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Cooking With Cannabis: Green Tea White Chocolates

By Special Guest Contributor

In this edition of Cooking with Cannabis, Chef Sebastian Carosi - the short -order cannabis revolutionary - gives The Bluntness his recipe for Green Tea White Chocolates.

Green Tea White Chocolates

  • Servings: 24-36 squares
  • Total THC/CBD: Depends on the potency of the products used
  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Wait Time: 15 minutes

Note From Chef Carosi

Over time most of us have all thought of white chocolate as the 'dark horse' of chocolates while the entire time there have been several surprising health benefits we’ve never considered. White chocolate is derived from milk solids, cocoa butter and sugar.

Cocoa butter is derived from the cocoa plant which is known for its antioxidant qualities and the milk solids contain a good amount calcium. Just make sure that you are buying as high-quality white chocolate as you can purchase, and that you are not buying low-quality white chocolate made with palm oil. Combining the best quality white chocolate, green tea and cannabis can lead to some truly delightful results.

Aside from its presence in cannabis, phytol can also be found naturally in green teas, that's why matcha, gunpowder green tea and sencha are so calming. Several cannabis strains with high levels of phytol are Sour Diesel and The Cheese.

A few terpenes found in chocolate are linalool, myrcene and ocimene. These luscious low-dose cannabis treats will not last long and are loaded with naturally occurring phytol. They are also bursting with mellowing myrcene and fragrant geraniol to add to that natural dose of phytol. Saying that these chocolates are "super dope" would be putting it mildly. Enjoy the combination and get ready to make more, fast...

Equipment Needed

  • small saucepan
  • wire whisk
  • rubber spatula
  • chef's knife
  • cutting board
  • 9x9 lined baking dish or chocolate molds
  • small stainless mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 26oz white chocolate
  • 3/4 cups heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp matcha green tea powder (plus 3 tbsp additional for dusting)
  • 3 tbsp macha powder
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar

How To Make It

1. Chop chocolate in small pieces.

2. Cut the butter into small pieces.

3. In small saucepan add the heavy cream, warm over medium heat.

4. Add the chocolate and butter to the warm cream, remove from the heat.

5. Stir well with a whisk, do not incorporate any air.

6. Add the sifted matcha and mix thoroughly until very smooth.

7. Pour into desired molds or a parchment-lined 9 x 9 baking dish.

8. Tap the pan several times on the counter to remove any air bubbles.

9. Refrigerate overnight.

9. Unmold and cut into desired-sized squares or pieces with a knife.

10. In a bowl dust the chocolate pieces with the additional sifted matcha and powdered sugar mix.

11. Serve at room temperature.

To learn more about Chef Carosi, visit his Camp Ruderalis website or follow him on Instagram.

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