CBD doughnuts: the traditional home recipe

Frying exposes the dough to high temperatures, often above 170 degrees, which can alter some heat-sensitive cannabinoids. For that reason, the most reliable method is to cook the doughnuts plain, then add the CBD to an icing, a flavoured sugar or a topping applied once the dough has cooled. This approach also makes it easier to control the dose received in each doughnut.

For the dough: 300 g of flour, a sachet of baker's yeast, 30 g of sugar, 20 cl of lukewarm milk, an egg, 30 g of melted butter and a pinch of salt. For the CBD icing: 100 g of icing sugar, two tablespoons of water or lemon juice, and an amount of CBD oil adjusted to the concentration of the bottle and your personal tolerance.

Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt, then work in the lukewarm milk, the egg and the melted butter to form a soft dough. Leave it to rise for an hour in a warm place, until the volume has doubled. Then cut out circles of dough, leave them to rest for a further fifteen minutes, and fry them in oil heated to 170 degrees, two to three minutes on each side, until golden.

Once the doughnuts have been drained on kitchen paper and cooled, prepare the icing by mixing the icing sugar with the water or lemon, then the CBD oil, away from any source of heat. Coat each doughnut individually so as to spread the dose evenly, rather than dipping them all in the same bowl.

Start with a small amount of CBD oil in the icing, and adjust it next time if need be. Note the total amount added so you can estimate the approximate content per doughnut, and tell your guests that CBD is present if you are sharing the batch.

Cannabinoids intended to be ingested come under novel food status at European level, governed by the EFSA. For a home preparation for personal use, this framework does not have the same reach as for a marketed product, but it remains worth asking the supplier of the oil used for a certificate of analysis, so as to know its composition precisely.

CBD is not a medicine and a CBD doughnut must not be the subject of any promise of guaranteed wellbeing. Its use is not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women or for minors. If you are on medical treatment, ask your doctor for advice before any regular oral consumption of CBD.

Can the CBD be added directly to the dough?

This is not recommended, because frying at high temperature can degrade some cannabinoids. It is better to add the CBD to the icing, once the doughnuts have cooled.

How long do these doughnuts keep?

Ideally eaten the same day, the doughnuts keep for a maximum of 24 to 48 hours in an airtight box, as the fried texture quickly loses its crispness.

How do I estimate the CBD dose per doughnut?

Divide the total amount of CBD oil used in the icing by the number of doughnuts made, spreading the coating evenly over each one.

Are these doughnuts suitable for everyone?

No. They are not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women, for minors, or for people on medical treatment without prior advice from their doctor.