Cannabis infused honey doesn't need a long flower infusion. If you've made canna-coconut oil, whisking it into warm honey takes about 20 minutes and turns one master infusion into a sweetener for tea, toast and sauces.
Why the oil does the work
THC barely dissolves in water, and honey is mostly sugar and water, so flower steeped in it gives up far less THC than it would to fat. Fat dissolves THC readily. That's why this starts with canna-coconut oil, made with the jar method in our cannabutter recipe.
Dosing: mg per tablespoon
Spread the oil's THC over the finished honey. Suppose your oil tops out around 13 mg per teaspoon: 2 tablespoons hold about 78 mg. Whisked into 1/2 cup of honey, that makes about 10 tablespoons, so roughly 8 mg per tablespoon or 2.6 mg per teaspoon. A drizzle is hard to judge, so measure it with a spoon, keep the first serving to a teaspoon or less and let at least 2 hours go by. See our THC dosage guide.
What you need
Thick, raw honey holds oil droplets better than runny honey. Add melted canna-coconut oil and, if you like, a pinch of sunflower lecithin, an emulsifier that helps the two stay blended.
How to make cannabis infused honey
Warm the honey jar in a pan of hot water until it's runny, not hot, and melt the oil the same way. Pour the oil into the honey in a thin stream, whisking the whole time, and keep at it for a few minutes as the blend cools. If oil separates later, warm the jar and stir before measuring.
Storage and labeling
Honey keeps well, but homemade infused oil doesn't: the CDC advises refrigerating homemade herb oils and using them within 4 days. Give the blend the same care, freezing any extra in small portions. Write the mg per teaspoon, the date and the word "infused" on every side of the jar, and store it apart from your everyday honey, up where kids and pets can't reach.
Ways to use it
Stir a measured teaspoon into tea once it's cool enough to sip, spread it on toast or brush it over hot honey pizza. It also works in a smoky BBQ sauce or mulled apple cider. Count the teaspoons that go in, so you know the dose per serving.
