How to Make Cannabis-Infused Gummy Bears
Some of the most popular cannabis edibles out there are weed gummy bears. This is because of the simplicity of the recipe and how quickly they can be made.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make cannabis edibles, but don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place. This article is going to cover every aspect of making weed gummy bears.
This recipe is going to require around 40 – 55 minutes.
What You’re Going to Need
Before we get into the ingredients and directions, we’re going to need a few things:
Organic Refined Coconut Oil
We use refined organic coconut oil when we make our infusion. That is because it does not have any distinct coconut taste or aroma, making it a good cooking medium. Here’s a link to the refined coconut oil that we use.
If you don’t have cannabis-infused coconut oil, we have a comprehensive guide to making it here. We also have a comprehensive guide in our cannabis cookbook, along with over 130 other edible recipes, you can learn more about our cookbook here!
Cannabis-Infused Gummy Bears Recipe
Cannabis-Infused Gummy Bears
Quick and simple cannabis-infused recipe for gummy bears. Perfect infused snack!
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Equipment
- Stove
- Cooking Pot
- Whisk
- Gummy Bear Moulds
- Dropper
- Freezer
- Infusion Machine (optional)
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1Prep
Turn your stove on low heat. In a pot, add water, the cannabis-infused coconut oil, and the sunflower/soy lecithin.
- 2Mix
Continue stirring the mixture until it has a consistent texture and the coconut oil has completely melted. Now, add in the flavoured gelatin and the unflavoured gelatin while continuing to stir throughout this process.
- 3Control Temperature
Whisk extensively on low heat for 10-15 minutes until the gelatine is completely dissolved. Make sure it does not come to a boil. But, you need to make sure that all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. (Don't stop stirring this mixture for the entire 15 minutes)
- 4Fill Moulds
While leaving the pot on the element, start filling up the gummy bear moulds with a dropper (a dropper is a mini turkey baster that comes with most gummy bear moulds). Make sure to move quickly. If your liquid starts to separate, it's because the mixture has started to cool. It's critical that you move fast otherwise the oil may separate in the pot. You need to continue whisking throughout the pouring process otherwise the mixture may start to harden and stop binding. (The secret to making great infused gummy bears is pouring the mixture into the moulds as fast as possible.)
- 5Cool Gummy Bears
Put the gummy bear moulds into the freezer for 20-25 minutes. (Pro tip: lift the mould 2 inches off the table and drop it. This will let the mixture fill any air pockets.)
- 6Enjoy
Bon Appetite!
Recipe notes
Optional: add a 3/4 tsp of citric acid into the mixture, use lemonade instead of water, and once the gummies come out of the freezer coat them in sugar. If you're using potent cannabis oil, this should help with the taste. Store in the refrigerator for best results.
Nutrition
www.thecannaschool.caCannabis-Infused Gummy Bears
Quick and simple cannabis-infused recipe for gummy bears. Perfect infused snack!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Cannabis-Infused Coconut Oil
- 1/2 Cup Cold Water
- 85 Grams Packet of Flavoured Gelatine
- 2 Tablespoons Plain Unflavoured Gelatine
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sunflower / Soy Lecithin
Instructions
1. Turn your stove on low heat. In a pot, add water, the cannabis-infused coconut oil, and the sunflower/soy lecithin.
2. Continue stirring the mixture until it has a consistent texture and the coconut oil has completely melted. Now, add in the flavoured gelatin and the unflavoured gelatin while continuing to stir throughout this process.
3. Whisk extensively on low heat for 10-15 minutes until the gelatine is completely dissolved. Make sure it does not come to a boil. But, you need to make sure that all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. (Don't stop stirring this mixture for the entire 15 minutes)
4. While leaving the pot on the element, start filling up the gummy bear moulds with a dropper (a dropper is a mini turkey baster that comes with most gummy bear moulds). Make sure to move quickly. If your liquid starts to separate, it's because the mixture has started to cool. It's critical that you move fast otherwise the oil may separate in the pot. You need to continue whisking throughout the pouring process otherwise the mixture may start to harden and stop binding. (The secret to making great infused gummy bears is pouring the mixture into the moulds as fast as possible.)
5. Put the gummy bear moulds into the freezer for 20-25 minutes. (Pro tip: lift the mould 2 inches off the table and drop it. This will let the mixture fill any air pockets.)
6. Bon Appetite!
Recipe notes
Optional: add a 3/4 tsp of citric acid into the mixture, use lemonade instead of water, and once the gummies come out of the freezer coat them in sugar. If you're using potent cannabis oil, this should help with the taste. Store in the refrigerator for best results.
Potency Guide
The strength of gummy bears will depend on the potency of your cannabis-infused coconut oil. It’s also important to remember that gummy bear moulds are all different shapes and sizes so it is going to be difficult to accurately find your potency. Luckily, we have a calculator here to help you find your potency per serving.
Potency Guide to Cannabis-Infused Gummy Bears
When it comes to the potency of your homemade edibles, it’s hard to determine just how potent they really are. We have created a dosage calculator to help estimate the potency of the homemade weed gummy bears. To get an accurate measurement, you will need to know the potency of the cannabis-infused coconut oil first. You can find the dosage calculator for the coconut oil at the bottom of that recipe – click here to find that calculator.
Once you know the potency of your cannabis-infused coconut oil, you can input it into this dosage calculator below. Keep in mind, this is just a rough estimate. Also if you make an error in the calculation at the start, it will carry through until the end.
If those directions were hard to follow, check out this video. We have our own video for gummy bears being filmed right now, so stay tuned for an in-depth recipe video in the near future.
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Comments
How do you test the potency of your coconut oil
Pop at teaspoon of your oil into a glass of hot tea or coffee and consume to see how potent your oil is.
Can I used canna infused butter or does it have to be coconut oil?
If anybody needs a taster just let me know!!!! 😉 By the way thanks for the info
It will be quite a challenge to test the potency of your coconut oil if you've already made it. We have a guide here to making infused coconut oil, and if you use the dosage calculator near the bottom it should help you estimate.
Might oil keep separating from my gelatin mixture how do I keep that from happening
The recipie says makes 12 gummies?? I doubled the amounts used so i could make about 24. I used the exact moulds suggest (3.5ml) and made about 200 gummies?? Where on earth have you got makes 12 from? Seriously need to edit this recipie to give correct values.
Hi Chloe, we never said that this recipe makes 12 gummies. I think you've mistaken servings for gummies. If you followed the recipe, you would get 12 servings of around 8 gummy bears.
Awesome, thanks...trying this today. So if we use the linked cannabis oil recipe, each gummy is approx. 5mg?
Has anyone tried this using agar instead of jello?
Will these gummy bears actually come out firm or soft ?
Are you using cannabis-infused coconut oil?
Can you use coconut oil that is not sold at room temperature
Ryan, I have a new infuser machine. I am making infused coconut oil. I saw were you mentioned the liquid separates when mixing the gelatin. What can I do to prevent this.
Hi i was just wondering about adding fruit juice to get more flavour
Hi Peter, adding fruit juice certainly helps with the flavour. Try and find a juice & flavoured gelatine that go well together though.
If you're using a coconut oil that is liquid at any temperature, you're probably going to run into separation issues.
I am and it separates as well
add 2 tablespoons of corn syrup in the early stages of cooking it.
I'm using cannabis-infused coconut oil according to your recipe and at the end the oil was separating from the gelatin mix. I used the solid coconut oil in my preparation. The last of the gummies were almost all just the cannabis oil :).
Made way too many gummy’s, therefore they were very weak. I filled my 200 1ml gummy molds in no time and had a ton left over. Everything worked fine just made too many weak gummy’s.
Those are small gummies If too weak eat more than one
I'm guessing if you use the lecithin as an emulsifier, you wouldn't get the separation you mentioned while stirring over heat?
If you used sugar free, use the 8.3 gram box instead of the 85 gram box. Most of the weight in regular box is sugar, not gelatin, as demonstrated by the fact that the sugar free box is 1 10th the weight, but makes the same ammount. Which means in a regular box of gelatin there's about 8 grams of gelatin and the rest is sugar. So I'd you added an extra 85 grams of just gelatin, I wonder you got so many! Hope this helps!
Does the coconut oil mix with the water.? I already have RSO oil so can I mix it with the solid coconut oil? It melts very fast but not a liquid state?
Greetings I am looking for RSO oil do sell it by any chance
Hi, we do not sell any cannabis products.
How long can these be stored in the fridge for? Any ideas? And can I leave them in the freezer to make them last longer ? Thanks!!
Mine would separate if I stopped whisking.
For the gelatin did you mean 8.5 mg packet or 85mg if flavored gelatin?
Hello, Did you use the moulds from the link to amazon (5×10 silicone moulds) or which ones did you use and how many gummies are in each of the 12 servings mentioned?
Can you use pure hash oil?
Hi Steph, you're going to want to use an 85-gram packet of flavoured gelatin.
In reference to the multiple questions about the coconut oil separating, can you offer advice other than “what oil did you use?” Like what coconut oils to and not to use. Also can you answer the amount of gummies it makes for both 1ml and 2ml molds. Or maybe even one or the other so we can do the math for our own sizes.
I don't cure my gummies in the freezer. I cure them at room temperature overnight & they work better
Can I use extra flavored jello if I dont have unflavored gelatin, and if so, how much? My city is under a shelter in place and this is a great way to pass some time!!
I made these and they turned out great. I used a raw organic coconut oil from Walmart (the cheapest I could find). And I didn't even use the Soy lecithin. The only thing I would change is using a fruit juice instead of water because the weed taste was just not the best, or even using a bigger pack of jello flavour.
Trying that tonight Steve thanks
Noted. Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try.
How long do these keep? Should I do fridge or freezer.
Can sugar free gelatin be used?
Hi, I'm just wondering could I just melt jellies and use them instead of gelatin ?
Hi Jay, yes that would work.
Do these need to be refrigerated? I left them out in a sealed mason jar for a week and they turned moldy.
They should be refrigerated to preserve potency, but if they actually molded, I can only think of 2 ways that could happen-a) you sealed the jar while still above room temp, causing condensation inside or b)the herb you used had some mold in it. Sadly it's probably the latter bc while the humid environment of a) is perfect to grow mold, there still had to be spores to get it started. Either from the jar, airborne, or your starting material
Hi Jackie, High temperatures reduce the quality of the candy, so if the weather is very warm, put the gummies in the refrigerator or freezer.
Yes, sugar-free gelatin should work with this recipe.
I did not bloom my gelatin by mistake. My gummies did not set well and separated, how can I remedy this without losing/wasting my product?
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