Homemade Cannabis Cacao Capsules

Tara Carpenter, NC.

Nutrition Consultant for people on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D .).

Originally published on February 12, 2019.

My ritual morning of sliced apple with nut butter and hot cup of tea was joined by two capsules of warm liquid cacao cannabis butter I filled this morning to a peachy pink dawn out the window and birds singing; the trees bare of leaves as we are now deep in Winter. The peaceful sounds of my family sound asleep upstairs …. Me perched on a stool, the day slowly coming alive. An hour later, I am gently fueled from bits of cacao butter remnants sticking to each fingertip, relaxation rippling through my body.

Home. A day off from what has been a busy ‘baby month’ as I am also a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist for new mothers in Vermont …. when I am servicing a baby can be gone from early morning until after dark. I relish my days off and would have more of them if able.

Please know ….

Cannabis capsules contain THC, which builds gradually in the digestive system. For this reason, I recommend a slow navigation to learning the dosage that works best for you – always aware that when you mix herb (like cannabis) with saturated fat (like cacao butter) you might feel the effects more quickly than other forms of edibles (like an alcohol-based tincture) because fat acts as a carrier to drive deeply into your body what you ingest (in this case, cannabis).

These capsules are accumulative, meaning you might feel the cannabis’ THC effects more quickly with each subsequent capsule, I start with one and work my way up.

The rest of my day moved peacefully as I delivered compost to the chickens, gathered eggs for breakfast, and walked a back-road with a friend; watching clouds of white smoke pour from near every chimney.

This recipe is for a homemade cannabis cacao butter that delivers a holistically whole body experience that puts YOU in control, in full command of how much THC gets delivered into your system. Personally, I am sensitive to most forms of cannabis and find two capsules plenty.

Plant a little seed,

wait a little while,

and grow a little weed.

Homemade Cannabis Cacao Butter

Makes: 8-10 ounces

10 ounces food-grade cacao butter* (I use this brand)

14 grams cannabis

1 heaping tablespoon sunflower lecithin (optional, enhances THC)

“00” capsules (I use these)

Capsule machine (I use this one)

Instruction

Decarboxylate cannabis by placing on baking sheet and heating at 240 degrees F for 30 minutes, stirring now and then.
Remove from oven, let cool, and fine grind in a suribachi.
Melt cacao butter in top of a double boiler (or rice cooker set on warm) with water in bottom; add the cannabis.
Cook over low 3-4 hours, stir every 20 minutes. Done when thick and slightly green; watch the water level in the bottom pan.
Strain through mesh strainer/cheesecloth into pint-size Mason jar or another heatproof container. The butter solidifies during the cooling so put in capsules while warm or re-melt before using.
Put 1/4tsp warm liquid in “00” capsules with eye dropper.
Store at room temperature in airtight container.

*Cacao butter comes from Theobroma Cacao tree, which produces cacao pods that are cracked open to reveal cacao beans. The cacao butter is in the outer lining of inside of a cacao bean; fattiest part. Cacao butter is made with a cold-pressed method; removing the fat from cacao bean and setting bean aside to make the cacao powder. Cacao butter is white with a rich taste and buttery texture hence the name “cacao butter”.

Tips

Lecithin increases potency as the fats in there deliver the THC in a very effective way, carrying it to fatty organs in body like the brain. Once you get the hang of dosage then lecithin is a way to use less cannabis without losing what you are after. More here.
Try this recipe in vaginal boluses (even suppositories).
I have not done a THC check on the strain of cannabis used but read that a tablespoon of cannabis butter contains 75-150mg THC, depending on strain. If accurate, then you can figure out how much THC is in each capsule using dosage calculator.
This “butter” can be used to make a skin balm and lubricant of sorts all at same time. I like to do a double batch t.
I used an indica as this strain is known to be more relaxing and mellow than sativa, which is more stimulating/uplifting. So far my favorite indica strains are 9# Hammer and Las Vegas Triangle Kush.
On sweet note, I hope to one day turn this recipe to chocolate ❤
Since using this butter I have more clear skin/less body pain. If you get outside your comfort zone while figuring out your dose (don’t drive) and research amino acids, GABA, Citicoline to re-center.

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https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/tft-how-to-make-this-amazing-homemade-canna-cocoa-butter/

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