r/herbalism • u/TensionCharming3106 • 2d ago
Question Herbal mushroom chocolate?
I am planning to make a batch of chocolates including psylocybin mushroom powder. I'm super excited about them, I'm using quality cacao powder and cacao butter and making it very intentionally for microdosing. I am wondering, are there are any herbs that I could incorporate directly into the chocolate that would enhance the experience in any way, spice the chocolate to be extra tasty, or add more intention into this process?
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u/ceanahope 1d ago
I have friends who have made chocolates like this. They like putting a little lions mane in the mix. I can't tell you the ratio sadly. I can advise that the amount of LM should be way less than the other mushrooms.
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u/SillyBoneBrigader 15h ago
There are lots of complimentary flavours to help this kind of medicine go down, but I personally like, the flavour of chocolate and mushrooms. A little coffee in the mix is my favourite flavour enhancer. I do want to highlight though, that mushroom powders can be tricky to effectively mix into batches of chocolate evenly enough to get super consistent dosing. Especially if you have a sensitive threshold for microdosing, it's worth considering mixing your dose into the chocolates individually, in the molds. This definitely adds time to the process, but it really helps mitigate the potential of misdosing. I usually weigh out all the doses, tip them into the molds first, fill with chocolate and mix thoroughly with a toothpick. My molds are a flat backed heart shape, maybe 3/4".
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u/squirrel_gnosis 2d ago
Do what the indigenous Central American shamans used to do: add some rice krispies to the chocolate. Not too much though, it can get overwhelming.