BAKE THE BASE / TOP IT WHILE HOT

A crisp crust beneath the cashews.

The two baking stages do different work. Set the brown-sugar crust first, then add the warm butterscotch topping and bake again until bubbly and set.

FIRST / THE CRUST

11–13 minutes

Press into an ungreased eight-inch square pan and bake at 350°F until set.

THEN / THE TOPPING

8–10 minutes

Spread the cashew mixture over the hot crust, return to the oven, then cool completely.

THE WEED SCENE RECIPE

Caramel Cashew Squares

Prep15 min
Cook23 min
Total1 hour
Yield25 squares
Oven350°F
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The crust bakes for 11–13 minutes, then the topped bars bake for another 8–10 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate before cutting. The listed one-hour total is approximate.

Ingredients

Crust

Topping

Brown sugar, flour, salt, butterscotch chips, corn syrup, chopped cashews and three separate butter measures
Measure three separate two-tablespoon butter portions: one plain and one infused for the crust, then another infused portion for the topping.

Instructions

  1. Crumbly brown-sugar crust being pressed into an ungreased square metal pan

    Mix, press and bake the crust

    Heat the oven to 350°F. Mix the brown sugar with 4 tablespoons of butter until crumbly, then work in the flour and salt.

    Press the crust mixture evenly into an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake for 11 to 13 minutes, just until set.

  2. Butterscotch chips melting into corn syrup and butter over gentle heat

    Melt the butterscotch topping

    While the crust bakes, melt the butterscotch chips, corn syrup and 2 tablespoons of cannabutter over low heat, stirring until smooth. Do not boil.

  3. Chopped cashew and butterscotch topping being spread over the baked crust

    Add the cashews and spread

    Remove the topping from the heat, stir in the chopped cashews, then spread it over the hot crust.

  4. Cooled cashew bars cut into a five-by-five grid, with one square lifted to show the crust

    Bake, cool and cut

    Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes until the topping is bubbly and set. Cool completely, refrigerate for clean slicing, and cut into 25 squares.

Caramel Cashew Squares

COOKING NOTES

From a hot topping to clean squares.

Keep the topping below a boil
Melt the butterscotch chips, corn syrup, and topping butter over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat before adding the cashews.
Use chopped salted cashews
Chopped pieces spread more evenly over the small pan. Keep the full cup distributed across the topping rather than concentrated at one edge.
Refrigerate for cleaner cuts
Let the bars cool completely, then refrigerate before slicing. Cut the eight-inch pan into five rows each way for the listed 25 squares, and keep covered in the refrigerator.

Infused butter in both layers.

The crust has two tablespoons of cannabutter and two of regular butter. The topping adds two more tablespoons of cannabutter: four infused tablespoons in the batch. Use that amount and your actual square count in the THC estimator. Keep the cooled bars covered and refrigerated.

Label as cannabis edibles and lock away from children and pets. Effects can take hours; avoid taking more while waiting.

Safety: CDC edible-cannabis guidance. Technique: Land O’Lakes cashew-square method.