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Magic Brownies

A chocolate brownie batter infused with cannabis, butter, chocolate chips, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, lemon zest, and self‑raising flour.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Chocolate and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,020 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Magic Brownies

9 brownies
Oven360 °F/180 °C
Time20–25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Infuse the butter

  1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.

  2. Stir in the cannabis.

  3. Cook slowly over a low temperature for 2–3 hours, not allowing it to boil or exceed 200 °F (93 °C).

  4. If desired, strain the butter to remove the cannabis solids.

Make the batter

  1. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.

  2. Combine the melted chocolate and infused butter, stirring until smooth.

  3. Stir in the sugar.

  4. Allow the mixture to cool if needed.

  5. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, salt, and lemon zest until smooth.

  6. Fold in the flour just until combined.

  7. Transfer the batter to a greased and/or parchment-lined pan.

Bake

  1. Bake at 360 °F/180 °C for about 20–25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without any batter on it.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

863Calories
21 gProtein
27 gFat
130 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Vanilla + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Butter
Carries the infused cannabis and adds fat for moisture and a rich, tender crumb.
Chocolate chips
Melted chocolate adds deep flavour and fat that gives a dense, fudgy texture.
White granulated sugar
Sweetens the brownies and helps keep the crumb moist and tender.
Eggs
Bind the batter and set during baking to give the brownies structure.
Self-raising flour
Contains a raising agent that helps the brownies rise and lighten slightly.

The step that matters

Keep the butter below a boil during infusion. High heat can scorch the butter and make it taste bitter, and it makes the infusion harder to control. A slow, low heat extracts flavour gently and keeps the butter usable for the batter.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Raisinfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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