All About Mushroom Coffee + My Mushroom Coffee Mocha Recipe!

All About Mushroom Coffee + My Mushroom Coffee Mocha Recipe! This post will answer all of your questions about mushroom coffee and my favorite mushroom coffee drink. It’s energizing, filling, and so delicious.

Alright, you guys the time is here: let’s talk about MUSHROOM COFFEE!! I’ve been making this “mushroom mocha” drink and sharing it on my Instagram stories daily for a few months and I get SO. MANY. QUESTIONS. about it, so I decided to address them all in a blog post that you can reference whenever you’ve got questions.

This is going to be a Q+A style post with all the questions I typically get about mushroom coffee and the recipe is at the bottom. I’ll share some different versions that I make – depends on my mood and what I have on hand.

What IS mushroom coffee? Does it taste like mushrooms?

Mushroom coffee is, like it sounds, coffee that has mushrooms in it! No, they are not portobello or cremini mushrooms like you have on your dinner table, so the coffee does not taste like mushrooms. These are adaptogenic mushrooms, like reishi and chaga and lion’s mane. Each of these adaptogenic mushrooms has different benefits and supports our body’s functions in a different way.

The mushroom coffee I use is from Four Sigmatic. My favorite blend is the Create Blend, which has both Lion’s Mane and Chaga. It comes in both an instant coffee packet and as a ground coffee blend. I prefer the ground coffee blend. Lion’s Mane is said to improve memory and concentration, while Chaga is detoxifying and has tons of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. This is the perfect blend for me when I’m having a workday and need to be focused and inspired. I also love the Achieve Blend, which uses the mushroom Cordyceps in addition to Chaga. Cordyceps supports energy, stamina, and athletic performance. It also has a ton of antioxidants, making it a perfect pre-workout or pre-hike blend.

I have a hard time drinking regular coffee these days since I quit drinking it right after I graduated from college, which was over 3 years ago now. Whenever I would drink coffee, I would get incredibly jittery and anxious. When I tried mushroom coffee though, it balanced out all of the negative feelings of coffee and instead gave a boost of creative energy. Also, I used to get major headaches if I skipped a day without coffee, but with mushroom coffee, I can skip a day without that unpleasant side effect – I do miss the taste when I skip a day, though!

So, does it have caffeine in it?

Yes, it does, but not as much as a traditional cup of coffee. The packets I use contain 50mg of caffeine, compared to the 95-200mg in a cup of regular coffee. Having less caffeine helps eliminates those jitters/anxiety that I mentioned earlier!

What is the drink that you make every morning?

It’s my Mushroom Coffee Mocha, AKA probably my favorite drink ever. I whipped it up one morning when I first tried mushroom coffee and have been hooked ever since. It keeps me full for a couple of hours and gives me tons of creative energy to get work done. Oh, and it is so, so delicious.

If I’m using the packet, I use a mix of half dairy-free milk/half water. When I’m using the ground coffee blend (most of the time), I brew the coffee in a French Press and use as much milk as I feel like that day.

To measure, I just fill the mug that I’m going to be using with the liquids. I’m usually using almond milk, oat milk, or a homemade nut or seed milk. I heat that until steaming in the microwave and add it to my Vitamix with the mushroom coffee I’m using that day, 1 teaspoon cacao powder, a few discs of Sunfood Cacao Butter, a couple shakes of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon plant-based collagen, and 1/2 teaspoon Manuka honey.

I blend it up for a minute or so until it’s super frothy. Then I crank the music, and film myself pouring it into one of my mugs for my Instagram story :)

Back up – what is plant-based collagen? How does that work?

Since I’ve mostly cut animal products out of my diet (honey is an exception), I wanted to replace my animal collagen with a plant-based alternative. Two awesome brands came through—my favorites are Anima Mundi and Copina Co. If you want flavored, Copina Co. is the way to go—their chocolate flavor is fantastic.

They both have an herb-based collagen booster that helps stimulate collagen production in your body by boosting the body’s collagen receptors. Anima Mundi has a wonderful post on their site all about plant-based collagen and how it works, so head over here to read that post.

Where should I get everything???

• My go-to Mushroom Coffee
• Plant-Based Collagen
• Cacao Powder
• Manuka Honey
• Cacao Butter
• Almond Milk
• Oat Milk (love this because it’s just oats + water!)

I occasionally add these other favorites but don’t use them every morning.

• Mushroom Mocha Mix – will usually skip the honey + cacao with this one since it already has cacao and coconut sugar in it
• Cacaco Superfood Drinking Chocolate – when I want it super chocolatey, I’ll skip the cacao powder + cacao butter and add about a tablespoon of this instead

Leaving my go-to recipe just below! So many of you have tried it and love it as I do, and that makes me so happy. If you’re more of a tea person, check out my Vegan Chai Latte recipe. Be sure to tag me on Instagram @bakeritablog and let me know how you like it if you give it a try! Also, feel free to leave any more questions in the comments or send them to me, and I’ll update the post to answer anything I might’ve missed. Love you guys! xoxox

Thank you to my wonderful friend Tiffany Le for taking these photos!

Bakerita | Rachel Conners

Mushroom Coffee Mocha

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All About Mushroom Coffee + My Mushroom Coffee Mocha Recipe! This post will answer all of your questions about my mushroom coffee drink. It’s energizing, filling, and so delicious.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Total Time: 5 minutes mins

Servings: 1 drink

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 4 to 8 oz. dairy-free milk of choice, I like using almond or oat milk
• ▢ 8 to 10 oz. brewed mushroom coffee, or water if using a mushroom coffee packet
• ▢ 1 packet mushroom coffee, skip if you're using brewed mushroom coffee instead
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cacao butter, or healthy fat of choice, like coconut oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cacao powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon plant-based collagen, or any other adaptogens of your choice
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Manuka honey, or to taste
• ▢ Cinnamon and spice, to taste, optional

Instructions

 

• Fill your cup halfway with dairy-free milk and then fill the rest of the way with water. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes, or until it’s steaming.
  4 to 8 oz. dairy-free milk of choice
• Add the hot liquid to the blender (I use my Vitamix) along with the mushroom coffee, cacao butter, cacao powder, plant-based collagen, Manuka honey, and cinnamon, if using.
  8 to 10 oz. brewed mushroom coffee, 1 packet mushroom coffee, 1 tablespoon cacao butter, 1 teaspoon cacao powder, 1 teaspoon plant-based collagen, ½ teaspoon Manuka honey, Cinnamon and spice
• Blend on medium-low for about 1 minute, or until frothy and well blended. Pour back into your mug and serve immediately.

Notes

Instead of the cacao powder and cacao butter, sometimes I will use 1 tablespoon of this Cacaco Drinking Chocolate for an extra chocolatey + rich drink.

FOR THE PUMPKIN SPICE VERSION: skip the cacao powder, add 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1-2 tablespoons of pure pumpkin puree (or better, pumpkin butter), and sweeten with maple syrup instead of honey.

FOR THE GINGERBREAD VERSION: skip the cacao powder, add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, pinch of ground nutmeg, 1 tablespoon molasses, and sweeten with maple syrup instead of honey.

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Sources:

• Four Sigmatic FAQ
• Anima Mundi
• Thrive Market “About This Brand”