Savoury · 5 mg per serving

Stovetop mac and cheese

Name: Stovetop mac and cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 400 g macaroni; 30 g plain butter; 30 g plain flour; 600 ml whole milk, warm; 200 g mature Cheddar, grated; 50 g Parmesan, grated; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 57 g (4 tbsp) low-dose cannabutter; Salt, pepper, nutmeg

The infused butter goes in at the end, off the heat, and the pan is portioned into eight equal servings before anyone helps themselves.

Dose: 4.9 mg THC per serving
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 30 min
Difficulty: Easy

Image slot · finished stovetop mac and cheese · 2400 × 1200

The dose, worked

4 tbsp low-dose cannabutter × 9.87 mg per tbsp = 39.5 mg THC (theoretical) ÷ 8 portions = 4.93 mg per serving.

Theoretical maximum: it assumes complete decarboxylation (THCA × 0.877) and that every milligram ends up in the food. Real yield is usually lower, which is why you start with one portion and wait. Re-run the maths for your flower →

per serving

2.5510 mg

Start with one. Wait two hours.

Ingredients

400 g macaroni
30 g plain butter
30 g plain flour
600 ml whole milk, warm
200 g mature Cheddar, grated
50 g Parmesan, grated
1 tsp Dijon mustard
57 g (4 tbsp) low-dose cannabutter
Salt, pepper, nutmeg

Uses low-dose cannabutter at 9.87 mg THC per tbsp (theoretical). Made it differently? Recalculate.

Method

Cook the macaroni in salted water until just short of done. Drain.
Image slot · step 1: drained macaroni in a colander · 1200 × 800
Melt the plain butter, stir in the flour for a minute, then whisk in the warm milk until thick. Off the heat, stir in the cheeses and mustard.
Image slot · step 2: cheese sauce being whisked · 1200 × 800
Stir the cannabutter into the hot sauce off the heat until melted, then fold in the pasta. Season.
Image slot · step 3: cannabutter melting into the sauce · 1200 × 800
Weigh the pan's contents and divide into 8 equal servings. Label leftovers with the milligrams per serving.
Image slot · step 4: mac and cheese portioned into 8 containers · 1200 × 800

Dosing notes

Adding the infused butter off the heat keeps it well below degrading temperature and keeps the dose where you measured it.
Portion the whole pan at once. Second helpings are second doses.

Can I bake it with a crumb topping?

Yes: 15 minutes at 180 °C does not take the interior anywhere near the temperature that degrades THC. Portion after baking on a grid.

Educational content, not medical advice. Effects vary with body weight, tolerance and what else you have eaten. Label infused food with the milligrams per portion and the date, and keep it away from children and pets.

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