- 2 oz kosher or food-grade vegetable glycerin
- 2 oz refined coconut oil
- 1-4 oz water, 1 oz increments by preference and technical ability, less water means better consistency but harder to set into molds
- 3 oz unflavored gelatin
- 3 oz Jello packet, the organic ones are awesome for this for fruit based terpenes for a better entourage effect and metabolism
- The oils you wish to infuse, properly decarbed or using edible materials, or realistically, anything you wish to infuse into coconut oil or VG and is heat stable through the recipe.
Tools Required
- Pyrex measuring cup, preferably 2+ cups
- Whisk
- Pot or double-boiler for the Pyrex
- Molds for your gummis to go into (this is what I use https://www.amazon.com/Cavity-Silicone-Chocolate-Dropper-Making/dp/B01DNOFDHY/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_79_lp_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZGGSZ4K0EB110XAARDFX and the recipe makes 150 bears for me)
- optional: food-grade condiment dispenser
Instructions
- Determine if oils need decarboxylation, or heating to activate inactive acids into active lipids, commonly THC-a into delta-9-THC. Using distilled oils, rosins, and full spectrum edible oils do not require this step. Heat in pyrex cup for 7-11 minutes at 300F in the oven until fragrant and bubbling. You will lose terpenes but you're looking to activate cannabinoids. Inhale them terps, they're aromatic and it does work like that.
- Add VG and coconut oil to Pyrex and place in pot/double boiler. Heat gently til essential oils are fully dissolved. This step ensured double infusion activity, some will go into the VG, some will go into the coconut oil and both have radically different metabolisms. [FAT and SUGAR ALCOHOL]
- Heat til quite runny, and then begin slowly mixing in 1 oz of unflavored gelatin at a time (it comes in 1 oz packets usually, Knox or Walmart brand, gotta use gelatin sorry vegans), and whisk while mixing to prevent clumping. But its not a big deal if there are clumps, the next steps will take care of it. This step engages triple infusion, [COLLAGEN PROTEIN]
- Add Jello Mix and you can just dump it all in at once, cuz the citric acid and flavors and colors in it will break down any clumps from earlier.
- Whip til smooth, leave on heat to bloom for 5-10 min, stirring occasionally. This is where everything emulsifies. A pinch of citric acid helps if you have it, but its not necessary cuz Jello has it. A pinch of table salt is also a good idea, just cuz its a good idea and you're likely in a kitchen though, not for any particular purpose other than salt. Well, no, it changes how the proteins bond I guess, but not enough with just a pinch. I'll look into this, salty jello seems weird but if it works, it works lol.
- Pour into molds. A food-grade condiment dispenser helps loads with this, you just squeeze it out into the molds like ketchup. Tedious and hot, but pretty easy.
- Set in the fridge or freezer. Optionally, leave them in there for a few days ad the fridge will pull the moisture out, or pop em out, leave em open on the counter for 2 hours to "sweat" the water out of em, then get em cold again and they good. After you sweat them, you can add powdered sugar or citric acid for sweet n sour coating.
- Calculate weight of total essential oils added to number of gummies you make, and determine their potency. 1500mg into this recipe tends to make 150 10mg bears. 2-3 bears is plenty for most people, and I'd never recommend a person eat more than 5 at once.
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