If you take good care of yourself, then choose healthy snacks, and if you make them yourself and add medicinal mushrooms, then you have a real power snack. Medicinal mushrooms can contribute a lot to good health. In this blog, we give you 3 easy recipes to make tasty and healthy snacks.
The power of medicinal mushrooms in a healthy snack
Why make your own snacks with medicinal mushrooms? You can very easily take a capsule or use powder to get your dose of the medicinal Reishi or Cordyceps. But not only is it fun to make your own snacks, you combine these supplements with other healthy ingredients. That way, from now on, you will always have something healthy and tasty in your home with these snacks.
The healthy snacks below incorporate Reishi, Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane. These mushrooms help support your health. They protect the brain and nerves, give more energy and are good for your mood. They help keep blood sugar levels stable and support resistance. For recipes, you can use the powder of medicinal mushrooms, which can be easily mixed with the other ingredients.
Recipes with medicinal mushrooms
Oatmeal cookies with cordyceps
If you like to be active, then a cookie containing cordyceps is the ideal snack for you. This medicinal mushroom allows your muscles to absorb more oxygen, giving you more strength. There is also oatmeal and flaxseed in the cookie, which helps you feel well satiated. Oatmeal is rich in protein, which is also filling and helps build muscle.
Ingredients for about 12 cookies
- 200 grams of oatmeal
- 150 grams of dried fruit (dates, raisins, apricots)
- 1 tablespoon of cordyceps powder
- 1 tablespoon of cookie or spice
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon of linseed
- 2 tablespoons of sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- Juice of half an orange
- 100 grams of butter
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
- a little honey to taste
- Salt to taste
Preparation
Turn on the oven to 175 degrees. Take a baking sheet and place baking paper on it. Place the oatmeal and dried fruit in a large bowl and grind with a food processor or blender. Then add the seeds, cordyceps powder, flaxseed, spices, salt and chia seeds and grind this as well.
Melt the coconut oil with the butter in a pan and stir in the juice of half the orange and the honey. Stir well and when everything is well mixed add it to the dry ingredients in the bowl. Stir with a mixer until it is an even, sticky mixture. Add some more oatmeal if it is too wet, and if it is too dry add some water.
Pour the batter onto the baking sheet and use the rounded side of a spoon to make a large, flat cake. Put the plate in the oven and bake the cake for 20 minutes or until browned and crispy. When it is done let it cool. Cut the cake into 12 pieces. Store this healthy snack of medicinal mushrooms in a tightly sealed container.
Chia seed pudding with Reishi
Chia seed pudding with Reishi
Chia seed is very healthy. It is rich in protein, omega 3 fatty acids and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, copper and selenium. So it is a good idea to combine these seeds in a healthy snack of medicinal mushrooms. Below is the recipe for a delicious homemade pudding with cordyceps and reishi.
Ingredients
- 500 ml coconut milk
- 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 75 grams of chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon vanilla or peppermint extract
- 2 to 5 drops of stevia (or other natural sweetener)
- 25 grams of cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cordyceps powder
- 1 teaspoon reishi powder
Preparation
Stir all ingredients together and pour the mixture into several bowls and cover. Let them set in the refrigerator over the day or overnight. Extra delicious: serve the pudding with a tablespoon of almond butter or cashew butter, for example.
Lion's Mane cocoa balls
We all know it: the afternoon dip. Sometime mid-afternoon, your energy runs out and you can’t concentrate well. That’s the appropriate time to have a Lion’s Mane cocoa ball. This one will give you long-lasting energy, allowing you to handle the rest of the day.
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 1 teaspoon cookie spice
- 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 60 grams of dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon of Lion’s Mane powder
Preparation
Take a bowl and put the dark chocolate in it. Now take a pan and fill it with a layer of water. Put the bowl in here, so that the water does not go over the edge. Put the pan on the stove. The water now heats up and causes the chocolate to melt. Add the maple syrup to the melted chocolate, stir well and remove from the heat.
Puree the avocado with a blender and stir the puree into the chocolate mixture. Feed the lion’s mane powder and spices and mix well. Now let everything cool and stiffen in the refrigerator. When it is slightly stiff you can roll balls of the mixture with your hands. Sprinkle cocoa powder on a cutting board and roll the balls through this until well coated. Store these healthy snacks with medicinal mushrooms in the refrigerator.
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