You're Spending Too Much! Make Affordable Edibles with Ardent

Many people are intimidated by making their own edibles at home, or they don’t realize how simple it is and how much money they could be saving.

It’s important for folks to find out how easy and affordable it is to make dispensary-grade edibles for just a tiny fraction of the price. In order to show everyone a fun and straightforward way to see the savings firsthand, we demonstrated how to make edibles that would have cost $40 at the store for only $3 using the Ardent FX at home.

Decarboxylation is the process of applying the right amount of heat and time to activate the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis. Decarbing is the first essential step for making edibles as you can’t experience any effects of cannabis (i.e. feel “high”) until your plant material has been activated.

The Ardent FX is an at-home, laboratory-grade device and makes your plant material (flower, kief or concentrate) super potent once you activate it. Because of this, we can use a gram of cannabis to create these special chocolates. (There is approximately 200 mg per gram in this strain. Check out our Dosing Guide for more information understanding the potency of your starting material.)

We’ll use a half gram for each set of three chocolates so that our infused treats are 30 mg THC each.

To get started, decarb your plant material in the Ardent FX, Ardent MINI, or Ardent Nova. On the Nova, use the single button interface and allow it to run for a full cycle. On the FX and MINI, use the A1 setting to activate material packed with THC or CBG. Use the A2 setting to activate material packed with CBD.

Once activation is complete, there are two easy ways to make our elevated treats:

Instant Edibles

The Instant Edible Method is the definition of easy! After decarbing, this only requires 5 minutes of work from you because your Ardent device handles all the heavy lifting.

1. Remove the activated material, grind up the decarbed bud, and set aside.
2. Place chocolate in the container of choice (we utilized the Vessel), insert into your Ardent device, and put the top back on. To melt down the chocolate, select the Infuse setting if using the FX or MINI, and run the cycle for 15 minutes. If using the Nova, run another cycle for 15 minutes by pressing the single button interface.
3. Remove the melted chocolate and mix in the activated ground up material. (Ardent tip: The ground up flower folds in easily and helps masks the taste.)
4. Pack the medicated mixture into a mold of choice and place in the fridge to cool.
5. Remove chocolates from the mold and enjoy!

Since our starting material was a half gram of bud, each chocolate is 30 mg.

Easy Coconut Oil Infused Chocolates

This option only requires just one quick step after decarb!

1. Remove the activated material from your Ardent device and put the decarbed bud into a little bit of coconut oil, completely submerging the herb. (Feel free to use a tempered glass jar, Vessel, or Infusion Sleeve.)
2. Place the container back into your Ardent device and allow it to infuse by running another Nova cycle or pressing the Infuse setting on the FX or MINI. The infusion cycle will pull the THC right into the coconut oil.
3. Remove the infusion from the device and set aside.
4. Place chocolate in the container of choice (we utilized the Vessel), insert into your Ardent device, and put the top back on. To melt down the chocolate, select the Infuse setting if using the FX or MINI, and run the cycle for 15 minutes. If using the Nova, run another cycle for 15 minutes by pressing the single button interface.
5. Once melted, remove the melted chocolate from the device and use the Gen 2 Frainer to strain the infusion directly into the chocolate.
6. Pack the medicated mixture into a mold of choice and place in the fridge to cool.
7. Remove chocolates from the mold and enjoy!

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