Recipe: Weed Brownies with Khalifa Kush
Lemon, Ube, and Peppermint pot brownies
I love a good chewy brownie and pot brownies are the OG edible for good reason. Brownies are delicious, easy to make, and even if you mess up they still taste good. It's hard to see any flaws. I love a good pot brownie but we can be more inventive.
These brownie recipes paired with strains from rapper Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush are anything but basic. (Scroll down to read more about this 🤯 collab!)
Peppermint Brownies + Khalifa Mints: The classic chewy brownie gets a minty fresh upgrade with peppermint patties.
Ube Cheesecake Brownies + Violet Sky: A mesmerizing ube and cheesecake swirled purple brownie that matches the plant’s spectacular violet-hued buds.
Lemon Brownies + Khalifa Kush: Like the idea of brownies, but hate chocolate? This brownie lemon bar mashup is eye-rolling good.
Let’s get baked and make some Weed Brownies! 🎶
Weed Brownies with Khalifa Kush
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DOSING:
Each recipe makes 16 brownies. Khalifa Kush strains are labeled at ~30% THC. Double-check the math if your % THC is different.
Low Dose // 5mg THC per serving: You’ll need a total of 80mg THC in the entire recipe. Approximately 0.4 grams of ~30% THC cannabis flower.
High Dose // 100mg THC per serving: You’ll need a total of 1,600mg THC in the entire recipe. Approximately 8 grams of ~30% THC cannabis flower.
MAKE CANNABUTTER:
1. Decarb + Activate: Preheat the oven to 240°F. Place coarsely ground cannabis flower or concentrate into a pint-sized 16 oz. mason jar, loosely place the lid to reduce smell, and heat for 40 minutes in the oven to decarboxylate, which activates the THC. Remove from the oven and let cool until the mason jar is safe to touch. The ground flower will look lightly toasted.
2. Infuse Butter: Reduce the oven temperature to 170 degrees F. Pour melted butter into the mason jar, stir to combine, and loosely close the lid (do not seal and tighten completely to allow air to escape). Place the jar in the center of a baking pan and back into the oven to infuse for 2.5 hours.
3. Strain + Cool: After 2.5 hours, remove from the oven and cool until the mason jar is safe to touch. Strain the melted butter through a fine mesh sieve and into a clean container. There will be some liquid and milkfats that naturally separate, and stir to reincorporate into the butter as it cools to room temperature.
Lemon Brownie Recipe
These lemon brownies with a lemon glaze are a mashup of classic pot brownies and lemon bars. Wiz Khalifa’s signature strain Khalifa Kush is high in citrusy scented limonene and has zingy sour lemon and invigorating pine aromas — the perfect pairing for this unconventional, sunshine yellow brownie.
INGREDIENTS:
1½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
Lemon zest from 2 lemons
¾ cup (170g) unsalted cannabutter*
1 cup (170g) white chocolate chips
3 large eggs, room temperature
3 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon extract
2¼ cups (290g) all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
Lemon Glaze
1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
Lemon zest from 1 lemon
DIRECTIONS:
1. Make lemon brownie batter: Preheat oven to 340 degrees F. Line an 8x8” or 9x9” square baking pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and lemon zest and set aside. In a glass measuring cup, melt the butter and white chocolate chips together in the microwave for 15-second intervals, stirring until melted together and smooth.
Add the melted butter and chocolate into the bowl with the lemon sugar, and whisk to combine. Add the eggs, lemon juice, and lemon extract, and whisk together until combined. Add flour and salt, and whisk until the mixture is a smooth batter.
2. Bake the brownies: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool for at least 1 hour.
3. Make lemon glaze: Stir together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Add a little more powdered sugar or lemon juice as needed to reach a thick yet runny, pourable consistency.
Pour the lemon glaze on top of the cooled brownies and tilt the pan to spread evenly across the brownies. Set aside for the glaze to set, several hours to overnight before cutting into 16 pieces.
Ube Cheesecake Brownie Recipe
This mesmerizing purple brownie swirled with tart cheesecake and ube halaya jam matches the plant’s spectacular dark purple buds. With a relaxing terpene profile high in myrcene, limonene and linalool, Violet Sky’s blend of fruit, citrus, and herbal notes beautifully brightens the nutty vanilla ube and creamy cheesecake flavors. | Recipe inspired by Hummingbird High
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup (1 stick/113g) unsalted cannabutter*
⅔ cup (113g) white chocolate chips
½ cup (113g) ube halaya jam, plus 2 tablespoons (recipe follows)
1 large egg
½ teaspoon ube extract
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
¼ cup (50g) light brown sugar
1½ cup (190g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Ube Halaya Jam
One package (16 oz.) ube (grated purple yam) frozen or fresh
1 can (14 oz.) coconut milk
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
One pinch salt
Cheesecake Filling
1 box (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
⅓ cup (66 grams) granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons creme fraiche
DIRECTIONS:
1. Make ube halaya jam: In a medium saucepan, combine ube, coconut milk, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat to cook and stir continuously. When the mixture boils, reduce heat to low-medium and simmer, stirring continuously for 10 minutes so the bottom of the pan doesn’t burn. When the texture is thick and goopy, take off the heat and set aside to cool completely.
2. Make ube brownie batter: Preheat oven to 340 degrees F. Line an 8x8” or 9x9” square baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the ube halaya jam, egg, and ube extract until combined. Whisk in the sugars until smooth.
In a glass measuring cup, melt the butter and white chocolate chips together in the microwave for 15-second intervals, stirring until melted together and smooth. Cool a little before slowly pouring the melted butter and chocolate into the large bowl while whisking together until combined. Mix in the flour and salt until just combined and no streaks of flour remain.
Pour the purple brownie batter into the prepared pan and set aside.
3. Make cheesecake topping: In a large bowl, bet together the room temperature cream cheese on medium-low until soft, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Reduce mixer to low and add in the egg and creme fraiche and continue to beat until combined and smooth.
Generously dollop large spoonfuls of cheesecake topping and a few additional spoonfuls of ube halaya jam on top of the ube brownie batter. Run a small spatula or butter knife vertically through the batter in slow swirling motions to make the swirly pattern on top.
4. Bake the brownies: Bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 15-20 minutes. Slice and cut into 16 servings.
Peppermint Brownie Recipe
A minty chocolate wonderland! This classic chewy brownie gets a minty fresh upgrade with melted peppermint patties and Khalifa Mints. Creamy gelato and minty menthol notes create a symphony with the classic pot brownie’s chewy texture and dark chocolate chips.
INGREDIENTS:
5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted cannabutter*, melted
1 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, cold
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup (60g) all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (130g) dark chocolate chips
16 York Peppermint Patties
DIRECTIONS:
1. Make brownie batter: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line an 8x8” or 9x9” square baking pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together melted cannabutter, sugar, eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla until well combined. In a small bowl or measuring cup, add 1 tablespoon of warm water to the instant coffee powder to dissolve. Add coffee, oil, and cocoa powder to the large bowl and whisk carefully to combine. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt until combined. Add chocolate chips and stir into the batter.
2. Bake the brownies: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs. Set aside to cool for 15-20 minutes.
3. Add peppermint topping: Unwrap the York Peppermint Patties and place evenly on top of the brownies. Place back into the warm oven for 3-5 minutes for the peppermint patties to melt. Remove from the oven and use a clean spatula to spread the melted peppermint in a swirly pattern evenly over the top. Set aside to cool completely before slicing and serving into 16 pieces.
Thank you to Khalifa Kush for sponsoring this weed brownies recipe. 🙌
“You are the first woman to ever be featured on the KK page and I couldn’t be prouder.”
Was the text that the head of marketing at Khalifa Kush sent to me after we posted our collaboration IG Reel. On one hand, that’s wild, and kudos to her for stepping up to diversify their content. I realize that I’m pretty darn proud that as the first woman to be featured on their IG page and newsletter, I’m there as a result of my talent, creativity, and imaginative desserts.
In cannabis, pop culture, and marketing especially, women are often objectified as sexual objects to sell products. Sex sells. It’s on advertisements, at events, in music lyrics, and across all forms media and entertainment. Oftentimes, women are told that they need to more sexy or attractive in order to be successful or noticed. Representation matters. Seeing women celebrated and recognized for their intellect, strength, and creativity matters.
Change doesn’t happen overnight. It takes many small steps over a long period of time to create lasting change. So thank you, Steph, for being brave and bold enough to step up, create space, and nudge the conversation forward.
XOXO, Christina W.