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Mushroom Hot Chocolate

October 25, 2018 by Jackie Ritz 5 Comments

Mushroom Hot Chocolate
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Recently I quit social media. It was a big risk that I was taking, but I had a feeling that I needed to take a step back from it. I felt like my creativity was suffering from too much comparison and that I had lost all sense of what I was supposed to do in my business. Leaving behind social media ended up being the best thing for me. Not only did I have the time to complete my herbal medicine school and am now a trained and certified herbalist, but I, also, have been working on my second book! This e- book is loaded with herb and essential oil recipes to stock your home apothecary! This mushroom hot chocolate recipe has got to be one of my top ten favorites from my new book and I wanted to give you a sneak peak.

Click here to purchase The Home Apothecary: Home Crafted Recipes Using Herbs and Essential Oils.  

Every spring, my kids and I set foot on a hike to collect Reishi mushrooms from our beloved hemlock trees. These unusual-looking mushrooms are used to support the immune system; both overactive an under-active. I have known the benefits of medicinal mushrooms since learning in depth about them in herbalism school, but was timid about how to incorporate them into my daily routine. Hot chocolate was the perfect medium! I’ve created a recipe that is nutritious, filled with adaptogens like Maca and medicinal mushrooms, with the addition of Marshmallow root powder which is an incredible herb for the respiratory and digestive systems and, also, give the hot cocoa a slight marshmallow taste.  This Mushroom Hot Chocolate will make a wonderful gift for the holidays and a great way to introduce others to how delicious plant medicine can be (and it doesn’t taste like mushrooms)! 

Mushroom Hot Chocolate 

Materials Needed: 

  • 1/2 cup of cocoa or cacao powder 
  • 1 Tablespoon of Reishi mushroom powder (Chaga or Cordyceps will work too)
  • 1 Tablespoon of Marshmallow root powder (Marshmallow root is the original marshmallow confectionery. It’s mildly sweet and soothing to the respiratory and digestive systems and creates a thick hot chocolate.)
  • 1 Tablespoon of Maca powder 
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ginger 
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt 
  • 1/2 cup of raw or coconut sugar (optional) 

Step 1: 

Make the mix by mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl and then storing in a mason jar. You can leave any ingredients out that you don’t want to use. My kids love this recipe! 

Step 2: 

Warm up 1 cup of milk or water and add 1 Tablespoon of the mix to the liquid. Stir, froth or blend to luscious perfection. Add your sweetener of choice, sip, and enjoy the healing power of this delicious, hot chocolate with zero guilt!  

Mushroom Hot Chocolate
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup of cocoa or cacao powder
  2. 1 Tablespoon of Reishi, Chaga or Cordyceps mushroom powder
  3. 1 Tablespoon of Marshmallow root powder (Marshmallow root is the original marshmallow confectionery. It’s mildly sweet and soothing to the respiratory and digestive systems and creates a thick hot chocolate.)
  4. 1 Tablespoon of Maca powder
  5. 1 teaspoon of vanilla powder
  6. 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  7. 1/2 teaspoon of ginger
  8. 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder
  9. 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt
  10. 1/2 cup of raw or coconut sugar (optional)
Instructions
  1. Make the mix by mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl and then storing in a mason jar.
  2. Warm up 1 cup of milk or water and 1 Tablespoon of the mix to the liquid. Stir, froth or blend to luscious perfection. Add your sweetener of choice, sip, and enjoy the healing power of this delicious, hot chocolate with zero guilt!
Notes
  1. Feel free to leave out any ingredients you want, however the synergy of the 3 herbs: maca, reishi, and marshmallow is what makes this hot cocoa different than any other!
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  1. Karen G. says

    October 25, 2018 at 12:21 pm

    It sounds great!

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  2. Shelley says

    October 25, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    This sounds wonderful! Can I ask where you get your mushroom powders from? Thank you.

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    • Jackie Ritz says

      October 25, 2018 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you Shelley! I linked to the mushroom powder that I use in the post!

      Reply
      • Shelley says

        October 27, 2018 at 12:15 am

        Thank you! I realized the links were on there after I already sent my message to you. Oops! I am going to try this as soon as I get the ingredients.

        Reply
  3. gabrielle says

    December 23, 2018 at 8:31 am

    This is really yummy. We used soy milk and it was so rich and tasty. Thank you!

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