Mushroom-infused beverages offer an invigorating alternative to caffeine-laden coffee beverages, with extracts like chaga, lion’s mane and cordyceps combined into instant coffee to provide a balanced beverage with potential healing properties.

Many of these recipes feature multiple mushrooms, so that you can choose one to suit your individual needs. Common choices for immune support, energy enhancement and stress relief include chaga, cordyceps and reishi mushrooms.

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) has long been employed as part of traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen immunity and foster overall wellbeing. Reishi-infused coffee offers additional therapeutic advantages in terms of stress relief, improved mood regulation and an increase in energy levels.

Other ingredients, like chaga and lion’s mane, may help regulate blood sugar, aid digestion, reduce inflammation and boost cognitive performance. Chaga and reishi contain powerful antioxidants which may combat free radical damage caused by free radicals.

To create your own reishi infused coffee, combine all the ingredients and simmer over low-medium heat for 20-40 minutes before straining it and serving. Alternatively, grind into a rough powder and brew like any other coffee; while this method might not extract as many medicinal constituents from it than simmering, it can still make an enjoyable cup. You could even try sweetening it yourself for an authentic homemade sweetened version of this beverage!