Weed nacho cheese is a great recipe to add to the collection. This recipe allows you to infuse cannabis into other great recipes that you would usually not be able to. This recipe is very simple and only takes around 30 minutes from start to finish!
For this recipe, it’s especially important that you check out the potency calculator at the bottom of this post. It will help you determine the mg of THC in 1 cup, 1 tbsp, and 1 tsp of your infused nacho cheese. Since this recipe, for the most part, is just making an ingredient that can be used in other recipes it’s important that you have an idea of the potency. Something to keep in mind though; there are lots of other variables involved so the potency calculation is just a rough estimate.
Here’s What You’re Going to Need
To make weed nacho cheese, you’re going to need cannabis milk. However, this is not an ingredient that you can buy at your local supermarket. You’re going to need to make this at home. If you don’t know how to make this, we have a comprehensive guide to making cannabis milk here.
This recipe also requires some equipment, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Weed Nacho Cheese Recipe
How to Make Weed Nacho Cheese
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 cups cannabis milk
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground dried chipotle pepper
- 1/4 tsp chile powder
- 1/4 tsp cayanne powder
- salt to taste
- 1/2 pound cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 pound montery jack cheese shredded
- 1/4 pound muenster cheese shredded
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Whisk constantly until the mixture is thick and all the flour is incorporated, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Slowly pour cannabis milk into the butter mixture, whisking constantly until combined. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika, ground chipotle, ancho chile powder, cayenne pepper, and salt.
- Reduce heat to low and add Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and Muenster cheese, a handful at a time; stir until thoroughly melted. Season with salt to taste.
Nutrition
Weed Nacho Cheese Potency Guide
To find the potency of your nacho cheese, you’re going to need to know the potency of your cannabis milk. If you don’t know this, head over to our canna-milk guide. We have a potency calculator at the bottom of this post that will help you determine the total mg of THC per cup.
Although this recipe calls for 3 cups of cannabis milk, please only type the amount of THC in 1 cup of your cannabis milk. This calculator has been programmed specifically for this recipe and it will make the correct calculation.
Ryan is a content manager at thecannaschool.ca who has a background in economics. Ryan specializes in making cannabis edibles at home but loves to write about all things cannabis!