I Canna Believe It's Not Butter

[PaleSun]

Okay sorry for the silly title lol

I feel dumb asking this question but I can't find any information anywhere relevant to the subject. Can I make cannabis infused margarine? My cholesterol is way to high. I'd like to make some edibles, like maybe brownies, but not at the cost of consuming ANY more unsaturated fats. I realize that margarine may not dissolve cannabis oils as well as butter...or maybe it does. So here's what I want to know:

• Have you successfully made edibles using margarine instead of butter?
• Did you have to increase the amount of bud in the mix as compared to butter? How much?
• Would you share your recipe?

I realize 1 brown in the evening probably wouldn't make a huge difference, but for now I've got to be a Fat Nazi. cheers everyone

 

[West Hippie]

Welcome Palesun to 420 magazine. Let’s get @InTheShed bet he’s knows !

 

[InTheShed]

Can I make cannabis infused margarine?

Well, I can't say I've ever heard of it, but since margarine is oil based, I'm going with "yes. "

 

[CADBOY]

Welcome to 420 mag, I'm also interested in this as I've wondered this myself. I could imagine yes its possible, but it may separate at room temp so you would have to store it cold or maybe even freeze it until you plan to use it.

 

[InTheShed]

I wouldn't store butter at room temperature so I would think the same rules would apply!

 

[PaleSun]

Welcome to 420 mag, I'm also interested in this as I've wondered this myself. I could imagine yes its possible, but it may separate at room temp so you would have to store it cold or maybe even freeze it until you plan to use it.

Right, so that's not quite where I'm going. I'll make the canna-marg stuff and use it immediately in a recipe. It wont be sitting on a counter. I'm just looking for a way to get the THC out of the buds and into an edible, without using butter.

The pan of brownies can go in the fridge.

 

[InTheShed]

The only caveat is to look up the flash temp for the oil the margarine is made from, so you can keep the infusion temps below that. I do mine at 160-170ºF.

Let us know how it goes, for science!

 

[PaleSun]

The only caveat is to look up the flash temp for the oil the margarine is made from, so you can keep the infusion temps below that. I do mine at 160-170ºF.

Roger that @InTheShed the smoke temp may be a critical point. Most butter & oil recipes infuse at temps of 200F or higher. I'll have to look that up for Canola & Sunflower oils

 

[InTheShed]

smoke temp

Yes, that's much better! Shows what kind of chef I am

 

[PaleSun]

Yup, looks good. Canola and Sunflower both have smoke temps 400F

 

[InTheShed]

Perfect! Post your process, pics, and results if you can. Then we'll always have a thread to refer to when the question comes up again.

 

[PaleSun]

Perfect! Post your process, pics, and results if you can.

Will do, and thanks for your interest. I will repost my original query for clarity. Also, given that different 'oils' have different properties and solubility:

• Have you successfully made edibles using margarine instead of butter?
• Did you have to increase the amount of bud in the mix as compared to butter? How much?
• Would you share your recipe?

 

[InTheShed]

Will do, and thanks for your interest. I will repost my original query for clarity. Also, given that different 'oils' have different properties and solubility:

• Have you successfully made edibles using margarine instead of butter?
• Did you have to increase the amount of bud in the mix as compared to butter? How much?
• Would you share your recipe?

A great place to put this post would be here:

Cooking with The Chronic

What's up everyone! :welcome: I've been experimenting a bit with canna-cooking/baking lately, but I want to push the boundaries of what can be done to create amazing edibles. I'm sure there are multiple thread on this topic, but I like to ramble, so I started this one. Hope to see a bunch of...

www.420magazine.com

Lots of canna-cookers there!