5 Fun + Festive Holiday Cannabis Edible Recipes

With barely a week left until Christmas, the holiday season is certainly heating up! And though, it’s been an incredibly tough year, we still have LOADS to be thankful for. Not least of all is your sanity and good health.

In fact, given all the challenges 2020 has thrown across our path – the COVID pandemic, financial turmoil, nationwide social unrest, and election angst oh my! – it’s more important than ever that you treat yourself right.

So, why treat yourself with a special treat that will help all the madness melt away… Like delectable cannabis edible!

We at Cannawayz.com want to help you make this happen, so we’ve put together a collection of five fun, festive, and fabulously tasty recipes for cannabis edible treats. These goodies are guaranteed to boost your spirits and fill your belly with holiday good cheer. Let’s dive in…

Ganjabread men recipe

What says happy holidays more than Gingerbread men? Not much! But what about infusing your favorite holiday cookie with a little cannabis? Here’s how…

Baking Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter (1/3 cup cannabutter + 1/3 cup regular butter)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 1/2 cup unbleached flour (if gluten-free, substitute any GF flour)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp cardamom

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

• Beat butter with a mixer, add brown sugar and molasses, and beat until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and beat until thoroughly mixed. Combine dry ingredients and spices in a separate bowl.
• Add dry ingredients and mix until dough is thick and a bit sticky. Separate into two flat lumps, wrap in plastic, and chill in the fridge for an hour or so.
• Coat a cutting board with flour and roll out ¼ inch thick layer of dough. Cut out your desired shape, lay on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, and bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

Cannabis-Infused Egg Nog (recipe by Cooking with Laurie + Mary Jane)

What’s the ultimate holiday drink? Eggnog, of course! And what’s better than a little eggnog around the holidays? Cannabis-infused eggnog! Here’s how to whip up a batch…

Drink Ingredients

• 5 egg yolks
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 3 tbsp infused butter melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 5 egg white
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Freshly grated nutmeg

Mix Instructions

• Beat yolks with a mixer until light. Then mix in sugar, adding a steady stream. Once sugar is dissolved add milk, cream, infused butter, and vanilla. And mix until fully blended.
• Whip the egg whites until they reach soft peaks in a separate mixing bowl. Add remaining sugar and beat until stiff.
• Whisk egg whites into the mixture and chill.

Recipe for Cannabis-Infused Sugar Cookies (Recipe by Leafy)

No cookie is more synonymous with the holidays than sugar cookies! And as tasty as these treats already are, adding a little cannabis to the blend makes them that much more delectable! Here’s how to bake a batch…

Baking Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups flour, plus more for rolling
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup of 240mg cannabutter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation Instructions

• Beat cannabutter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed.
• Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Slowly stir dry ingredients to cannabutter mixture, and blend until fully mixed.
• Put covered dough in the fridge for an hour or so.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Coat cutting board with flour and roll out a ⅓” inch thick layer of dough. Cut cookies into desired shapes and lay out on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool before frosting.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cannabis Cookies (Recipe by Eat Your Cannabis)

Nothing says, “it’s the holidays!” like peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate Hersey’s Kisses, right?

Well, if you love these delectable cookies, you’ll love them even more with a little cannabis added to the mix! Here’s how to make your very own…

Baking Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar 
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 
• 1/2 cup softened CannaButter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter 
• 1 egg 
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1 1/2 cups flour (or CannaFlour) 
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/4 cup sugar (for coating) 
• 24 Hershey kisses, unwrapped

Preparation Instructions

• Beat sugar, brown sugar, CannaButter, and peanut butter in bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add egg, vanilla, and salt, and beat until thoroughly mixed.
• Add flour and baking soda and continue beat until ingredients are fully combined.
• Put dough in the fridge for 30 minutes or so.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Shape dough into inch-round balls, dunk in a sugar bowl, and lay out on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• Press a chocolate kiss into the middle of each cookie immediately after removing from the oven. 

Cannabis-Infused Hot Cider (recipe by Medical Marijuana Inc)

What better way to spend your holiday evenings than cuddled up around a fire with a piping hot mug of hot cider? How about adding a little cannabis to that already delicious cider? Here’s how to brew your own…

Drink Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canna-oil* (see below)
• 2 cups apple cider
• Cinnamon stick

*How to Make Canna-oil:

• Bring 3 tablespoons of water to simmer over medium heat.
• Stir in one cup of coconut oil and mix fully dissolved in the water.
• Stir 5-7 ounces of decarboxylated cannabis flower. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Strain mixture with a cheesecloth or strainer into a bowl.
• Put canna-oil in the fridge for an hour or so (should be solid and appear light green).

Preparation Instructions

• Heat apple cider in a pan at low heat.
• Add a tablespoon of canna-oil to warmed apple cider.
• Stir to blend, add a cinnamon stick, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Decant into two mugs and enjoy!

These Are Just a Few Ideas…

If you keen on making more of your own tasty cannabis edible treats, by all means – Go wild! A quick Google search will reveal loads of great recipes.

And stay tuned to Cannawayz.com for further cannabis-infused holiday good cheer – Because we’ll be back with more!

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