How to Make Cannabis Infused Sugar

To make cannabis sugar, decarboxylate 3 to 5 g of cannabis, soak it in 200 ml of food-grade ethanol for at least 3 hours, filter, add 200 g of sugar and evaporate the ethanol. Cannabis-infused sugar is a game-changer for home edibles. It’s shelf-stable, easy to dose, and works in everything from tea to cookies. Once you’ve made a batch, you’ll have a discreet, flexible way to infuse just about anything sweet, no butter, no oil, no mess.

Let’s walk through how to make it right, using the herb cooker to keep it clean, potent, and food-safe.

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Difficulty Level: Medium
Time Needed: 4–5 hours (includes resting and cooling)

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Ingredients

• 3–5 grams of cannabis flower
• 1 cup (≈ 200 ml) grain ethanol (95% ABV, food grade)
• 1 cup (≈ 200 g) white sugar

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Equipment

• herb cooker
• Cup to collect evaporated ethanol
• Airtight jar for storing sugar

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Step-by-Step: How to Make Cannabis Sugar

1. Decarb Your Cannabis

Start by activating your cannabis. Place the flower in the herb cooker and run the Decarb mode. This step is essential, raw cannabis won’t infuse properly without it.
New to decarbing? See our full guide →

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2. Extract Cannabinoids with Ethanol

Transfer the decarbed cannabis into a clean glass container. Add the ethanol.
Let it sit for at least 3 hours at room temperature. Stir once or twice during that time to help the extraction along.

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3. Filter Out the Plant Material

Use your fine mesh filter set to strain the mixture. Remove all solids, you want a clear, infused ethanol base. Discard the leftover flower.

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4. Dissolve the Sugar

Pour the filtered ethanol back into the POT glass and add the sugar.

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5. Evaporate the Ethanol

Attach the condenser and switch to Evaporation Mode on your herb cooker.
This gently removes the alcohol, reclaiming up to 95% of it, clean and reusable.
What’s left in the glass? A fragrant, cannabinoid-rich sugar blend.

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6. Cool and Finish

Let the infused sugar cool completely. It may be clumpy or hard, that’s normal.
Break it up or grind it into a fine powder, depending on how you want to use it.
Store in a dry, airtight container.

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Tip: This is Just Like Making Wax, With Sugar

The method here mirrors how you’d make a tincture or concentrate, only difference is when you add the sugar. If you’ve seen our cannabis wax and tincture video, this will feel familiar.

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How to Use Cannabis Sugar

• Stir into coffee, tea, or lemonade
• Use in brownies, cookies, or cakes
• Sprinkle over fruit or yogurt
• Rim a glass for infused cocktails

It’s sweet, stable, and sneaky, a great way to build edibles into your everyday.

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Final Note

Cannabis sugar gives you real flexibility. It’s subtle, easy to microdose, and fits right into your existing recipes. And thanks to NOIDS, you can make it with precision, no scorched pans or lost cannabinoids.

Once you’ve got a jar on hand, you’ll find yourself reaching for it more often than you think.
Start low, and enjoy the magic of a spoonful of sugar with something extra.

Last reviewed: April 2026

This process can be performed with the NOIDS Herb Lab.