Medicinal Cacao with Reishi Mushroom Tincture
Medicinal Cacao with Reishi Mushroom Tincture
This Medicinal Cacao Elixir with Reishi Mushroom will not only be the ideal coffee replacement to power your morning, but it will boost your immune system and leave you energized for the rest of the day—all while bringing the sacredness to your morning rituals.
…and who are we kidding? Who doesn’t want to start their day with a guilt-free cup of hot cocoa.
10g-40g of 100% Organic Cacao
2 droppers of Reishi Mushroom Tincture
1 Teaspoon of Raw Honey (or preferred sweetener)
1 pinch of salt
3/4 Cup of Boiling Water
1/2 Cup of Plant-Based Milk
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Ingredients
Process
Use a sharp knife to chop the cacao block. You want to make sure the cacao becomes as powdery as possible.
Combine all the dry ingredients with the cacao.
Add the hot water and nut milk.
Blend.
Serve. Set an intention for your day, and enjoy the healing benefits of this heartwarming elixir.
Cacao, Theobroma cacao, literally meaning “Food Of The Gods”, is not only one of the healthiest and delicious superfoods out there, but in many indigenous its celebrated for its spiritual and heart-opening medicinal qualities. Cacao has the highest antioxidant polyphenol content of any food out there, promotes cardio-vascular health, and is high on calcium, iron, and magnesium. This energizing plant is a natural stress reducer, mood lifter, and mirrors the chemistry in our brain that occurs when we fall in love. So don’t worry if you feel the butterflies in your stomach— its just the cacao reciprocating the love, no strings attached.
We want to make sure that the cacao we consume is fair trade, grown with care and ethically sourced! We recommend 100% Cacao, the original non-hybridized form of the plant for best results.
Cacao
Reishi Mushrooms
Fungi might not be the first ingredient that comes to mind when envisioning the perfect cup of hot cacao, but the benefits of reishi mushrooms will leave you dreaming of shrooming out your cacao on a daily basis. These immune-boosting antioxidant mushrooms and Eastern-medicine staple, can help prevent cancer and infection, fight fatigue and depression, promote heart health, and control blood sugar.
We used a tincture, but a powdered version works just as well! The recommended daily dose may range from 25- 100 grams of the mushroom, or 1.5- 9 grams of the tincture.
Sweetener
Raw honey is our favorite, as it works as a carrier to amplify the benefits of the cacao, mushrooms, and spices, but the sweetener of choice is up to you. Some good alternatives to honey are stevia, monk fruit, agave, and coconut sugar. Just make sure you don’t use refined sugars!
Plant- Based Milk
Adding a plant-based milk will give it a creamy and frothy consistency, especially when blending it up. We love coconut milk for its richness, but oat milk and nut milks work great!
Spices
Here’s where it gets fun. Well, funner. Depending on your mood and what your body is craving, you can add the spices of your choice to set the tone to your day. We used cinnamon and cardamom, rich in antioxidants and notorious for their anti-inflammatory and digestion boosting effects, but the possibilities are endless. If you’re feeling spicy, for example, cayenne pepper, apart from giving it a kick, can speed up the effects of the medicine as it promotes absorption. Explore with flavors! Let your creativity flow! Rose, mint, turmeric, vanilla, lavender… the list goes on.
Contact us and let us know how it went for you!
*recipe sent in the Ecoversity Newsletter