Cannabis-Infused Buffalo Chicken Pretzel Bites

Soft pretzel bites stuffed with buffalo chicken and baked until golden, then brushed with cannabis-infused butter and served with cool ranch dipping sauce. Perfect warm finger food for rainy afternoons.

Terpene Pairing & Strain Suggestions

Caryophyllene – enhances spicy buffalo heat
Limonene – balances tangy sauce and ranch
Myrcene – adds deep savory comfort food notes

Suggested strains:
Sour Diesel • Gelato • OG Kush • Lemon Haze

Step 1 — Decarboxylation

Ingredients

3 g cannabis flower

Method

1. Preheat oven to 230°F (110°C)
2. Break cannabis into small pieces
3. Spread evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet
4. Bake 35–40 minutes
5. Allow cannabis to cool completely

Step 2 — Cannabis-Infused Butter

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
Decarboxylated cannabis

Method

1. Melt butter over very low heat.
2. Add cannabis.
3. Maintain 160–180°F.
4. Infuse for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
5. Strain through cheesecloth.
6. Set aside infused butter.

Step 3 — Buffalo Chicken Filling

Ingredients

2 cups shredded cooked chicken
¼ cup buffalo sauce
½ cup shredded cheddar
½ tsp garlic powder

Method

1. Combine chicken, buffalo sauce, cheddar, and garlic powder.
2. Mix until evenly coated.

Step 4 — Pretzel Dough

Ingredients

1 cup warm water
1 tbsp sugar
2¼ tsp yeast
2½ cups flour
1 tsp salt

Method

1. Combine warm water, sugar, and yeast.
2. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy.
3. Add flour and salt.
4. Knead 5–6 minutes until smooth.
5. Let dough rest 30 minutes.

Step 5 — Form Pretzel Bites

Ingredients

Pretzel dough
Buffalo chicken filling

Method

1. Divide dough into small pieces.
2. Flatten each piece.
3. Add a spoonful of buffalo chicken filling.
4. Seal dough around filling.
5. Roll into small balls.

Step 6 — Bake Pretzel Bites

Ingredients

1 egg (beaten)
Coarse salt

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Place pretzel bites on baking sheet.
3. Brush with egg wash.
4. Sprinkle coarse salt.
5. Bake 14–16 minutes until golden.

Step 7 — Finish

Ingredients

2 tbsp cannabis-infused butter

Method

1. Brush warm pretzel bites with infused butter.