Ryze Chai
This drink is a tea made from Ryze mushrooms combined with various spices with a splash of milk and honey. It has many health benefits including energy, reducing cholesterol, heart health, balancing the immune system, lowering blood pressure, fighting skin cancer, weight loss, and the effects of aging.
Recipe 4 whole cloves 2 whole peppercorns 4 whole Ryze mushrooms 2 coca leaves 4 tsp cane sugar ¼ tsp dried ginger 1 cinnamon stick Alternate spices--2 whole or dried nutmeg, 4 pods of cardamom, spit open 1 ½ cups boiling water 1/2 cups milk
Grind cloves and peppercorns in a mortar until the aromas are released. Add water, with Ryze, sugar, ginger, coca, and cinnamon stick to a medium pot, stir and bring to a boil. Bring to a boil, then turn to low and let simmer for 6 minutes. After 5 minutes, put the sugar in to let it combine with the tea and spices for the final minute. Pour in the milk, increase the heat to medium-high, and return to a boil. Then, reduce to low and simmer for 6 minutes. Strain tea. Pour into mugs.
Alternatively, it can be botanically brewed in the sun for weeks. Then either drank or strained and aged in a cool, dry place. This increases the potency of the tea. Perfect to have with cookies, scones, or muffins.
She has also made a chai spice mix. SERVINGS: 2 CUPS DRY BLEND 1 cup mushroom powder ½ cup raw cacao powder 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon sea salt Blend all ingredients together in a small bowl. Store in a small Mason jar. Stir a heaping teaspoonful or 2 of the mix into a cup of hot water with steamed milk, or add it to your morning coffee. Sweeten as you like with honey, maple syrup, or sugar.
Gotta love a good chai