1/2 a cup of oil and a few scoops of the solid pulp at the bottom of the jar to make Aunt Bettys box of choc fudge brownies. Totally worth the effort
Cat September 6, 2018 at 1:01 am
Does the cannabutter have to be softened when making from scratch?
Alex September 6, 2018 at 9:20 am
It depends on your recipe. Once you infuse cannabis into the butter, the cannabutter will behave just like regular butter when baking it. So if you need to whisk something together from scratch, like cookie dough, I guess it's better to have it melted.
Tamie Spencer driscoll March 1, 2020 at 5:36 pm
No, brownies you can melt, but not cookies! You will ruin your cookies dough. Not the same "dough" at all.
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:10 pm
There's a big difference between "Melted" and "Softened" - Softened butter (cannabutter or regular butter) mixes well for nearly any recipe when baking. Melted butter should be blended in slowly, especially when making a batter type recipe. Never used melted butter for cookies as it just makes your dough turn out to be batter. Also, you can use an electric mixer to do your mixing. Whisking by hand isn't all that easy to do, you need arm strength for that, which I don't have. I tend to blend my butter and sugar together then add the eggs and vanilla. Only once they're blended together to I add the dry ingredients. Again, slowly to incorporate them completely. Little things that those of us who actually cook and bake regularly learn early on. I've been converting a LOT of recipes into "infused" recipes and find what works with the terpines (flavor/scent molecules) of weed/flower and what doesn't.
Nicos March 27, 2020 at 6:44 pm
You can totally use melted butter for cookies or most of these chewy fudgy types of desserts, as there many people nowadays who use brown butter for their cookies. That being said if want to use brown butter, you have to brown the butter before infusing it with the weed as you need a high temperature to brown it. Let it cool down enough so that it's below 200F and then you can use it the same way as melted butter to infuse the weed. If you are NOT using unmelted butter (so if using melted or browned) then your cookie dough will benefit from being rested in the fridge for 30mins - 1hour for it to cool down and the flour to be fully absorbed. It will firm up a alot (even at room temperature) and you will be able to scoop it. Some proffesionals even age the cookie dough in the fridge to improve its flavour (that length of time has to be a maximum of however long it takes for an ingredient to go off - this will probably be the eggs which after cracked last max 3 - 4 days refrigerated and covered). Once you scoop the dough for baking, you can at that time freeze some or all of the scoops on a tray for 30 mins (for them not to stick together later) and then transfer them into a zip-lock bag to freeze until you need to bake them. This way you can defrost however many scoops you want for 10 - 20 mins on the counter and bake them as you normally would. Their potency will remain the same.
CarlasCookies November 11, 2020 at 12:22 am
Yes exactly, thank you! Not many recipes will succeed if you just throw all the ingredients in the bowl first. You usually blend the butter and sugar, then add the eggs. I like to add my extract in with the eggs, Beat the eggs and add the vanilla then slowly add the eggs a bit at a time ... then slowly add in your dry ingredients.
Marcel Ferreira August 30, 2020 at 10:17 am
Softened rather than melted..
Rainy June 24, 2021 at 6:04 pm
You're not quite right on cannabutter behaving like butter. Items made with cannabutter in the over tend to burn easier. I believe that is because you have removed part of the butter, usually the milk solids. I have been cooking with cannabutter or cannaoil for five years now. I find if a recipe with out cannabutter calls for 350F you would drop it to 325F to prevent burning. I will agree you can substitute cannabutter or cannaoil in any normal recipe that calls for butter or oil. Its a 1 for 1 substitution. I just wont agree it behaves just like regular butter.
Mary October 28, 2018 at 7:19 pm
if you prepare your bud n the oven first then do you just simply mix it into the oil for the recipe and add immediately to recipe or does it have to be soaked in the oil or heated in the oil before adding to recipe
Alex October 29, 2018 at 10:02 am
I don't quite understand your question Mary but I'll give it a go—You have to decarb the weed, and infuse it with oil and butter first. Once you have your cannabis butter/oil you can make the muffins, brownies, cookies or whatever delight you want.
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:16 pm
You CAN decarb flower into oil directly without decarbing it first. It takes more time but can easily be done. I de-stem my flower, break it into small-ish chunks but I don't grind it. (Larger chunks means less plant matter to strain later) I weigh it out and use a 1/4oz to 1Cup oil ratio. Place the mixture into a sealed mason type jar and set into my crock pot on low setting for 4-6hrs. Checking the water temp every hour or so to make sure it doesn't go above 250f. I then strain the mix through cheese cloth into another mason type jar, seal and store in a dark cabinet away from direct sunlight. I find coconut oil works best for sweets as the hint of coconut flavor blends well with sweets and the terpines in flower. Canola oil for savory as its has nearly no flavor of its own and allows for the terpines in flower to come through.
James Speer February 9, 2020 at 7:13 pm
You have to summer the bud in whatever carrier you want. Best bet would be to get a magical butter machine
Brian September 19, 2020 at 8:39 pm
Low simmer 30 minutes to an hour After you describe in the oven.
SarahSkywalker January 28, 2021 at 3:48 am
Hi i decarb a tray of fan leaves @ 120c for 1hr – 1hr 30 min then put that in 1cup sunflower oil and put that in a water bath for 1hr 30min. I let the oil cool down and use 1/2 a cup of oil and a few scoops of the solid pulp at the bottom of the jar to make Aunt Bettys box of choc fudge brownies. Totally worth the effort.
B October 31, 2018 at 10:48 am
What size pan do you use, and how many brownies does your recipe yield?
Alex October 31, 2018 at 10:51 am
A medium sized pan. The number of brownies depends on how you cut them in the pan. The strength will depend on how strong cannabis butter/oil you use.
Shane MacLeod November 29, 2018 at 2:33 pm
Heating the cannabutter up to 325 degrees in the brownie mix doesn't that start breaking down the THC at temperatures over 225 degrees?
Alex November 29, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Essentially yes, but once the butter is connected with other ingredients and mixed with chocolate and everything else I'm assuming that the chemistry also changes. What matters is - this recipe works. I've tried it personally a few weeks ago and I was blown
Lexie December 13, 2018 at 1:51 am
Why does the boxed brownies need a cup of butter but the ones made of scratch needs half a cup? Do you get The same high from both or does the boxed batch create more brownies?
Alex December 13, 2018 at 9:33 am
You should get the same high with both but with weed, and edibles especially, you never know.
Lexie December 13, 2018 at 2:12 am
This is my second comment but for the boxed brownies it says substitute the oil for the canna butter but it the brownie box says 1/2 cup I put the other 1/2cup on the bottom of the pan??? Seems like a waste
Alex December 13, 2018 at 9:32 am
Hey Lexie, you wanna put the other half cup on the bottom of the pan most definitely. Either that or use baking paper. Good luck
Terry January 21, 2019 at 8:27 pm
If you buy the oil already made how much do you put in brownie mix
Sarah January 25, 2019 at 5:14 am
Universe love you .......for actually having the. patients to answer all these crazy questions. Js. 🙄🤣✌️
Jmoe October 5, 2020 at 10:06 pm
You’re 💯💯💯💯right.
Jaleeua February 21, 2019 at 6:49 pm
When making brownies from the box do you need eggs??
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:19 pm
If the box calls for eggs, use eggs. The proteins in the eggs allows the dry ingredients to bind to the wet. It's a chemistry thing.
Red August 20, 2020 at 3:50 pm
I'd say Of course you do, except that I've used powdered eggs and oil from ine of those "just add water" backpacking food packs in the past, and I'm thinking that it might not be necessary in a "complete" mix recipe if there is such a thing. on the other hand, it couldnt hurt to add an egg anyway.
Pete G March 3, 2019 at 2:32 am
Yea hey, I just made them brownys with an oz of GG4. I cut them into 8 pieces, ate one but didnt feel anything. I followed the directions, and they smell like weed but nothin is happenen. So I just ate half the pan and gave my kid a couple before he went to his mother's. After half an hour he still didnt feel anything and he's a lightweight for 12. Did I do something wrong? What should I do next time cuz that was some premo bud.
Alex March 5, 2019 at 10:03 am
I don't know exactly what you did, as you can see there are 2 recipes in the article, but one thing that comes to my mind is that you may have forgot to decarb the weed. Did you just use weed, or weed butter/oil?
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:23 pm
It all depends on whether or not you decarbed your bud properly/fully before using it in any recipe. If it wasn't decarbed, that's probably why you didn't feel any effects from it. Flower/bud MUST be decarbed to "activate" or turn THC-A into active THC. The 350F for 40mins baking time for the brownies is NOT enough time and too high a temp to activate the THC. You either didn't activate it at all or you burnt it off.
Red August 20, 2020 at 4:17 pm
Geez- I've been using weed in cooking for more than 50 years, and I've always baked raw /cleaned weed into brownies, cakes, herb bread, muffins, etc. save the twigs and stems for soup stock. In Europe, I'd put the locally available hash through a zester first. now i read that I've been doing it wrong? Hm. m. m....
Red August 20, 2020 at 4:20 pm
You mean its ineffective, like when you smoke it?
Jacquelyn June 20, 2020 at 9:02 pm
Wow I wish I knew your kids mother, that's extremely disturbing that you would give your twelve year old bud brownies. You give all smokers a bad name🤨
Hops March 18, 2021 at 9:43 am
I started smoking weed at 7 second grade I'd be pretty pissed if my dad didn't give me some weed
Steve June 27, 2020 at 12:56 pm
Did you decarb your weed? And why is your boy starting to get high that late in life? Should of started him at 8.
Hops March 18, 2021 at 9:44 am
Lol
Red August 20, 2020 at 4:31 pm
Pete G- I don't know you, and you may have some circumstances affecting this, but on face value, you're an abusive parent. Unless your child is on chemo or something, you're really a crap dad. Do you make him White Russian milkshakes too? I hope Mom reports you to child protective services ASAP.
Hops March 18, 2021 at 9:47 am
Too bad you judge people on face value I started smoking weed at seven I've been pretty pissed if people treated me the way you're telling him he should've been treating his kid quit judging people quit acting like you know the right age that someone can smoke
Hops March 18, 2021 at 9:57 am
Quit judging people and pronouncing the sentence over then I'm glad I didn't have you as a parent or a neighbor I started smoking weed at seven and I've been hell a pissed that you took that away from me by arresting my parents
Ronald Shrout February 4, 2022 at 11:06 am
WTF
Camila Simmons March 7, 2019 at 7:17 pm
Do i need to melt the canna butter before adding to the boxed mix?
Alex March 8, 2019 at 2:57 pm
nope
Kaitlyn March 15, 2019 at 4:46 pm
When making your own canna butter how much bud do you need to use ? Or just to make your brownies right, how much would it take ?
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:24 pm
There are good, free online flower/butter calculators out there that are pretty accurate.
Lloyd Mitchell April 22, 2019 at 4:17 pm
Alex, I have Parkinson's and would like to make the brownies, but I use 100% CBD Oil. How can I use this with a store bought brownie mix.
Luka April 23, 2019 at 11:37 am
Just drip the oil into the brownie mix and bake according to the directions. To find out how to dose CBD oil, download our free dosage eBook: https://greencamp.lpages.co/dosage-ebook-greencamp/
Sam December 24, 2019 at 4:23 pm
Based on your recipe & how you would cut it, what would you say each brownie yields dosage wise?
Tammy October 31, 2019 at 4:36 pm
Hi ! This is my first time to make brownie. I’m going to use a box. Can I just add weed to it. If I grind It up the weed to be fine. I don’t have the CBD oil. I don’t know where to get it. Is there a way to make the oil ?? And how much weed do I use ? Like 1/2 cup? Thank you.
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:29 pm
No you cannot just put plain ground flower into the mix and expect to get any effect at all. It MUST be decarbed (activated) before using it in any recipe. Decarboxylization turns inert THC-A into Active THC (what gets you high). This happens instantly when smoking weed but when baking into recipes you have to do it more intentionally. You can make your own infused oils in a few ways. Personally I do a direct infusion that takes more time but is less "stinky" as I live in an apartment building with really bad air circulation. You can also decarb your flower in the oven and THEN add to oil/s. It all depends on what results you're looking for, how much patience you have and skill levels. There are TONS of great vids out there for all infusion methods.
Hops March 18, 2021 at 9:54 am
I once ate three really small joints to avoid getting arrested and they got me super high in 30 minutes
Julie November 14, 2019 at 2:47 am
I agree with Tammy, who made the comments on October 31, 2019........I am also new to this and plan on using a box mix. Like she said....Can we just grind the weed up fine, bake it @ 325F and add to the box mix? I'm not interested in making the oil but how much weed do I add?
Bridge April 17, 2022 at 11:35 pm
1oz to 500g butter
Katie December 16, 2019 at 1:42 pm
So I use all purpose flour or self rising?
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:31 pm
All Purpose. Self-rising has baking powder already mixed in. It's great for making biscuits but NOT for making brownies.
El Oso January 9, 2020 at 8:30 pm
How much bud do you put in it? Does 8th work??
S Baker March 10, 2020 at 4:32 pm
If using a 1/2C cannabutter, yes but it also depends on your personal tolerance as well.
Agatha January 30, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Hi baked these yesterday and they turned out potent and delicious, just too dry. They were in the oven for 20 min, don't know what I did wrong. Was it me or is it the recipe?
Reene Woods February 4, 2020 at 3:24 am
How do you decarb weed? And make the butter?
Bridge April 17, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Oven 120 degrees, spread weed or bud onto parchment paper, bake 35_40mins..Crumble up, melt 500g butter 1 cup water in crock pot, low heat 6hrs or 12 or 24 whatever, so many variations. Good luck.
Trinity February 13, 2020 at 3:32 pm
What flour does this recipe call for? Self raising flour or plain flour
Ana Stanojevic February 14, 2020 at 2:30 pm
Hey Trinity, you can use plain flour. ;)
Barney corrigan February 14, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Just tossed my Brownies into the oven Can’t wait to try them. This is by far one of the best looking recipes I’ve ever tried.
Kimberly March 27, 2020 at 6:50 pm
I have this same question. I have the medical cannabis oil, but I don't know how much to use
Morgan A April 1, 2020 at 5:52 pm
Hi I was wondering how many servings you recommend that this recipe make? I’m using the canna butter recipe that you linked in the ingredients. I was guessing about eight portions? But by my calculations that makes super strong brownies at 37 mg THC each.. sooo my ingredients are 1.75 dry weight per stick of butter, at 17% potency approx. ? Do you have any suggestions for me? :)
Rod April 9, 2020 at 11:21 pm
Teach me how your made yours
OA April 14, 2020 at 7:14 am
How do you decarb the weed?
TIMICA REDITT April 15, 2020 at 3:15 pm
How do you decarb the weed
Kathy June 8, 2020 at 12:08 am
Can you freeze the brownies after baking, and would they loose their potency?
Susan June 17, 2020 at 12:55 am
Can I just blend the cannabis and mix it with the brownie
Brandi Crane July 4, 2020 at 7:52 pm
Maybe the kid has a medical marijuana card. Chill out. You dont know the story lady!
Soon August 1, 2020 at 11:25 pm
I generally use 1 cup of coconut oil/Butter for every 1/4oz of flower. I also use 15-20% thc. Now some will say that's a waste, however due to my COPD I can't smoke any more and j like my medicine strong, you can also get really good CBD flower online relatively cheap and do a 50/50.
Chris August 27, 2020 at 6:44 pm
Is no one going to mention how fricking expensive it's going to be to create, what, 10 brownies or something? 120 grams of weed?! lol. That's about $1800 in my neck of the woods.
Helena Miles August 28, 2020 at 9:12 am
Hi Chris, it's 120 grams of cannabutter, not 120 grams of weed. You can find the link for the cannabutter recipe in this article.
Chris September 2, 2020 at 1:11 am
Ah, ok. Thank you. I must've been high when I wrote that 🙈😁
Kelly Ziebell January 5, 2021 at 2:26 am
Where do you live? North Korea? lol
Patricia October 7, 2020 at 10:05 pm
What is the batch estimate for this recipe?
Jack November 29, 2020 at 2:08 pm
That's why you use the butter in the first place. The thc is soluble in the fat in the butter donut doesn't break down like it would if you just shoved it in without first making the butter!
Sunshyne March 26, 2021 at 2:48 am
I’ve made these twice. The first time was perfect. The second time, I could only taste cocoa. I followed the recipe to the T. What could have gone wrong, didn’t mix well enough, or the dark nonstick pan I used? Can an electric mixer be used to mix these?
Nash April 11, 2021 at 2:41 am
Great recipe! I've made it twice. I can get 10 small brownies.
KATIE DAVIS December 12, 2021 at 11:45 pm
What if I don't have a stainless steal cake pan? Can I make them in a disposable aluminum cake pan? What about glass?
Dr.Chops March 20, 2022 at 5:18 pm
You’ll need to add a half of a teaspoon to this mix to make them chewy instead of cake type.
Jo blow September 17, 2022 at 10:22 pm
Checked my 350 oven brownies with the thermo pen and the internal temp was 220f When they were perfectly done. Just cuz you bake at 350 it doesn't mean the inside of the brownie gets to that temp…… Unless your over bake the crap out of em 😂