Cannabis-Infused Thanksgiving 2020

Thanksgiving is going to look a little different this year for all of us. Not going home for the holidays means that you can elevate your own Thanksgiving feast without your family finding out. Cannabis cooking doesn’t have to be intimidating. You can cannabis-infused butter or oil to any standard Thanksgiving recipe. When using cannabutter or oil remember that edibles have a longer onset time and take into consideration the THC dosage that your guests can handle when microdosing each recipe. 

Tangerine Dream Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients:

• 12 oz fresh cranberries
• ½ cup of orange juice
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• ½ cup of water
• ¾ cup of sugar 
• 1 teaspoon cannabutter

Directions:

1. Rinse cranberries. 
2. In a medium saucepan combine water, orange juice, and sugar. Place the pan over medium heat stirring to combine ingredients. 
3. Add cranberries and orange zest to the pot and bring to a simmer. Stirring frequently.
4. Let it simmer for 10 minutes or until the cranberries have popped. 
5. Once the cranberries have popped remove from heat and stir in cannabutter. 
6. Let the cranberry sauce cool before serving. 
7. Enjoy! 

Garlic Bud Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:

• 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 teaspoon cannabutter
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• Black pepper
• 3 oz grated Parmesan cheese

Directions: 

1. Peel potatoes and cut them into 1-inch cubes. Place chopped potatoes in a large saucepan. Add salt and pour enough water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch. 
2. Over medium heat bring the pot to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender about 15 minutes. 
3. While the potatoes are cooking, heat the half and half, garlic, and cannabutter over medium heat. Once it begins to simmer remove it from the heat. 
4. Drain the potatoes. Return potatoes to the pot. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes. Add the cannabutter mixture and cheese to the potatoes and stir. 
5. Add salt and pepper as needed.
6. Enjoy! 

Cannabis-Infused Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients:

• 1 pre-made pie dough
• 15 oz pumpkin puree
• 1 ½ cups whipping cream
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon cannabutter
• ½ cup of sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½  teaspoon salt 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pie dough in a 9-inch diameter pie dish. Line crust with foil and fill with dried beans. Bake the crust for 10 minutes or until the crust is a pale golden brown. Let crust cool completely.
2. In a large bowl combine the pumpkin puree, whipping cream, eggs, cannabutter, sugar, salt, and spices. Whisk until combined. 
3. Pour mixture into cooled pie crust. Bake for 50 minutes or until the filling has set. Remove the pie from the oven and let cool. 
4. Enjoy! 

​Cannabis-Infused Turkey
To take your thanksgiving turkey to the next level is quite simple. Follow a turkey recipe that uses butter or oil. While basting the turkey use 1 to 3 teaspoons of cannabis-infused butter or oil.