Shroomy Matcha Morning Drink With Lion's Mane

If you love a sweet and warm milky drink to wake you up in the morning, with a hint of chocolate, then this glorious matcha is for you.

This is the morning matcha I make on repeat when I need my brain to be switched on and my energy optimised, without becoming overstimulated or jittery from too much caffeine. The matcha provides a combination or light caffeine and calming theanine and the lion’s mane contains properties to help with cognitive sharpness. If your brain needs to be on 100% charge right now, this is the drink to choose!

The Cocoa butter is high in vitamin D as well as minerals such as potassium, copper, iron, zinc and magnesium, so this gem of a drink is a multimineral in a mug!

Suitable from 12 years plus, this shroomy matcha makes a perfect companion to revision sessions, essay writing and exams.

To find the dairy-free, vegan and low-histamine versions, have a look in the cook’s notes below.

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Lucinda’s Shroomy Matcha

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Cook Time 2

Course Breakfasts, Drinks

Servings

Suitable for Special Diet (or adaptable) Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Low-histamine, Low-sugar, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients

240 ml Milk
1/2 tsp Matcha (powder)
1/2 tsp Lion’s Mane (powder)
4 buttons Cocoa Butter (or drops)
1 tsp Maple Syrup

Instructions

Add some milk to a milk pan, and heat slightly.
Whisk in the matcha and lion’s mane powder with a mini hand whisk or bamboo matcha whisk.
Add in the rest of the milk, plus the cocoa butter drops and maple syrup.
Whisk well until the cocoa butter drops are fully melted and the milk is warmed through to your liking.
Pour into a mug and drink it whilst it is still warm.

Notes

Matcha powder and Lion’s Mane can generally be found online.

Cocoa butter can be found in health food shops or online – I recommend you find drops as these are easier than the blocks which need cutting up.

Source a bamboo matcha whisk online (also known as a ritual whisk) or you can use a stainless steel mini hand whisk or milk frother.

For dairy-free and plant-based diets switch to coconut, cashew or almond milk. For the low-histamine diet, choose coconut milk.

Leftovers can be drunk cold from the fridge or frozen and turned into matcha ice lollies!

Per serving. Nutrition content in food is never consistent, so take these estimates with a pinch of salt! Also, our recipes tend to use low-GI carbs and sugars, so these values are not directly comparable with shop-bought UPFs.

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