Shroom Edibles: Magic Mushroom Edibles
Edible psychedelic mushrooms… for some, a tastier way to get their daily dose or microdose of psilocybin, but for many others edible magic mushrooms are a daunting concept at best. Shroom edibles come in a variety of different kinds: candy, pastries, gummies, beverages like tea or mushroom coffee, and even fine shroom cuisine. Magic mushrooms can be of great benefit to those who eat them, such as treating mental health conditions, boosting creativity or inspiration, or to heighten their sense of perception. Have you ever tried mushroom edibles? How can edible hallucinogenic mushrooms benefit you?
There’s a surge of research and positive social capital surrounding psilocybin as a natural treatment for depression, substance abuse and PTSD. Magic mushrooms have gained a lot of attention for their ability to reverse the effects of emotional and mental trauma, and there is now strong evidence supporting claims that psilocybin can do much more for our cognitive abilities as well as our moods. Psychedelics have received a lot of negative press over the last century, but throughout this period of the failed “War on Drugs” psychonauts and medical researchers have continued to explore their uses. The potential benefits of psychedelics, including magic mushrooms, are seemingly endless as we uncover more information on how they affect our brains, our bodies and even our spirits.
Most people try magic mushrooms as an edible first, but there are also teas, isolate powders, capsules and even some truffle oils on the market. If you’ve ever eaten a psilocybin mushroom you probably know why shroom edibles are the newest, delicious trend in the world of psychedelics: magic mushrooms aren’t the best tasting things on the planet. Whether you eat them raw, dried or brew them in a tea, hallucinogenic mushrooms can be extremely bitter and foul tasting. For these reasons, and to help promote their use in daily life as a microdose remedy, many shroomers have begun to grill shroomcheese sandwiches or chew on a couple fruity-mushroomy gummies instead.
Let’s look at the most popular ways people are eating magic mushrooms, and we’ll discuss the pros and cons of some edible psychedelic mushroom products.
WHY MUSHROOM EDIBLES?
The next time you’re having a smoothie for breakfast, making a sandwich for lunch, or cooking big pot of soup or pasta for dinner just imagine yourself sprinkling in some magic mushrooms and you’ve basically covered the concept of mushroom edibles. Edible psychedelic mushrooms can be added to almost anything, be it a tea you’re brewing, a midday snack or a big wholesome meal. Psilocybin mushrooms do have quite bitter and potent flavors, but if you include them with other potent ingredients like ginger, garlic, tomatoes, fruits or chocolate then you can trick your tastebuds into missing the earthy tastes.
Ingesting magic mushrooms can benefit you in a number of ways. Even if you’re not comfortable with experiencing psychedelic trips, you can take small but consistent doses of psilocybin and derive the neurological boosts without the psychoactive effects. This popular method of consuming shrooms is known as microdosing, and it’s become a favorite practice of many entrepreneurs, athletes, students and anyone who needs a lot of mental bandwidth for their job and/or lifestyle.
Psilocybin has many active uses around the globe, but today most people consume shrooms because:
- They can boost your creativity, motivation and energy
- There are both short and long term benefits to taking consistent doses, such as improved mood, heightened senses and enhanced perspectives about important concepts
- The experience of consuming psychedelics can unlock your inner potential or reset your ways of thinking/behaving
- They can help you overcome severe personal trauma or debilitating mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD)
For some magic mushroom users, they simply enjoy the trip that these and other psychedelics can bring about. There is nothing wrong with this perspective, and in fact most people who consume edible hallucinogenic mushrooms do so because of the intense psychotropic experiences. Exploring one’s consciousness, perceiving the universe in new and exciting ways, and comprehending profound and complex concepts like the self, the cosmos and spirituality are all achievable with psychedelics. Each and every psychedelic encounter is wholly unique, and everyone who tries psychedelics can have novel experiences no matter how tolerant or new they are to psilocybin. If you’ve got the courage to go on a psychedelic trip, then edible magic mushrooms are a great way to set sail through the cosmos without having your journey begin with the bitter tastes of raw mushrooms.
If you’re just starting out with psychedelics in general, it is definitely recommended that you do extensive research about the kinds of effects that mushroom edibles can cause. Better yet, psychedelic guides – such as sweat-lodge shamans, spiritual advisors or mushroom growers – can play an important role in optimizing your experience with edible psychedelic mushrooms. A mushroom mentor can be the difference between a good and bad trip. They can guide your dosing, keep you safe and comfortable and answer the sheer number of questions you’re undoubtedly going to have after your mushroom trip.
Another dosing trick is the old motto you might’ve heard with cannabis: dose low and go slow. It can’t be understated how important this concept is when you’re starting out; many newbies take too much psilocybin and experience such intense hallucinations that they’re put off of psychedelics altogether. Just like with anything, too much of even a good thing can lead to bad results – edible psychedelic mushrooms are no different. To make sure you’re getting the most out of magic mushrooms, don’t take too much – just take the smallest dose possible, monitor how it affects you, and work your way up from there.
To learn more about how magic mushrooms can influence your health, and to discover what kinds of effects you can expect, check out our other articles on psychedelic mushroom effects and how they can benefit your mental, physical and metaphysical health.
WHAT KINDS OF SHROOM EDIBLES ARE THERE?
Once you’ve done the essential groundwork of researching the effects of psilocybin, and you’ve mapped out your needs vs goals with psychedelics, it’s time to decide how you’d like to take your shrooms. Are you a salty snacker? Have a sweet tooth? Do you crave savory or spicy dishes? There are a lot of options to have your magic mushrooms and eat them too.
A lot of experienced psychedelics consumers like to make their own DIY shroom edibles, but there are a number of popular products you can find online if you’re not quite ready to play mad scientist in your kitchen. Many popular edible magic mushrooms products are vegan, vegetarian and generally plant-based because it is easy to include mushrooms in many of these recipes. On the other hand, you can supplement psilocybin into almost any recipe – you just have to be extra careful to dose low and start slow when you’re learning how to experiment with mushroom edibles.
Some of the most popular kinds of edible magic mushrooms are also easy to make yourself, but you can find them online as well. As we mentioned, there’s almost no limit to the kinds of foods or drinks you can add psilocybin too, but if you’re looking for the most common ways to have edible shrooms then the following products are just right for you.
Magic Mushroom Treats
Most of the popular mushroom edibles fit into this category: gummies, candies, chocolates, lollipops, mints and a variety of pastries containing psilocybin. Chocolate and mushrooms go together like peanut butter and jelly (we’ll cover that actual combination later on), which is why a lot of shroom edibles online today have cocoa as one of their major ingredients. Gummies or candies are a convenient way to take psilocybin with you, and they’re discreet so you don’t have to worry about some dried mushroom caps falling out of your pocket.
The number one rule with edible psychedelic mushrooms in the form of treats? Don’t leave them out in the open, unlabelled for your guests to accidentally eat. As you can imagine, this is one of the most common problems with magic mushroom treats, and there’s a lot of instances where someone forgot which candy was the psychedelic one and which one was safe to take and drive, go shopping or go see a movie. You’d hate to have yours or your friend’s whole day become a swirling, hallucinative mess, so do your due diligence and keep these magic mushroom treats safe and secure.
Shroom Teas
Brewing mushroom tea isn’t your typical “edible”, but it remains one of the best ways to consume psilocybin. Shroom tea is a fantastic option because you can brew your cup to suit your tolerance to psychedelics. Whether you’re just starting out, or you’re a seasoned cosmonaut, tea is easy to make and typically cheaper to buy. Magic mushrooms can be quite bitter and overpowering, so combining them with your favorite herbal teas or brewing it with honey, lemon or ginger is a great way to cut down on the poor tastes of these fantastical fungi.
Edible hallucinogenic mushrooms (or in this case ‘drinkable’ ones) can cause intense psychoactive effects, so be careful to brew your tea for a short period with a small amount of psilocybin to start. The more you brew and the longer you let it steep, the stronger the tea will be. For beginners, try buying dried mushrooms or magic mushroom truffles and break of chunks, letting them sit in hot water and stirring in your preference of flavor-savers. There are a lot of mushroom tea recipes out there, so be sure to experiment with a few and see how they affect you.
Psilocybin Snacks
We mentioned peanut butter and jelly sandwiches earlier, and that’s because they’re a favorite snack for prospective psychonauts. Mushroom edibles can be made of anything you like to snack on – sandwiches, salads, crackers and dip, you name it and you can probably add magic mushrooms to it. The important thing with edible magic mushrooms is that it suits your needs but also makes you feel comfortable. By combining psilocybin with your favorite foods, your psychedelic experiences will be that much more effective when they’re delivered in a familiar format, such as with guilty-pleasure snacks.
As always, you need to be careful with dosing magic mushrooms when you’re eating them with food. Sometimes, a psychedelic trip can cause you to feel nauseous, so avoid any junk foods that you’re known to react adversely too. Every person’s taste buds and food preferences are different, so there’s no one way to snack on shroom edibles. Just be sure to start low and go slow when you’re experimenting with edible psychedelic mushrooms.
Psychedelic Mushroom Cuisine
Last but not least, meals cooked with magic mushrooms can be a very exquisite experience for any level of psychedelic user. Magic mushroom burgers, pastas, soups, stews and baked shroom casseroles are just a few of the examples of psychedelic culinary creations. These kinds of edible magic mushrooms are typically for the veteran psychedelics users, but if you’re confident in your tolerance levels and you’ve done your research, whipping up a meal with magic mushrooms is completely up to you.
Since there’s no limit to the foods you could combine with psilocybin, the important thing to remember is that baking or cooking magic mushrooms might change the chemical composition of your shrooms. Always leave extra time for the shrooms to kick in, or stay hydrated and be in a safe place with trustworthy people around you when you dine on psilocybin cuisine. Sometimes the effects can last longer, shorter or more infrequent when you cook magic mushrooms. There are a lot of recipes online for you to dabble with, so try some other peoples’ creations before you try to prove you’re the magic mushroom master chef.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
How do I know if a mushroom is psychedelic?
It is not advised to try mushrooms in the wild or to consume any fungi if you’re unsure which species it might be. Always do your research, consult with mushroom experts whenever possible, and keep up-to-date on the ever growing list of psychedelic mushrooms. For more information on the top magic mushrooms strains around the world, check out our blog on some of the most potent psilocybe genus mushrooms.
How do you know if mushrooms are edible?
Whenever you encounter mushrooms in the wild, or are unsure of their origins, it is best to consult with a mushrooms expert before you ingest them. Some mushrooms can be toxic, poisonous and even deadly, so be sure to investigate and compare the species of fungi that contain psilocybin, and never try to eat a mushroom if you can’t confidently say what kind it is.
