Our Favorite Chaga Mushroom Recipes

If you’ve been researching the benefits of the chaga mushroom, you’ve likely been surprised to find that it can help with immune support, and is a powerful antioxidant. This strange mushroom, which looks like a rock protrusion, coming from the birch tree, has caught the eyes of scientists and wellness enthusiasts alike. As the health and fitness industry has been on the rise due to increasingly health-conscious Americans, a shift in attitudes towards healthcare, and perhaps most importantly, the intense availability of information available through just a click of a button, it is no wonder that more and more articles are emerging about the various powers of superfoods.

With this proliferation of content, a simple Google search for “health and wellness” can bring over 500 million results. People all over the country are seeking more and more content about health and wellness, and how they can do better both for themselves as well as their family.

Sites such as this one, Chaga Insight, are seeking to provide accurate and useful information to aid in this new ere of health consciousness.

The chaga mushroom is one of a variety of superfoods gaining in popularity due to its abundance of health benefits. But a common question remains in how best to take advantage of those various benefits. Thankfully, chaga can be consumed in a variety of ways, including raw, in capsules, in a powdered form, and as a tea.

Chaga Mushroom Tea Recipes

Perhaps the most popular way to consume chaga is as a summertea. This simple recipe is great for beginners, and is perfect now that we are approaching the hot summer months.

Chaga Summer Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup chaga mushroom powder – can be purchased online or at your local health food store
• Maple sugar (for serving)

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, combine four cups of cold water with the chaga powder
2. Bring to a boil
3. Turn off heat
4. Steep for 15 minutes
5. Strain the mixture and let cool for five minutes
6. Pour over ice – add maple sugar if desired (for sweetness)

If you like this tea but want to try a different variation, try an iced coconut chaga shake.

Iced Coconut Chaga Shake

Ingredients

• Cooled tea from the summer tearecipe mentioned above
• Ice cubes (three to five, depending on the size of your glass)
• Vanilla liquid Stevia
• Coconut milk

Instructions

1. Take a large glass (12-ounce glass will suffice) and fill ¾ of the way with the cooled tea
2. Add your ice cubes – ensure room to add milk
3. Add vanilla liquid Stevia to taste (approximately 10 drops)
4. Add coconut milk to achieve your desired consistency
5. Stir

If you’re a chai lover, especially an iced chai lover, then you may enjoy this chilled chaga chai cooler.

Chilled Chaga Chai Cooler

Ingredients

• Chai tea mix (you will need eight ounces)
• Almond milk (you will need four ounces)
• Chaga capsules – can be purchased online or at your local health food store
• Cinnamon
• Coconut sugar
• Salt
• Ice cubes

Instructions

1. In a blender, add the chai tea mix and almond mix and blend for just a few seconds
2. Add four chaga capsules, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one tablespoon of coconut sugar, and a pinch of salt (if desired)
3. Blend or chop to ensure the capsules are well blended
4. Add a small handful of ice cubes
5. Repeat blending process until frothy and smooth
6. Serve immediately

 Chaga Is Also Delicious As a Baked Good

If you’re looking for something a bit sweeter, and perhaps more adventurous, the chaga mushroom can be baked into a delectable chocolate chaga muffin.

Recipe for Chaga Muffins

• Coconut flour (1/2 cup)
• Unsweetened baking cocoa (six tablespoons)
• Salt (1/4 teaspoon)
• Baking soda (1/4 teaspoon)
• Liquid coconut oil (1/2 cup)
• Honey (1/2 cup)
• Vanilla extract (two teaspoons)
• Apple cider vinegar (two teaspoons)
• Eggs (six)
• Chocolate chips (1/4 cup)

Ingredients for Icing with Chaga 

• Palm shortening (3/4 cup)
• Peanut butter (one cup)
• Raw honey (2/3 cup)
• Vanilla (two teaspoons)
• Arrowroot powder (five tablespoons)
• Coconut flour (four teaspoons)
• Chilled coconut cream (three tablespoons)
• Salt (1/4 teaspoon)
• Chaga extract (for topping)

Instructions for Muffins

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Line muffin pan with your muffin wrappers, or spray with cooking spray – you will have enough mixture for 10 or 11 cupcakes
3. Mix dry ingredients together with a fork
4. In a separate bowl, add liquid ingredients together and blend
5. Combine dry and liquid ingredients into one bowl and blend using mixer
6. Add in eggs, one at a time
7. Add chocolate chips
8. Fill muffin cups with the mix – the mix will be thick
9. Bake for 22 minutes (check with toothpick at 20 minutes and monitor until complete)
10. Let cupcakes cool for 15 minutes before coating with icing

 

Instructions for Icing

1. Add the honey, peanut butter, vanilla, and palm shortening to a mixing bowl
2. Blend with mixer
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the salt, arrowroot, and coconut flour
4. Mix the contents of both bowls together, and add coconut cream
5. Mix well
6. Spoon onto muffins, and sprinkle chaga extract on the top
7. Top with salt (if desired)

Try our Favorite Chaga Sauce Recipe

If you’re not much of a sweet tooth, or if you want more of a savory treat, try this savory sauce recipe. Top this on your favorite whole-wheat pasta or prepared spaghetti squash.

Ingredients

• Tomatoes (two pounds, peeled and crushed)
• Onion (one small, chopped)
• Butter (five tablespoons)
• Garlic (chopped, to taste)
• Pink salt (one pinch)
• Olive oil (two tablespoons)
• All spice (one pinch)
• Maple syrup (two tablespoons)
• Chaga powder (two tablespoons)

Instructions

1. Add olive oil, chopped onion, and garlic to a medium-sized saucepan and heat until caramelized
2. Add tomatoes and stir, let simmer for five minutes
3. Add remaining items to pot and simmer for 40 minutes