Packed with mushroom nutrition, this hot cocoa not only makes a soothing relaxing drink, it will also provide you with a myriad of health benefits. Functional mushrooms have been used by humans for thousands of years to support health, packed with phyto-chemicals, antioxidants and a wide range of vitamins and minerals - consume this delicious drink anytime, we love it as a winter warmer or a bedtime comforter.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 100g Dutch Cocoa Powder
- 25g Lions Mane Mushroom Powder
- 25g Porcini Mushroom powder
- 25g Chaga Mushroom Powder
- 25g Marshmallow Root Powder
Method
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and store in an airtight container
- Heat a mug full of non-dairy milk in a saucepan
- Turn off heat and stir in 1 tbsp of the Wild Mushroom Hot Cocoa mixture plus 1 tsp of honey (or to taste)
- Allow hot cocoa to brew for a few minutes before straining through a tea strainer into a mug to get out any chunks of mushroom not fully absorbed into the milk
Notes
Discover our full range of Functional Mushrooms HERE.
Benefits description
Lions Mane mushroom has been referred to as "nature's nutrient for your neurons", this is due to it containing substances which have been shown to boost the production of new neurons. Reishi is rich in a number of complex phyto-chemicals, chaga is said to contain the force of the trees they grow on and concentrate this power into numerous B vitamins, flavonoids, phenols, minerals and enzymes, cordyceps boost the immune system and of course we have the superfood pure cacao - this is one of the highest know sources of plant-based iron on the planet!
