CBD Brownies: 3 Easy Recipes and How Much CBD Oil to Use

Last updated: October 2026

To make CBD brownies, stir CBD oil into the melted butter or chocolate once it’s off the heat, then bake as normal. Decide the dose first: for 12 brownies at 10mg each, you need 120mg of CBD, which is 24 drops of a 1,000mg (10ml) oil. CBD brownies won’t get you high, and take one to two hours to work.

Below: a dosing chart for every oil strength, three tested recipes, tips to protect the CBD, storage, and UK rules.

How much CBD oil to put in brownies

Work backwards from the dose you want in each brownie. Multiply the dose by the number of brownies to get the total CBD for the batch, then convert that to drops for your oil.

Based on about 20 drops per ml; droppers vary, so for accuracy use the ml markings (1ml of a 1,000mg 10ml oil is 100mg). If you’re new to CBD, aim for 5 to 10mg per brownie and eat one at a time. The FSA’s 10mg a day figure is precautionary advice rather than a legal limit, set while longer-term safety research continues. At Evopure we think it is a very cautious figure, and many adults use more. If you go above it, increase slowly, and check with your GP or pharmacist first if you take any medication. See our CBD dosage guide.

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How to bake with CBD: 6 tips

1. Add CBD to fat. CBD dissolves in fat, so stir it into melted butter, oil or melted chocolate for even spread.
2. Add it off the heat. Melt the butter or chocolate gently, take it off the heat, then stir in the CBD. Don’t add CBD to a sizzling pan.
3. Normal baking is fine. Even in a 170°C oven, the inside of a brownie stays far cooler, at around the boiling point of water.
4. Mix thoroughly so every square gets the same amount.
5. Cut evenly. Your dose per brownie only works if the squares are the same size.
6. Label them and keep them away from children and pets, who may not know they contain CBD.

Prefer to make a batch you can use in anything? See how to make CBD butter and cooking with CBD oil.

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Recipe 1: Classic fudgy CBD brownies

Makes 12 squares, about 10mg CBD each

Ingredients

• 185g unsalted butter
• 185g dark chocolate (70%), broken up
• 120mg CBD (24 drops of a 1,000mg 10ml oil; see the chart)
• 275g caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 85g plain flour
• 40g cocoa powder
• Pinch of salt
• Optional: 75g chopped walnuts or chocolate chips

Method

1. Heat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan) and line a 20cm square tin.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Take off the heat and leave for 5 minutes.
3. Stir the CBD oil into the warm chocolate until fully mixed.
4. Whisk the sugar and eggs until pale and thick, about 3 minutes. Fold in the chocolate mix.
5. Sift in the flour, cocoa and salt and fold gently. Add nuts or chips if using.
6. Pour into the tin and bake for 22 to 25 minutes, until the top is set but the middle still has a slight wobble.
7. Cool completely in the tin, then cut into 12 equal squares.

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Recipe 2: Chocolate orange CBD brownies

Makes 12 squares, about 5mg CBD each

Make the classic recipe above with two changes: use 60mg of CBD in total, and add the finely grated zest of one orange to the egg and sugar mix. Our Evolabs Orange CBD Oil works especially well here, because its orange flavour blends straight into the chocolate. With a 30ml 1,000mg bottle, 60mg is about 36 drops, or just under 2ml.

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Recipe 3: No-bake CBD brownie bites

Makes 12 bites, about 5mg CBD each

Ingredients

• 200g pitted dates (soaked in hot water for 10 minutes if dry)
• 100g walnuts or almonds
• 30g cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 60mg CBD (12 drops of a 1,000mg 10ml oil)
• Pinch of sea salt

Method

1. Stir the CBD into the melted coconut oil.
2. Blitz the nuts in a food processor until crumbly, then add the dates, cocoa, salt and CBD coconut oil and blend into a sticky dough.
3. Press into a lined loaf tin, chill for an hour, and cut into 12 equal pieces.

Because there’s no baking, this is the gentlest way to use CBD in a treat, and it’s naturally free from eggs and dairy.

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How CBD brownies feel and how long they take

CBD brownies won’t get you high, because CBD isn’t intoxicating and broad spectrum oils contain 0% THC. They’re not the same as cannabis brownies. Eaten CBD is digested before it reaches your bloodstream, so expect to wait one to two hours, and the effect is gentler and longer lasting than drops under the tongue. Eating them after a meal containing fat can increase how much CBD you absorb. Don’t have a second brownie because you can’t feel the first. See CBD oil vs capsules and can CBD get you high?

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How long do CBD brownies last?

As long as normal brownies: about 3 to 4 days in an airtight tin at room temperature, up to a week in the fridge, or up to 3 months in the freezer. Wrap squares individually so you can defrost one at a time. Keep them in a labelled container, out of reach of children and pets. See how to store CBD oil.

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Are CBD brownies legal in the UK?

Yes, making them at home with legal CBD oil for yourself is fine. Use a broad spectrum or isolate oil with THC “not detected” and from a brand on the FSA public list. Selling homemade CBD brownies is different: CBD foods sold to the public must meet novel food rules and food hygiene law. CBD isn’t suitable during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or for under-18s. See is CBD legal in the UK?

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FAQs

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Sources

• Food Standards Agency. Cannabidiol (CBD) guidance for businesses.
• Taylor L et al (2018). Food effect trial of cannabidiol oral solution in healthy subjects. CNS Drugs.

This guide is general information, not medical advice.