How To Make Firecracker Edibles

Cracker Weed Edibles are super easy to make. Maybe too easy. And they’re delicious too. Maybe too tasty. These potent edibles can be easy to get carried away with (there’s a reason they’re called “fire” crackers), so let’s break down the recipe, talk about the dosage, and then have some fun with it.

A simple weed cracker consists of just three ingredients: a type of cracker, a greasy nut or seed spread, and of course cannabis. You will often see them made with graham crackers and peanut butter. But saltines, hazelnut spread, honey – all sorts of other delicious ingredients can go into the mix. They are great edibles to have fun with.

In our recipe below, we’re using decarboxylated grass so the treats don’t need to be baked any further. As long as you mix the decarbonized buds with something that is high in fat, your body will work the magic.

I happened to have a couple of ounces of decarbonized popcorn buds from my garden crop to consume, and making different types of fireworks was a great way to use the popcorn.

What do you do with a quarter pound of decarbonized popcorn buds from your harvest? Make edible, of course! (Justin Sund / Leafly)

Prep time with already decarboxylated grass: 15-20 minutes

Preparation time including Decarb: one hour

For a number of basic fireworks you will need:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
  (An all-natural brand is best because of its high fat content. Higher fat means more THC absorption.)
• 2-3 grams of ground decarbed cannabis
  (FYI, the thicker the grass, the less you will need)
• 10 graham or saltine cracker halves

Step 1

Decarbonize and grind your cannabis.

step 2

Mix the peanut butter and ground cannabis.

step 3

Spread the mixture evenly over your crackers.

Step 4

Eat one!

Step 5

Wait at least 45 minutes for the blast to start so you know how strong one is before you eat another.

Step 6

Chill even further.

A basic saltine and peanut butter cracker (Justin Sund / Leafly)

Let’s start with “How many milligrams of THC are in one gram of cannabis?”

If your buds potency is 20% then there is potentially 200 mg of THC in a single gram (if it’s properly decarbonized and all of the THCA is converted to THC).

Yes, you will likely lose potency during the Decarb process, and yes, your body won’t absorb every drop, but you should always assume that whatever edible you make might be the most potent.

So a firework will be as strong as you construct it. Some recipes call for a half to a full gram of ground weed per cracker, which gives you an incredibly potent edible. If you have a high tolerance you will have it under control, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend this for beginners or for the best tasting firecracker.

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We suggest sprinkling a pinch of weed into 1/2 cup of peanut butter and mixing it in until the weed looks evenly distributed. After you’ve made your first batch of fireworks, you can make a more informed decision about how much weed to include in your spread.

The above recipe calls for 2 grams, which at 20% potency could be up to 400 mg of THC, or 40 mg per fireworks.

As a regular cannabis user and with no guarantee of how much THCA is converted to THC with average kitchen appliances, the stated metrics should feel like 15-20 mg per delicious bite.

With proper decarbose, you don’t need a lot of weed to make a powerful firework. Even 0.1 gram of ground cannabis can contain 20 mg of THC or more. (Justin Sund / Leafly)

A selection of cannabis smashers (Justin Sund / Leafly)

The world is at your feet with those stony bites, although we wouldn’t recommend oysters on a firecracker. As long as you have a greasy spread and some grass to mix or sprinkle on, we recommend going crazy!

Here are a few different takes that we tried.

• Hazelnut spread – The most popular spread because it’s delicious and oh so rich in fat. What if you combine and make half and half with peanut butter? A high in itself.
• Sunflower butter – If you have peanut allergies, this is a hell of a tasty option. Sunflower butter is amazingly fat, and if you can find the chunky version, it’s gold.
• Everything butter – A nut butter with hemp, almond, pumpkin, chia, sesame and more under one roof? Register with us.

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Crunchy, crunchy combination ideas

Salty potato chips and hazelnut spread are a fun combination. (Justin Sund / Leafly)

• Butter crackers – Like a Ritz! They’re flaky, buttery goodness that add more fat to the THC to digest in your stomach.
• Flavored graham crackers– There’s honey flavor, cinnamon flavor … um, honey cinnamon. It can be anyone.
• Ginger snapshots – A little crunch and seasoning is nice.
• Peanut butter and jam – The classic combination of salty and sweet.
• Peanut butter and cucumber – IYKYK
• Nutella and fruit – Add green grape slices, an orange slice, or a banana if you want to mask that weed flavor.
• Nutella and potato chips – Crunchy, fun and tasty. Another salty and sweet treat.
• Nutella and marshmallow fluff – More please!

How do you like your homemade edibles? Let us know in the comments.

Justin Sun

Justin Sund is Sr. Creative Producer on Leafly’s media team. He’s helped create so many things from board games to award winning short films for a mix of great people including Family Guy, Doctor Who, Marvel Studios, Red Bull, Microsoft and now Leafly. He is a born and raised Washingtonian who lives in Seattle with his wife and chubby cat. Justin is passionate about cooking and is often involved in making a huge mess in the kitchen.

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