Limonene Citrus Blaze Bars
Bright, zesty, and straight sunshine in bar form — these are the daytime edible you’ll reach for when you want to feel lifted without the couch. Triple-citrus punch, crackly sugar top, and a limonene-heavy vibe that tastes like someone bottled summer.
Makes 16 bars
Active time: 20 minutes
Total time: 3½ hours (mostly chilling) + infusion
Dosage: exactly 12 mg THC per bar (192 mg total in the curd)
Infusion (start 10 days ahead or use your stash)
Decarboxylation
5.48 g cannabis flower testing 22 % THC
240 °F for 40 minutes, cool in oven.
Infused lemon butter (makes 1 cup / 192 mg usable THC)
1 lb unsalted butter
Zest of 6 lemons (wide strips, no white pith)
5.48 g decarbed flower
1 tsp sunflower lecithin
Melt butter with lemon zest until barely bubbling, pour hot over decarb + lecithin in a mason jar. Water-bath 185 °F for 2 hours, shaking every 20 minutes. Strain hot through coffee filter, chill solid. You’ll use the whole cup in the curd.
Shortbread crust
1½ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup powdered sugar
½ tsp kosher salt
¾ cup (192 mg THC) infused lemon butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix dry ingredients, pour in melted infused butter + vanilla, stir until it looks like wet sand. Press firmly and evenly into a parchment-lined 8×8 metal pan. Chill 15 minutes while oven preheats to 325 °F. Bake 20–22 minutes until pale golden. Cool slightly.
Citrus curd filling
1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
½ cup fresh lime juice (about 4 limes)
¼ cup fresh orange juice (1 large navel)
1½ cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs
¼ tsp kosher salt
All remaining infused lemon butter (should be ~¼ cup left after crust), melted
Zest of 2 lemons + 1 lime (finely grated)
Whisk everything except zest in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until it hits 170–175 °F and thickens enough to coat a spoon heavily (8–10 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in zest. Pour over warm shortbread crust.
Bake at 325 °F for 12–15 minutes until the center barely jiggles. Cool to room temp, then chill at least 3 hours (overnight is best).
Finishing
¼ cup granulated sugar for the crackly top (sprinkle evenly, then torch or broil 6 inches from heat until caramelized and bubbling)
Cut into 16 squares.
12 mg THC per bar.
Tastes like a Miami sunrise feels.
Keep cold — they melt in your mouth and your hand.