Although a search of “mushroom coffee” will provide many dubious instant-coffee-mushroom blend recipes, you can actually craft your own delicious reishi mushroom coffee at home with ease using high-quality cold brew. The key ingredient here is cold brewing. Mushroom extracts can then be mixed in, creating a delicious and nutritional coffee drink that may boost energy levels, promote brain health, aid relaxation and aid the immune system. Reishi, also known as Ganoderma lucidum, is widely recognized for enhancing immune function, improving sleep quality, and alleviating fatigue. Other popular functional mushrooms such as Lion’s Mane Cordyceps Chaga increase exercise performance as well as support healthy digestion and hormonal response for optimal performance and balance.

Reishi mushroom coffee can be made in various ways; most commonly by mixing extracts with their regular coffee cup or adding them directly into a special coffee pod or instant form. When choosing fruiting body extracts from mushrooms, as it has been shown that these can contain four times more beta-glucans than mycelium does.

Selecting the ideal combination of mushrooms to add to your reishi coffee is critical for attaining your desired health benefits. A mixture of reishi, turkey tail and chaga mushrooms may help enhance focus and mental clarity while cordyceps has been proven to improve endurance, enhance exercise performance and soothe the nervous system – while lion’s mane supports nervous system health while relaxing the mind.