How To Make Cannabis Gummies At Home: The Top 2 Gummy Recipes In Canada

Recipe For Fun: How To Craft Your Own Cannabis Gummies At Home Without Breaking The Bank

Cannabis gummies are the most fun way to take your daily THC dose. In this article, we teach you how to make cannabis gummies at home without breaking the bank.

But why should you make your own cannabis gummies? Isn’t it easier to buy weed online at a cannabis store?

With weed dispensaries in Canada cropping up everywhere, buying cannabis online is the easiest it has ever been. You now have access to hundreds, if not thousands, of weed products literally at your fingertips. 

At MMJ Express, we offer a wide range of weed products, including gummies, baked goods, THC oils, cannabis concentrates, flower, and vapes, among others. 

With access to high-quality weed, the options of what you can do are endless.

You can make a wide range of cannabis edibles. However, many consumers with a sweet tooth prefer homemade fruity candies.

Want to learn how to make cannabis gummies?

This step-by-step guide outlines all you need to make THC gummies at home, including the best cannabis gummies recipes, where to get the best quality ingredients, and where to buy cannabis online in Canada. 

Benefits of Making Cannabis Gummies at Home

As mentioned before, cannabis gummies are everywhere. You can get them at a brick-and-mortar or online weed dispensary in Canada.

At our online dispensary, MMJ Express, we offer premium THC gummies at the lowest prices in the market. So why should you go through the hassle of learning how to make cannabis gummies at home?

As hobbyist cannabis chefs, we can think of a few. Here are some of the benefits of making THC gummies at home.

• It is fun! Making edibles with our THC gummies recipe is delightful. If you are looking for a new hobby, why not put on your apron and make some tasty candies you will enjoy later?

• Cost-effective: While our online dispensary in Canada offers high-quality cannabis at the lowest prices, you can save an extra buck or two when you make cannabis gummies at home rather than buy weed online.

By making the candies yourself, you lower the price per piece. You can even make more savings by buying bulk weed and making cannabutter, which you can then infuse into the gummies.

• Control over the ingredients: Maybe you can’t find a gummy with just the right mixture of ingredients when you order weed online. When you make weed gummies, you determine what goes into the final product yourself.

Whether you want to be sure that the gummies are truly vegan or not a fan of the sugar, learning how to make cannabis gummies gives you full control over the ingredients.

• Control potency: How much THC do you need? Whether you want to make ultra-potent treats or low-THC candies for beginners, making your gummies allows you to control how much THC is added.
• Customization: Commercially made gummies are designed to be consumed by many people. As such, they usually lack a personal touch.

By making your own weed gummies, you can make them to suit your taste and preferences. You control all aspects, including potency, colour, aroma, taste, sugars, shape, and size. This is what makes learning how to make cannabis gummies fun.

The Science Behind Making Cannabis Gummies

Before we get to the actual cannabis gummies recipe, it’s essential to understand the science behind weed edibles to ensure the end product is effective.

To make the perfect homemade THC gummies, you need to understand two processes: decarboxylation and infusion. These ensure you have THC-infused gummies ready for consumption.

Decarboxylation is a crucial step as it activates the THCA into THC, which is the active form. Without this step, the extract would be inactive, leading to little or no effects.

Infusion is the process of mixing the THC into an oil or butter that can be used in making the gummies.

How to decarboxylate cannabis flower to make gummies?

Let’s say you just picked up this premium AAAA+ Tom Ford Pink Kush at our online weed dispensary and want to use some to make gummies. How do you go about it?

In raw cannabis flower, the cannabinoids don’t exist in their active forms. This means that despite the Tom Ford strain being one of the most potent strains, the raw flower has little THC or CBD.

Instead, it exists as THCA or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid and is only activated when a joint or blunt is lit. So, how do you activate THC when making gummies? Here’s the step-by-step guide:

You will need foil, parchment paper or a baking sheet, a spoon, cannabis flower, and an oven.

Step 1: Preheat the oven to about 250°F

Step 2: Spread the cannabis flower evenly on the foil, baking sheet or parchment paper

Step 3: Place the flower in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Be sure to use the spoon to stir the flower at least once to ensure it is heated evenly.

Step 4: Remove the decarboxylated flower from the oven and let it cool.

How to infuse THC into oil for making gummies?

While the THC is now activated, it is still in plant materials, which cannot be used for making weed gummies. You have to infuse it into an oil of your choice to make it ready.

For this step, you will need the decarbed flower, a cup of cooking oil of your choice, strainer, a stovetop pot, a heat-safe bowl, water thermometer, and an airtight jar.

• Put water in the stovetop pot and heat till simmering
• Add oil to the bowl and place it in the pot
• Let it heat to about 160 to 180°F
• Add the decarbed flower to the oil
• Heat for two to four hours, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat to maintain even temperatures
• Remove the oil from the heat and strain the oil into the airtight jar. Repeat the straining process until all the plant materials are separated from the oil.
• The infused oil is ready to use. Let it cool down, label it, and store it just as you would regular cooking oil

Now that you have ready-to-use THC oil, here’s the perfect cannabis gummies recipe:

Measuring the THC levels for Your Cannabis Gummies

For most homemade cannabis edibles, there is no accurate way to measure the percentage of THC. So, how do you gauge the potency of your edibles?

Your gummy’s potency is determined by how potent the cannabis oil you use is. If you have made your canna oil or cannabutter, you can estimate this if you know how potent the flower is and how much oil you have used.

You can then calculate the amount of THC in the oil. Dividing this figure by the number of gummies you have made will give you an estimate for each piece.

If the THC level matters to you, especially if you are new to cannabis, the best option is to use high-quality THC distillate from MMJ Express, the leading dispensary to buy cannabis online in Canada.

Divide the THC content of the distillate by the yield to estimate the average potency for each piece.

How to Make Cannabis Gummies: Recipe 1

Ingredients

• ½  cup cannabis oil
• 1 packet of flavoured and unflavoured gelatin 
• ½ teaspoon of soy lecithin

Materials

• Stove
• Silicon gummy moulds
• Whisk/ spoon
• Saucepan
• Stove

Step-by-step cannabis gummies recipe

1. Add the water, lecithin, and cannabis oil to the saucepan and put it on the stove over low heat
2. Add the gelatin and whisk until it dissolves. Keep your eye on the mixture to ensure it doesn’t boil. The goal is to ensure that it is not too hot to boil and not too cool to gel up
3. Take the mixture and pour it into the silicone moulds. 
4. Place the filled moulds into the freezer until they harden. Once your desired texture is achieved, remove them from the freezer.
5. Enjoy your power pick-me-up gummies and store the rest in an airtight container.

How to Make Vegan Cannabis Gummies: Recipe 2

The previous recipe uses animal-derived gelatin, which makes it non-vegan. What if you want to make vegan cannabis gummies?

Here’s our vegan THC gummies recipe:

Ingredients

• ½ cup cannabis oil
• ½ cup grape juice or any other flavour of your choice
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons agar agar powder
• 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup 
• Emulsifier 

Materials

Same as the first recipe

Step-by-step instructions

1. Add the grape juice, sweetener, orange juice, emulsifier, and cannabis oil to a saucepan and heat it over low to medium heat
2. Add the agar agar powder and let it simmer for about 5 minutes while whisking continuously. Carefully observe the temperature so it doesn’t boil.
3. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool for another 5 minutes.
4. Pour the mixture into the gummy moulds and place into the freezer until your desired texture is achieved
5. Remove the gummy bears from the freezer. You can enjoy the delicious treats and store the rest in an airtight jar

You have successfully made your first batch of vegan cannabis gummies. Enjoy, and remember to store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry place to preserve them.

Buy Cannabis Gummies Online in Canada

Learning how to make cannabis gummies at home has never been easier. The above step-by-step THC gummies recipes guide you on how to make delicious THC-powered treats at home.

If you are looking for high-quality cannabis flower to decarb or THC distillate to infuse your gummies with, visit our online dispensary in Canada, MMJ Express, and enjoy premium weed products at the lowest prices in the market.

Order weed online today and experience the MMJ Express difference!