Above all, cannabis is versatile. And being able to make infused oils at the press of a button using just a tiny amount of cannabis, kief or concentrates means that you aren’t stuck in the rut of cannabis chocolates and gummies. There’s nothing better than being able to add variety and excitement to your cannabis routine and seamlessly incorporate it into your routine and show your friends and family the endless possibilities of this amazing plant. That’s why we’re so obsessed with instant edibles and making infused sauces on the go.

One of our favorite places to unwind, connect with nature and expand our minds is at the beach. And the boardwalk means snacks, snacks, and snacks!

Precise Decarboxylation for Maximum Activation

As you may know by now, THC, CBD, CBG and other cannabinoids are locked under an acid layer inside the raw plant. Ardent;s precision technology unlocks over 97% of the cannabinoids in your flower, kief or concentrate, meaning you can get over 200mgs of THC from one nug of 20% THC flower. For many concentrates, that means over 700mg in a gram. For you, that means just using a tiny bit of starting material in order to instantly create any product you could dream of. And it’s not just THC, Ardent decarboxylators activate CBD, CBG, THCV and all of the other major and minor cannabinoids, giving you the power to make personalized, custom therapies for medical cannabis, wellness and enjoyment purposes. Activating and then using your flower, kief and concentrates in your meals means that you save money and you’re in control of the dose every time.

Infusing on the Go: Mixing Decarbed Herb, Kief, and Concentrates

One of the easiest ways to infuse on the go is taking some decarbed herb kief and concentrates and mixing it right into your dish. This is great for blending into salads, soups, pasta and breakfast dishes. If you’re looking for even infusion into a dipping sauce, its also super simple to take your decarbed material and infuse it into some oil. A second cycle in the Ardent with the decarbed material and oil will extract the cannabinoids from the flower into the oil. Put your infused oil into a small container and bring it on your adventures. Mix the infused oil into your sauces or dressings when you’re out for a meal in the town.

Beach Day Infusion Adventure with Ardent FX

For this day on the beach with the ardent ladies, we decaboxylated 1 gram of Purple Punch in the FX and then used the FX to infuse the 1 gram of decarboxylated flower into an 1 ounce of MCT oil. Based on the starting 24% THC in our flower, after activation and infusion we had 200MG THC in our ounce of MCT oil. Plenty for three ladies looking for a therapeutic and relaxing afternoon. We chose MCT oil because it has no taste and will easily mix in with any snack we encountered.

Elevating Empanadas with Infused Sauce

As soon as we arrived, we heard the siren song of the Empanada Man. We opted for chicken and veggie, and they came out piping hot sauce on the side. To take these empanadas to the next level, we mixed the infused MCT oil with the empanada sauce and dipped as much or little as we wanted. Eve went for a little dose, just a few dips. Miriam went all the way in, pouring the sauce onto hers. And you can just call me the Goldie Locks of the bunch. A little dip and a little pour got me JUST RIGHT.

Elevate Your Meal on the Go with Ardent Tech

So next time you’re about to head out, no matter what the event, know how simple and easy it is to elevate your meal on the go. With Ardent tech, customized doses of THC, CBD, CBG or any other cannabinoid blend that suits you. It’s precision, lab-grade tech on the inside that is easy as a press of a button on the outside. Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced connoisseur, you’ll love the power and ease that Ardent tech brings into your life. 

Ardent tech is your ticket to transforming your flower, kief, concentrates and even stems (!) into any product you need as a medical cannabis patient, seek as a wellness or preventative aid, or dream up as a cultured connoisseur. 

Check out our elite precision decarboxylators and accessories and our top-shelf CBGa flower and CBGa kief and start creating today!

It’s so easy to make anything with Ardent, especially incorporating your favorite cannabinoids in your favorite snacks. First off, Ardent’s decarb and infusion capabilities are divine. But even more than that, it’s its own portable oven. You can bake snacks and mini meals right inside. And the accessories make the creation process exciting and full of possibilities to fuel your entire day, from enhancing your morning routine to packing your midnight snacks with extra plant protection.

Making Pancakes in the FX

Making pancakes in the FX was easy as pie. First we put the FX on A1 to Preheat. Then we blended our pancake mix (you can use any variety) with a little sprinkle of decarbed ground herb, for a potent 20mg THC per pancake. Remember, of course, that you can use decarbed CBD, CBG or any mix of flowers, kiefs or concentrates and blend with your meals and snacks. You can also infuse into oil after decarb and then use the oils in your recipes instead of using the decarbed material directly. To learn more about dosing your creations, check out our dosing guide. 

Utilizing the Triple Lifter

After we mixed our bud and batter, we got non-stick with a little spray to each of the layers of the triple lifter. This little accessory is amazing for making three snacks at once in the FX, or for decarbing different strains or types of material. Triple lifter makes it simple and satisfying to decarb kief, concentrate and flower all at once.

Step-by-Step Guide to Making Infused Mini Pancakes in the FX

Pour the pancakes and pop the lifter into the FX, and then run the Bake cycle for 20 minutes. Remove the lifter, pop out the infused pancakes and get to enjoying it!! You can get doubly elevated by using cannabutter on your infused cakes.

Exploring Alternative Methods with Nova Vessels

Just like the triple lifter, the double and single lifters are the wind beneath your creative wings. Effortlessly expand the capacity of your FX with the power of the double stack, and slide and glide jars, vials and all your other containers in and out of the machine with ease using the classic single lifter.

Exploring Creative Possibilities with the FX, Nova, and Mini

As an alternative to the triple lifter, we made some super fluffy pancakes using the Nova Vessels in the FX. Same process as making them on the triple lifter, we used the double lifter to hold the two small Vessels. We filled the bottom of the vessels with the batter and placed the Vessels on the and into the FX. The result was thick fluffy infused mini pancakes.

There are so many ways to create in the FX, Nova and Mini. At the press of a button you can make your favorite snacks, customized to your dose, fun and simple to make.

And We Flipped it Into Rosin Hummus!

You might be familiar with decarbing hemp and cannabis flower, but did you know that you can decarb concentrated forms of cannabis like kief, rosin, BHO and budder? Our favorites are solventless concentrates; those are ones created without using chemicals like kief and rosin. (If you haven’t tried our high potency, non intoxicating CBGa kief, don’t miss out on this magical “mother of cannabinoids) One benefit of concentrates is that you can get a much higher dose of whatever cannabinoid you’re looking to use when it’s in concentrate form.

Making Super Potent THC Hummus with Activated Rosin

Today we had a lot of fun making super-potent THC hummus using activated rosin. The process was so easy and we got the most out of the material using Ardent technology, in this case the Ardent FX decarboxylator. Just like with flower, any cannabinoids that are in the concentrate are still in the acidic form. For THC, the acid form is THCa, for CBD the acid form is CBDa, for CBG its CBGa, and so on. Decarboxylation is the process of removing that acid molecule to reveal the underlying active THC, CBD, CBG, etc. This is done through precise heat and timing, and unlike the oven, toaster oven and other kitchen appliances that aren’t designed for decarboxylation and will burn off or fail to activate some of the cannabinoids, leading to 30-50% loss, Ardent gets you over 97% activation each time at the press of a button. Ardent’s dual sensors and thermal heating core create lab-grade heating cycles that fully activate any material without the loss.

Activating Rosin with Ardent FX, Mini, or Nova

For this activation, we used Mammoth Scooby Snacks Rosin, which was 65% THCA. After activation in Ardent FX, Mini or Nova, the rosin will have over 620mg of THC per gram! Learn more about dosing in our dosing guide referenced above. We used the double lifter to help us easily get the rosin in and out of the FX. And since the rosin came in a glass container, we kept it in its same glass container when we decarbed it. When you’re using the FX, to decarb THCA to THC, use the A1 cycle. The precision decarb process takes about an hour and a half including the warm-up and cool-down portions of the cycle. As soon as the light turned green, we removed the double lifter with the decarbed rosin. 

Infusing the Decarbed Concentrate with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

At this point we could have poured the decarbed rosin directly into our snack, but we didn’t want a 600+mg THC snack! So in order to stretch the concentrate and make it easy to mix into the savory snack we want to make, we mixed the decarbed concentrate with some extra virgin olive oil. We popped the EVOO and decarbed the concentrate mixture back into the FX on the Infuse setting to mix them together. The great thing about concentrates is that, since you’re just blending them together instead of extracting from the flower and then straining, you don’t have to run a full infusion cycle. You just need to get the concentrate and oil mixture warm enough that the oil and concentrate are all well mixed and blended together.

Once we infused the decarbed concentrate and EVOO, we mixed some in without hummus for a deliciously potent, healthy treat. Easy as pie, but even better for you!

Use Ardent technology and accessories to create top shelf products for less and custom dosed for yourself and your friends and family using your favorite flower, kief, rosin and open a new world of fantastic possibilities to improve your health and elevate your existence! Get your hands on the FX and accessories featured in this video, including the Double Lifter and Nova Vessel.

What is cannabutter? Cannabutter is one of the most popular bases for cannabis edibles. It can replace regular butter in boxed brownie, cake, and cornbread mixes, or can be used to thin out and infuse chocolate, as a spread on toast with jam, or consumed in other from-scratch recipes of all kinds. 

Ancient Indians frequently cooked with cannabis and knew that the plant material needed to be cooked with ghee, or clarified butter, to obtain the full bioavailable medicinal benefit. Ancient Indians, however, didn’t have Ardent technology, so the decarboxylation process wasn’t nearly as precise as it is today, and likely left behind many cannabinoids in the process.

This article will teach you how to make cannabutter, step-by-step, using the starting material of your choice.

How to Make Cannabutter

Equipment Needed

• Decarboxylation method. If you want to get the maximum amount of cannabinoids out of your flower, kief or concentrate, use Ardent’s FX, Mini or Nova decarboxylators. You’ll get over 97% activation without loss. If you use an old school method like the oven, toaster oven, or crock pot, you’ll lose 30-40% of the active material during the decaboxylation process.
• Ardent Infusion Press, Frainer, cheesecloth, or other strainer. 
• Infusion Sleeve or tempered glass jar (if decarbing wax/concentrates) plus the Lifter of your choosing to make placing materials into and out of the FX or Nova device a breeze. 
• Airtight container for storage like the Ardent Vessel or Ardent Infusion Mold 
• Silicone spatula

Making cannabutter involves two steps: decarboxylation (activation) of the starting material, whether that is flower, kief or concentrate, and then infusion of the decarbed material into the butter. If you’re decarbing and/or infusing using the oven, toaster oven, or the stovetop, in addition to the cannabinoid loss that happens during the decarb process, you also must keep a watchful eye on your material the entire time to prevent additional burning or degradation. With Ardent precision technology, not only are you getting full activation of your material without the loss, meaning that you can use less to get potent infusions and end products, there’s no need to do anything during the process other than press the button to change cycles between decarb and infusion. Simple, fool-proof and fun,

If you’re just learning how to make edibles, this recipe is a great starting point!

Cannabutter Ingredient List

• 1 gram cannabis flower*, (or 1/4 gram cannabis concentrate, a bit of kief, or handfuls of stems and sugar leaf)
• 1 stick, or 8 tablespoons, of butter or ghee*

*The amount of plant material and butter can be scaled up or down based on personal preference. 

Check the label on your cannabis or hemp material for the percentage of THCA, CBDA, or other cannabinods it contains. You can calculate how many milligrams of THCA or CBDA is in each gram of flower, kief or concentrate by adding a zero to the percentage on the label. For example, if the flower 23% THCA, thats 230 mg THCA per gram. After precision decarb in the Ardent Nova or FX where the carboxyl group is removed but no cannabinoids are destroyed, the material will contain roughly 200 mgs of activated THC. However, if you’re using an oven, toaster oven or crockpot, you’ll be losing about 30-40% of the final THC or CBD in your material by either failing to fully activate, or burning off the remaining cannabinoids. So with the same flower instead of the full 200 grams, you can expect to have only 120-180mgs in each gram of flower after the decarboxylation step.

Decarboxylation is a precise function of heat and time: because ovens and crockpots weren’t created for decarboxylation and environmental factors like temperature fluctuation heavily impact the activation process, the results are usually lackluster. Ardent uses patented technology, including twin sensors, a thermal heating core that fully surrounds the material, and an algorithm that together create precision heating cycles that activate 97-100% of the THC, CBD, CBG and other cannabinoids present in the plant.

Tips to Getting Started

Decide on Dosage

Dispensaries usually divide edible portions into 10 mg pieces, however, many brands are also making microdosed foods so you can eat/snack on a full portion with just a bit of elevation, or enjoy individually portioned mood enhancers, such as mints or gummies for on-the-go dosing without losing your function. Others need extremely high doses to match their high tolerance, or for relief from various ailments. It all comes down to preference. There are two parts to deciding on dose. First is understanding how many mgs are in your starting material after decarb, so you know how much you’re consuming. The second part is knowing your ideal personal dose, so you can take that much and not more.

When planning your dose, keep in mind how many pieces or portions your recipe will yield. If you’re making 24 cookies and are using cannabutter infused with 200 mgs of THC, each cookie will come out to roughly 8 mgs. 

During decarboxylation, you’re removing the acid molecule from the THCA to convert it into THC (or in the case of CBD, decarboxylation turns CBDA to CBD – also by removing the acid molecule.) Calculate the amount of THC or CBD in your butter by multiplying the amount of THCA or CBDA by .87%. Just move the decimal over one place to the right. For example, with starting material at 23% THCA, your butter will yield 200 mgs of THC. Factor in 30-40% loss if you’re using another method of decarboxylation such as the oven, crockpot, or toaster oven. 

If you have strongly dosed cannabutter on hand, feel free to use just a portion of the cannabutter, replacing the rest of what the recipe calls for in unmedicated butter. In the same vein, if you want to make your infusion stronger, check out our blog on Infusion Boosting.

Remember to Decarboxylate or “Activate” your Cannabis

This is a critical step for making edibles, topicals, and other cannabis remedies that should never be skipped! Although there are many ways to decarb, including using the oven, a crockpot, the sous vide method, etc., the most foolproof, efficient, and cost-effective way to decarb (and get WAY more out of your material because there is no loss) is by using Ardent technology. We have cannabutter recipe instructions below, which will teach you how to make cannabutter in three ways: using the Ardent Nova, the Ardent FX, or the oven/stovetop method.

Easy Cannabutter Recipe

1. Decarboxylate your cannabis. If you’re using the Ardent Nova, place your plant material inside the unit and begin the cycle by pressing the activation button. If you’re using the Ardent FX or Mini use the A1 setting to activate THC-rich material, and the A2 setting to activate CBD-rich material. If decarbing in the oven, place the bud on a foil-lined baking sheet on 230 degrees fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes (although time and temperature varies greatly, along with results, as traditional kitchen appliances are not desigend for a precision decarb process.) 
2. Infuse your cannabis. If using the Ardent Nova, place butter or ghee inside the unit over the decarbed material and run it for an additional cycle. If using the Ardent FX or Mini, insert butter or ghee into the unit over the decarbed material and allow it to run on the Infuse setting. If using the stovetop, place 1 ½ cups of water, 8 tablespoons of butter, and decarbed bud wrapped in a cheesecloth (fastened with a rubber band,) in a saucepan on medium heat, stirring frequently for 2-4 hours. 
3. Strain plant material out of the butter or ghee, using a strainer, cheesecloth, Ardent Frainer, or if you have the FX, using the Infusion Press. 
4. Pour your mixture into an airtight container, the Ardent Vessel, or the Ardent Infusion Mold, and refrigerate or freeze until use. If you made your cannabutter on the stovetop, discard separated water from the infused butter and keep it in the refrigerator or freezer for storage.

Weed Butter Uses

If you’re wondering how to make edibles with your cannabutter, simply replace the butter your recipe calls for with cannabutter, or a portion of infused butter alongside additional unmedicated butter. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Mac and Cheese
• Rice Krispie Treats 
• Potatoes
• Caramels 
• Brownies
• Whoopie Pies
• Pasta
• Key Lime Pie
• Corn on the Cob 
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Biscotti
• Sugar Cookies 
• Rice
• Brussel Sprouts
• Grilled Cheese
• Coffee Cake
• Cheesecake

How to Store Cannabis Butter Once Made

Keep your cannabutter in an airtight container to prevent spoilage.  In the refrigerator, your properly stored cannabutter should last a few weeks, in the freezer, up to around 6 months.

How to Make Cannabutter Stronger

If your marijuana butter infusion isn’t as strong as you like, you can always run another infusion cycle to boost your infusion strength in the FX, Nova, or Mini with more decarbed bud to infuse it further. 

If you’re a more experienced consumer, you should consider using cannabis concentrates to make your final product stronger. You can infuse hundreds of milligrams at a time into butter with each gram of decarbed material. Concentrate usually lies somewhere between 80-90% THC post-decarb, yielding a whopping 800-900 mgs of THC once activated. You can also add a bit of decarbed concentrate to a previously infused cannabutter mixture to “infusion boost” it further. 

If you’re a first-timer or edible newbie, don’t forget the magic phrase, “start low and go slow.” You can cut your cannabutter with non-infused butter to reduce the amount of milligrams present in your edibles. Remember: you can always take more edibles, but it’s a bit harder to do the reverse, and edibles can take up to 3 hours to fully hit!

Common Pot Infused Butter Questions

Can you make cannabutter without decarbing?

Yes, but don’t. Seriously, don’t. Without activating your material, you’ll only activate a few cannabinoids here and there during the cooking and baking process, if that. It’s a colossal waste of money, and should not be done unless you’re interested in the health properties of THCA or CBDA, which are also found in less expensive plant parts like cannabis fan leaves. Fan leaves are a much more economical consumption option if you’re looking for THCA, otherwise, please decarboxylate your material to make pot butter!

How Can I Make Cannabutter with Wax?

Easily! Decarboxylate your cannabis in the FX, Mini or Nova using the Concentrate and Infusion Sleeve for mess-free cleanup. Infuse your butter or ghee into the decarbed material by running another cycle in the Nova, or pressing the Infusion setting on the FX or Mini. No need to strain – just refrigerate, then enjoy your THC butter. You just learned how to make cannabutter with wax! 

Since wax is much stronger than flower, consider starting with ¼ of a gram, and working your way up with experience.

Why is my Cannabutter weak and how can I fix it?

If you’re wondering how to make cannabutter stronger, you must first ask yourself if you decarbed using a method of precision activation. If not, that’s your first mistake! Check out Ardent’s kitchen cannatechnology for help with decarb at home. If you used an Ardent device to decarb, but are still unhappy with the yield, you might want to consider using stronger material like a concentrate, or “wax.” You can also add more cannabinoids to a previously infused batch of butter (or oil, even) with a process called infusion boosting.

Does cannabutter lose potency?

When properly stored in the fridge or freezer, cannabutter does not lose potency. If you’re baking or cooking with the infusion, try not to let the edibles reach an internal temp of over 212 degrees F, or else the butter can lose a bit of potency, but your food burning is usually a tip-off there.

Does Microwaving Cannabutter Ruin it?

Nope! However, if you’re trying to make cannabutter inside the microwave, that’s not the best option. The microwave will not give your bud precision decarb, and will likely create a ton of wasted cannabis material. If you’re warming up your cannabutter for a weed butter recipe, no worries, your cannabutter should remain potent and bioavailable.

If you tried out our classic infused cannabutter recipe, you might want to look into our from-scratch cannabutter recipes: they’re delicious, versatile, and skip the day-of infusion step.

Love DIY But Looking for Something Fast and Easy?

We got you!! Ardent’s Done-For-You THC & CBD Cannabutter comes with 600mg THC + 600 mg CBD already infused. With 48 servings at 12.5mg of THC + 12.5 mg of CBD per teaspoon, you can instantly turn any meal into an elevated delight.  

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An instant edible is a medicated treat that skips the infusion step entirely. That’s right, instant edibles use decarbed material as an additional ingredient inside cooking and baking, or sprinkled on top of foods just like any other spice. 

The beauty of instant edibles is that there’s little to no prep work involved! You can order takeout, for example, and turn a dish someone else prepared into an easy-to-eat edible. The other great thing is that you can eat your meals without adjusting your lifestyle for additional calories, or compromising your health when you have allergies or dietary restrictions outside of your dispensaries’ store-bought offerings.  

Just activate your flower, kief or concentrate in your Ardent FX, Mini or Nova, and keep a small bag of decarbed bud with you for when the opportunity arises, and get your medicine whenever you need it most. Here are some fun ideas to get you started:

Bagel with Infused Cream Cheese

Since fats make cannabis more bioavailable, a simple infused bagel with schmear makes for a fast and easy instant edible that can be made at home, or assembled with the help of any corner store, Dunkin, Starbucks, and Tim Hortons. The image below includes a massive 500mg THC dose of a little over 2 grams of 26% THC flower. For your average dose of 10-20mg, it would just take just the tiniest sprinkle of decarbed flower. To learn more about dosing with instant edibles, check out our dosing guide.

Banana with Infused Nut Butter

Looking for a quick boost of protein after the gym or at the start of a busy day? Consider tossing a banana in your bag, along with a packet or small container of peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower butter, etc. and some decarbed herb. The natural fats in the nut or seed butter will make the activated cannabis more bioavailable and it also does a great job of masking the taste.

Infused Lo Mein

We’re not asking you to attempt lo mein from scratch, though if you are craving noodles, we welcome you to try Monica Lo’s delicious Infused Longevity Noodles. If you’re like us, though, you definitely have a soft spot for takeout. So, kickback and watch your favorite show, support a small, local business, and sprinkle your lo mein with some activated cannabis.

Infused Keto Coleslaw

A mix of savoy cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, mayo, sour cream, vinegar, spices, and ground decarbed herb, our keto coleslaw recipe is a great side for burgers, hot dogs, and other all-American meals.

PB&J

Peanut butter and jelly is a clutch, high-protein lunch when you’re someplace without a refrigerator. Pack a medicated PB&J for a family day at 6 Flags, or in your lunchbox for a discreet lunch in the office. 200 mg THC dose pictured in the image below.

Instantly Infused Cupcakes

Instant edibles are not always eating weed directly, though that’s possible too, they’re also considered instant when they’re cooked or baked directly into a recipe that skips the infusion step entirely. Use a boxed mix for cornbread, cake, muffins, and more.

Cannabis-Infused Oatmeal

You can make infused oatmeal right inside your Ardent FX device! Whether you use healthier rolled oats, or sweet, nostalgic, and indulgent dino eggs, it doesn’t take much other than the press of a button to get this instant edible going. When it comes out, sprinkle some ground, decarbed herb on top, with mix-ins like strawberry preserves, powdered sugar, whipped cream, maple syrup, and more.

Infused Guacamole

Guac is already filled with plenty of spices and cilantro, so a sprinkle of activated cannabis or hemp couldn’t hurt! Mash up your avocados, add peppers, tomatoes, red onion, adobo, salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and ground, decarbed bud.

Rosin S’mores

We love making this summertime treat all year round, even indoors, using either a torch to lightly char our marshmallows, or the Ardent FX and Double Lifter to melt together two perfect s’mores at the same time. Make these sticky treats easily and instantly by swiping some decarboxylated concentrate on your graham crackers for a potent, efficient dose. Check out our s’mores tutorial for step-by-step instructions.

Vegan Cannabis Ceviche

A combination of hearts of palm, tomatoes, red onion, mango, avocado, and old bay, vegan ceviche is a light, refreshing salad that is easily transformed into an instant edible with a sprinkle of cannabis or hemp on top.

Kimchi Pot Pancakes

Kimchi pancakes are made by whisking together flour, water, kimchi, brine, scallions, jalapeno, sugar, and decarbed herb. A few minutes on the stovetop, flip, then enjoy this instantly infused probiotic meal.

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Making an infused meal inside the Ardent FX, as a stoner, is one of life’s simplest pleasures. First, you know that your food is infused to its highest potential, with little to no loss, and that always feels great.

Then, whether you’re stuck at your desk, traveling through a hotel or bed and breakfast, or even camping or RVing, you can still eat a hot, hearty meal made from scratch, despite not having a full kitchen to work with.

This Ardent FX-made chili is filling, warming, and packed with plenty of protein to keep you going in any situation. Serve it over white rice and top with cheese, avocado, sour cream, and cilantro to round out the meal even more. Here’s how:

How to Get Started

The base of the infusion in this recipe is extra virgin olive oil. We adore the taste of our Traditional and Tuscan Herb olive oil, available for purchase on our website, because it boasts a super high antioxidant content, giving it an awesome flavor and high smoke point.

To make infused EVOO, start with precision decarb in the Ardent FX. Just place your cannabis or hemp inside the device, using the Concentrate and Infusion Sleeve or unlidded Vessel to prevent any mess, and place the setting on A1 to activate THC or CBG, or A2 to activate CBD.

Once the decarb cycle is complete, pour the EVOO over the activated plant material, fully submerging it. Run an Infuse cycle. Strain out the spent plant material using the Ardent Frainer, Infusion Press, or a cheesecloth, then store your infusion in an airtight container such as the Ardent Vessel or Infusion Mold.  

Equipment Needed

• Ardent FX device
• Bowl
• Food processor, for prep

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cannabis-infused EVOO
• ½ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
• ¼ cup pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• ⅙ cup red onion, minced in food processor
• ⅙ cup red bell pepper, minced in food processor
• ⅙ cup celery, minced in food processor
• ⅓ cup rotel, with liquid
• ¼ cup vegetable stock
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• Cumin, to taste
• Oregano, to taste
• Sour cream, to taste
• Shredded cheddar cheese, to taste
• Cilantro, to taste
• Prepared white rice

How to Make Cannabis-Infused Chili Inside the Ardent FX

1. Add onions, garlic, red bell pepper, and celery to the FX along with the infused olive oil and allow it to cook for 20 minutes on the Bake setting.
2. Add rotel, black beans, pinto beans, vegetable stock, cumin, and oregano. Allow it to cook for the remainder of the Bake setting.
3. Remove the FX from the power base, and pour the completed chili into a bowl over white rice.
4. Top with sour cream, cilantro, and shredded cheese to taste. Enjoy!

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Making the same breakfast every day gets so tedious, but thinking of something new to make each day is a task few find possible. 

With a loaf of bread and a few fresh ingredients, you can make a new cannabis-infused toast every weekday. 

World’s Best Avocado Toast

In our opinion, avocado toast is a great way to use up whatever’s in your fridge. Our favorite way to prepare this breakfast toast is with tomato, pickled onion, scallions, hot honey, balsamic vinegar, and a drizzle of Tuscan Herb EVOO infused with cannabis using the Ardent FX, Mini or Nova. Here’s how to infuse your extra virgin olive oil with bud. Check out the recipe and video for our favorite avocado toast here.

Peanut Better Toast

Peanut butter toast is packed with protein but always seems to be missing a little something. Oh yeah, flavor! Whisk a small amount of miso into some peanut butter before spreading it on your toast. Stack a few thinly sliced pieces of apple or fresh fig on the peanut butter layer, and drizzle it with cannabis-infused honey. Learn how to infuse your honey with cannabis with the Ardent Nova or Ardent FX by checking out our blog.

New York Toast

Nothing beats a New York bagel. Let’s replicate a less bready version on this “New York” toast. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on your sourdough slice. Then, we’re using the Instant Edible method for this recipe! Add everything but the bagel seasoning on top of the cream cheese, along with a sprinkle of ground, decarboxylated cannabis. Then add a layer of steamed spinach, a few slices of smoked salmon, and a couple slices of pickled red onion.

This is My Jam

Start with a thin layer of cannabutter on your toast. Then add a thin layer of mascarpone over that. Lastly, add a layer of your favorite jam (lately we’re loving homemade blueberry jam,) and add a poached egg on top of that… just for good measure. Sprinkle it with cannasalt and a little pepper. The combination of salty and sweet hits like nothing else.

Funghi Friday

This is another toast recipe that uses the Instant Edible method. Just spread a thin layer of Boursin soft cheese on your toasted bread. Then in a pan, sauté thinly sliced mushrooms (we like oysters or crimini for this) in a decent amount of cannabutter. Season with thyme, rosemary, black pepper, adobo, basil, and crushed red pepper for some heat. Add the cannabuttered mushrooms to your toast, drizzle with EVOO and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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A whole lot of inaccurate information is floating around the internet concerning freezing edibles and cannabis infusions.  Likewise, we thought we would do some myth-busting and set the record straight in this post.

We frequently get asked variations of these questions

• Can you freeze cannabutter?  
• Can you freeze cannaoil?  
• What about freezing edibles?  

The short answer to these questions is yes.  

You can freeze all of these things in order to extend shelf life.  But how you do it can definitely affect the quality of the products when thawed.

Does freezing edibles effect potency?

A lot of so-called “internet experts” have misguided notions about freezing cannabis and potency.  

We have seen reports claiming that freezing kills THC, along with other contradictory claims that freezing increases potency.  Neither of these statements is true.

Generally speaking, freezing temperatures slow chemical degradation and cannabis is no different from any other plant in this regard.  When it comes to infusions and edibles, freezing and refrigeration won’t harm the cannabinoids, but keeping them cold can help you avoid your precious treats and therapies spoiling or becoming moldy.

As for the notion that we have seen circulating around on internet message boards that freezing cannabis increases its potency, if only it were true.  It’s not.  If it was you would see every cannabis company selling frozen cannabis.

How to freeze cannabis infusions

Keeping various infusions in your freezer simplifies making edibles as you don’t have to take time to make an infusion first, because you have already done this important step in advance.  All you need to do is have fun in the kitchen creating delicious cannabis infused dishes!

You can freeze infused cannabutter or cannaoil for longer storage and it makes sense to do so.  Sometimes when left at room temperature mold growth can happen, especially if any water is in the mix.  Refrigerating and freezing helps prevent this.  

Fats go rancid and the warmer the temperature, the faster this happens.  While fats can still go rancid in the freezer, it happens at a far slower rate.  You are good freezing infused fats for 3-6 months or more, depending on the type of oil.  

Coconut oil, which has one of the longest shelf lives even at room temperature, can last for a year or more in the freezer.

When freezing cannabutter or cannaoil, it’s handy to use molds like Ardent’s silicone Infusion Molds before freezing.  Using the molds gives you specific portions you can pull out of the freezer whenever you are ready to cook with cannabis.

Freeze infusions in the molds until solid.  Remove from the mold, wrap in foil or plastic wrap, place in a freezer storage bag, label and date, and return to the freezer. Double wrapping the infusions this way gives them extra protection against freezer burn, more on this below.

How to freeze edibles

Let’s face it you probably don’t want to, nor should you, eat an entire batch of edibles at once.  Freezing allows you more flexibility with portion control and the luxury of saving your medicated foods for when you really need and/or want them.

To be sure, some foods freeze better than others.  But MANY different foods can be successfully frozen without compromising their quality and texture when re-thawed.   Generally speaking, the heartier the food, the better it will freeze.

These are all broad categories of edibles that can be successfully portioned out and stored in the freezer until you are ready to consume them:

• Most baked goods: breads, brownies, cakes (frosted or unfrosted), cookies (baked or unbaked), muffins, many pies (especially fruit pies, baked or unbaked), scones.
• Most soups or stews
• Most casseroles
• Hearty sauces such as marinara or Italian meat sauce or cooked salsas

How to Prevent Freezer Burn 

Freezer burn happens when ice crystals form in the food during the freezing process or during its time in the freezer.  While not harmful freezer burn negatively affects the flavors and textures of food.  It might look like a dry white patch on the food or it might look like large ice crystals.  Here’s how to prevent it:

• Allow food to cool completely in the refrigerator BEFORE wrapping and storing in the freezer.  Putting hot or even warm foods in the freezer creates too drastic a temperature change and likewise the formation of large ice crystals.
• Keep the freezer temperature consistent.  Dips and raises in freezer temps are another common cause of freezer burn.
• Wrap food well for the freezer.  Double wrapping, like we suggested in the infusions section of this post, is also a good idea when it comes to edibles.  Plus, if you wrap each portion individually, it makes it easy to thaw and only consume the number of edibles you need at any one time.

Freeze and Bake Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Buttery toffee adds an extra dimension to an already great cannabis chocolate chip cookie recipe.  It’s amazing that the addition of such an ingredient can improve even a classic recipe like Chocolate Chip cookies.

For hot medicated cookies anytime, freeze individual unbaked cookies on a waxed or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.  Once frozen, transfer cookies to a plastic freezer container or bag.  Whenever you want a medicated treat, remove however many cookies you want at a time and bake according to recipe instructions.

Each cookie in this recipe will have about 10 mg THC per cookie IF you made your marijuana butter from average cannabis (10% THC) and used 1/2 ounce (14 grams) of cannabis to make 1 cup of cannabutter.  Be sure to adjust the THC percentage or amount of infused butter for your needs.  If you need a lower dose, make up the difference with uninfused butter.

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cannabis-infused butter made in the Ardent FX, Mini or Nova
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar preferable dark
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar granulated
• 1 large egg large
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toffee chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans chopped, optional

Line a large baking sheet with waxed or parchment paper. 

In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well combined.  Set aside.

With an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together the canna-butter and brown and granulated sugars until well incorporated.  Add the egg, and vanilla, and mix until just combined.  Slowly mix in the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.  Stir in the chocolate and toffee chips, and nuts, if using.

Scoop out about 2 tablespoons dough and press gently to form a flattened cookie.  Repeat with remaining dough, placing cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Place in freezer and freeze until cookies are completely frozen.  Remove cookies to a plastic freezer bag or container and return to freezer.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Grease a baking sheet with vegetable shortening, or alternately line with parchment paper. Place frozen cookies on the sheet about 3 inches apart.  

Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.  Let set for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.  Serve warm or at room temperature.  Baked cookies will stay fresh for about 4 days in an airtight container.

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