Food and Drink

Channel Your Inner Ilana With Homemade Weed Firecrackers

How to make the hazelnut weed sandwiches made famous in ‘Broad City.'

Photo by Cole Saladino for Thrillist
Photo by Cole Saladino for Thrillist
Photo by Cole Saladino for Thrillist

Don’t have time to bake a whole batch of brownies? Be like Broad City’s Ilana and opt for a speedy, chocolatey weed sandwich.

In one particular episode of Comedy Central’s stoner girl comedy series Broad City, you might remember Ilana caring for Abbi following a dental surgery in the only way she knows how: with weed. Watching her decarb flower by baking it in the oven, smooshing Nutella between graham crackers-it honestly seems too easy to be a legit recipe. Turns out, the s’mores-inspired treats are indeed a real recipe, and they’re delicious.

These firecrackers are potent, too. It takes no time to prepare the simple, six ingredient mixture-start to finish, no more than 30 minutes-and the high hit this reviewer pretty quickly, so be ready to chill.

Without further ado, behold: fast, easy edibles perfect for a Broad City styled afternoon (or when you’re caught in between grocery runs).

Firecracker Nutella Weed Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients:
• Graham crackers
• Nutella hazelnut spread (or peanut butter)
• 0.5g of high-quality flower (I used Bubba Fett by RHTHM)

Directions:

Decarb the weed
1. For this firecracker recipe to work, you must decarboxylate your weed. This is what will activate the THC and other cannabinoids in the flower-you’re heating it to a point that we will be able to experience the effects by eating it.
2. Figuring out how to decarb the weed may seem intimidating to first-timers, but you can’t go wrong if you go “low and slow.”
3. Preheat your oven to 250ºF and wait for the oven to be warm. While you are waiting, grind up the buds.
4. Place the ground cannabis on a sheet of aluminum foil on a sheet pan. Put the weed in the oven and set a timer for 10 minutes. That is plenty of time for the flower to decarb, so do not go any longer. Overheating can overcook the weed, causing it to lose its potency and flavor.
5. Set weed aside and let cool.

Assemble the firecrackers
1. Heat the oven back up to 300ºF. As it preheats, spread a good amount of hazelnut spread (and/or peanut butter) on one side of each cracker. (Tip: The fat in the spread/butter is what absorbs the THC, so the thicker, the better!)
2. Next, evenly sprinkle your flower on the spread-covered crackers. Now’s the time to use a toothpick (or a fork) to stir in the weed with the spread.
3. Mix the weed in thoroughly so that it is covered in the mixture.
4. Add a second spread-covered cracker on top and sandwich them together.

Get baked
1. Wrap each firecracker sandwich in foil. Wrap them as you would if you were cooking over a campfire-loose yet secure. This will lock in all the good stuff.
2. Now, place the foil-wrapped sandwiches into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. (This would be a great time to throw on an episode of Broad City!)
3. Once time is up, remove the crackers from the oven and let them cool.
4. Enjoy! Start with one sandwich. Wait at least 45 minutes to an hour before deciding if you want to dive into another.Want more Thrillist? Follow us on InstagramTwitterPinterestYouTubeTikTok, and Snapchat!

Hannah Izer is a copywriter who specializes in the cannabis industry.

Food and Drink

Red Rooster Is Serving Free Chicken and Piping Hot Cash This Christmas in July

Get your early dose of festive cheer.

Red Rooster Christmas in July
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The cold weather in most parts of Australia coinciding with EOFY celebrations is the closest thing that we’ll get to snowy Christmas vibes. And if you’re in dire need of some festive cheer after the first six months of 2023, grab your ugly sweater and head to your nearest Red Rooster for Xmas in July deals.

From June 29 – July 31, 2023, Red Rooster is serving up free food items, a chance to win $10,000 or one of 10 merch packs valued at $400 and other fun prizes. All you have to do is sign up as a Red Royalty member and spend $5 on at a location near you or online.

Each week there’ll be new delicious deals and prizes to win. The week one deals have already dropped and they’re looking pretty tasty. You can get access to them via your Red Royalty account. The more you purchase, the more chances you have to win.

Spoiler alert: you can get 10 chicken nuggets for free, right now. Brb running to Red Rooster.

Terms and conditions apply. Visit Red Rooster’s Christmas in July to see all the deals.

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