Cannabis Milk Recipe

Ingredients & directions

The stovetop recipe

Ingredients

Equipment A small saucepan, gram scale, measuring jug, fine sieve, and shallow heat-safe containers with lids.

A pitcher of milk, a glass of water and dried cannabis leaves on a stone counter

The leaf weight is for the whole batch. Milk can scorch quickly, so have the sieve and clean containers ready before you turn on the stove.

Directions

  1. Milk in a measuring jug, dried leaves and a small digital kitchen scale

    Measure the milk and leaves

    Measure 2½ cups of pasteurized milk. Weigh the dried leaves and set them beside the saucepan. Keep the milk cold until you need it.

  2. Cannabis leaves warming in water in a stainless steel saucepan

    Warm and drain the leaves

    Cover the leaves with water in the saucepan and warm them over low heat for about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the stove and drain the leaves through a sieve. Discard the water and return the leaves to the pan.

  3. A wooden spoon stirring milk and leaves over gentle heat

    Heat the milk gently

    Pour the milk into the pan with the drained leaves. Heat gently for 30–35 minutes, stirring often and scraping the base. Reduce the heat if bubbles spread across the surface or the milk starts to catch.

  4. Warm milk passing through a fine sieve into a heat-safe glass pitcher

    Strain and chill

    Remove the pan from the heat. When the milk is cool enough to pour safely, strain it into a clean heat-safe jug and measure the amount you recovered. Divide it into shallow containers, label them, and refrigerate promptly.

Storage Refrigerate at 40°F (4°C) or colder within 2 hours, or within 1 hour if the room is above 90°F (32°C). Use refrigerated milk within 3–4 days.

After straining

Use the finished volume

Measure the yield

The recipe starts with 2½ cups. Heat, evaporation, and straining change the finished volume. Measure the strained milk in a jug before you use it as a liquid ingredient.

Chill and label

Use USDA leftover guidance for this cooked dairy. Chill at 40°F (4°C) or colder within 2 hours, or within 1 hour if the room is above 90°F (32°C). Use within 3–4 days and store it securely away from children and pets.

Edible effects can take 30 minutes to 2 hours to appear. Keep the batch labeled and secured apart from ordinary ingredients.

Cannabis Milk

Milk and plant material warming together before straining.

Common questions

How can I tell if the milk is too hot?

Keep it below a rolling boil. A few bubbles at the edge are a cue to stir. Lower the heat if the surface starts foaming or the milk sticks to the bottom.

Can I swap the leaves for flower or use plant milk?

Treat either swap as a different batch. Leaves and flower vary in cannabinoid content, and plant milks have different fats and thickeners. The same weights and timing can give different results.

How much THC is in a cup?

The finished strength is unknown without testing. A lab study found that adding cream changed what transferred into cannabis tea. Use the THC potency calculator only for a model based on measured inputs.

Sources and safety guidance

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