The ingredients for CBD candies
With this special recipe you not only get the desired dose of CBD, but also the necessary vitamins. We make these cannabidiol candies with 100% fresh fruit juice! Of course you can also use a carton of fruit juice, but if we do make our own sweets, we prefer to do as much as possible ourselves. After all, that is healthier too. All the ingredients you need:
- CBD. We prefer full spectrum CBD paste, because this gives the best effect. Would you rather have no THC in your candy at all? Then use CBD crystals. For this recipe, 5000 mg CBD is perfect.
- Fruit or a mix of fruits. We use oranges ourselves because we love them, but in principle you can use any type of fruit. Strawberries with berries and blackberries are also delicious! About two kilos, for one liter of juice.
- Four leaves of gelatin
- Three tablespoons of honey, agave syrup or maple syrup
You also need this to make CBD candies yourself
In addition to these ingredients, you will of course also need some supplies to make the sweets. You can buy all of these supplies for a few euros at your local cookware store, if you don't already have them at home:
- Moulds, small or special for gummies
- A blender or citrus juicer
- Possibly a sieve
- A measuring cup
- A guard
- A pan (medium size is big enough)
- A small soup spoon (or possibly a syringe)
- Apron (so your clothes stay nice and clean)
Making cannabidiol candies step by step
Do you have all the ingredients and kitchen supplies at hand? And are you in your kitchen? Then put on your apron now, because we're going to get started!
1. Juice the fruit
First of all, press the fruit. We use a citrus press for our oranges, but a blender also works fine. For this recipe we need one liter of juice, which is approximately two kilos of oranges, depending on the quality. Use your measuring cup to measure. Do you use a blender or do you use fruit such as strawberries, kiwis or mangoes? Then in our opinion it is better to strain the pulp from the fruit. This way you will get nice and smooth sweets. But if you like a little more structure, you can of course leave the pulp in. Even healthier too!
2. Add the juice to the pan and heat up
Then pour the fruit juice into the pan and heat it slowly. The idea is that the juice only warms up a bit so that the gelatin can dissolve properly. About fifty degrees is more than enough, so that the gelatin, CBD and... terpenen remain beautiful. Don't forget to keep stirring and turn the stove to the lowest setting when the juice is at the right temperature.
3. Add the CBD
Then add the CBD to the fruit juice. How much CBD you need to add depends on how strong you want to make the candies and how large you are going to make the gummies (depending on the molds). We think 25 mg CBD per gummy is a nice dosage for a candy with a total weight of about 5 grams. A liter of juice weighs about 1 kilo, so you get about 200 candies from that. So to make 200 candies with 25 mg CBD each, you need 5000 mg pure CBD to the mixture or 10 ml CBD paste.
4. Beat the gelatin into the mixture
In the meantime, keep stirring well and add the gelatin leaves to the juice. Do this one leaf at a time, so that the gelatin can dissolve properly and does not clump. Then whisk well to create a nice, smooth brew.
5. Add the honey or syrup
Then add honey or syrup to taste. This is purely to flavor the sweets. Because after all, we are making CBD candies, and they have to be tasty! We recommend adding a little more and then tasting it to ensure the sweets are as tasty as possible!
6. Fill the mold
Is your pan fully seasoned? Then turn off the stove completely and take the soup spoon and the mold. Then spoon a little bit of the juice into each mold, up to the edge. You can also use a syringe for this if necessary. This works a bit neater but takes longer. That's why we prefer the old-fashioned soup spoon. So cozy too!
7. Place the cannabidiol candies in the refrigerator and let cool
After filling the molds you can place the mold in the refrigerator. In the freezer is also possible, but make sure that you remove the sweets in time (after about an hour) so that they do not freeze. Do you use the refrigerator? Then, after about 3 to 4 hours, the sweets will be nicely set and ready for consumption.
8. Remove CBD candies from the mold
When the candies are well set, remove them from the refrigerator (or freezer). You can then remove the sweets straight from the mould.
9. Taste, enjoy and store!
And finally: after making your CBD candies, the great enjoyment can begin! We recommend starting with one sweet and taking three to four sweets per day, depending on your complaints (and how tasty the sweets have become, of course). The sweets are best stored in a sealed glass jar or an airtight container. This way they remain delicious and the CBD retains its effectiveness optimally.
