Ease of use, guaranteed results, superior texture. No more batched batches. Hundreds of test batches went into developing a gummy making system that allows you to easily and accurately combine multiple active ingredients in dosages that work for you. Perfect emulsification of your precious active ingredients, every time.
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Microdose Mushroom Gummy Magic
A mushroom gummy recipe that allows you to accurately dial in your final dose per gummy. You can also combine mushrooms with other herbal extracts in the same gummy.
By James Adams, updated July 14, 2023
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
Using a gummy mix that is designed for a specific gummy mold enables you to accurately pre-determine the final dosage of each gummy.
Using lemon juice to extract the mushroom's active ingredients results in tasty gummies with quicker onset and no nausea.
The gentle heating process and inclusion of sunflower lecithin ensures perfect emulsification of your favourite herbal oils and tinctures should you decide to add them to your mushroom gummies.
In this article
Why make your own mushroom gummies?
Adaptogenic mushrooms are all the rage these days. Making your own gummies grants you full control over the potency and dosage of your creations. You can tailor the amount of mushrooms to suit your needs. The gummy making process allows you to combine your favorite herbal extracts or tinctures with your mushrooms to create a unique gummy experience. Making your own gummies is a great way to achieve your daily dose and make bespoke gummies that you won't find in stores.
Why use a pre-packaged gummy mix over a jello recipe you can find online?
Convenience: Save time during preparation and eliminate the need for trial and error. The mix has been formulated, measured and tested to ensure consistent results with a simple preparation method (mix, heat and pour - all in the same container).
Accuracy in Dosing: A measured gummy mix paired with a custom gummy mold lets you know exactly how many gummies each batch will produce. This allows you to accurately determine the amount of active ingredient in each gummy, ensuring consistency in potency.
Emulsification: The gummy mix contains just the right amount of natural emulsifier (sunflower lecithin) to make sure your precious active ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the batch. The gentle heating process is also tailored to aid in the emulsification of your herbal extracts.
Texture: It took many test batches to refine the formula of the mix to produce a gummy with superior texture and the perfect chew.
Pre-packaged gummy mix vs from scratch jello-style recipe
While there is an extra cost associated with a pre-packaged gummy mix, a "from-scratch" jello recipe is not without costs. You still have to source and purchase the jello, gelatine, and lecithin. One botched batch leads to additional active ingredient purchases, negating any savings you may have gained. The gummy mix is a quick, easy-to-use, fool-proof solution that ensures results.
Typical jello-style gummy recipes result in random dosages and inconsistently distributed active ingredients. At Maestrodose, hundreds of test batches went into designing an easy-to-use gummy mix that yields delicious, consistent, perfectly textured gummies every batch!
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
Using a gummy mix that is designed for a specific gummy mold enables you to accurately pre-determine the final dosage of each gummy.
Using lemon juice to extract the mushroom's active ingredient results in tasty gummies with quicker onset and no nausea.
The gentle heating process and inclusion of sunflower lecithin ensures perfect emulsification of your favourite herbal oils and tinctures should you decide to add them to your mushroom gummies.
In this article
Why make your own mushroom gummies?
Adaptogenic mushrooms are all the rage these days. Making your own gummies grants you full control over the potency and dosage of your creations. You can tailor the amount of mushrooms to suit your needs. The gummy making process allows you to combine your favorite herbal extracts or tinctures with your mushrooms to create a unique gummy experience. Making your own gummies is a great way to achieve your daily dose and make bespoke gummies that you won't find in stores.
Why use a pre-packaged gummy mix over a jello recipe you can find online?
Convenience: Save time during preparation and eliminate the need for trial and error. The mix has been formulated, measured and tested to ensure consistent results with a simple preparation method (mix, heat and pour - all in the same container).
Accuracy in Dosing: A measured gummy mix paired with a custom gummy mold lets you know exactly how many gummies each batch will produce. This allows you to accurately determine the amount of active ingredient in each gummy, ensuring consistency in potency.
Emulsification: The gummy mix contains just the right amount of natural emulsifier (sunflower lecithin) to make sure your precious active ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the batch. The gentle heating process is also tailored to aid in the emulsification of your herbal extracts.
Texture: It took many test batches to refine the formula of the mix to produce a gummy with superior texture and the perfect chew.
Pre-packaged gummy mix vs from scratch jello-style recipe
While there is an extra cost associated with a pre-packaged gummy mix, a "from-scratch" jello recipe is not without costs. You still have to source and purchase the jello, gelatine, and lecithin. One botched batch leads to additional active ingredient purchases, negating any savings you may have gained. The gummy mix is a quick, easy-to-use, fool-proof solution that ensures results.
Typical jello-style gummy recipes result in random dosages and inconsistently distributed herbal extracts. At Maestrodose, hundreds of test batches went into designing an easy-to-use gummy mix that yields delicious, consistent, perfectly textured gummies every batch!
Mushroom Gummy Recipe
- Lemon Tek method
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet Maestrodose DIY Gummy Mix
Freshly squeezed lemon juice (up to 3 TBSP, depends on quantity of mushrooms used)
Dried mushrooms
2 Tbsp sugar
2 drops food coloring (Optional: You can add food coloring to color-code your gummy batches)
4 dashes of your favourite bitters (Optional: this allows you to alter the flavor profile)
EQUIPMENT:
- Grinder
- Fine cheesecloth or nut milk bag
Stovetop waterbath (saucepan with some water at a gentle boil)
Heat resistant mixing container (Pyrex-style measuring cup works great)
Whisk (you can use a fork if you don't have a whisk)
Measuring spoons
Stopwatch (your phone works perfectly)
DIRECTIONS:
- Prepare a Lemon Juice Extraction (Lemon Tek):- Weigh out your desired dose of mushrooms. This recipe yields 21 gummies so determine your desired dose per gummy and multiply by 21.- Grind into a fine powder.- Add the mushroom powder to a small glass. Pour in enough freshly squeezed lemon juice to cover the mushroom powder. Give it a stir and let is sit for 20 mins (stirring every 5 mins).- Use a fine cheesecloth or nut milk bag to strain the lemon juice into a glass. Any strainer will work but the finer, the better.- Add liquid (water, juice or spirits) to the lemon juice extraction so that the final volume of liquid is 3 TBSP (1.5 oz or 45mL).
Mix: Combine the 3 TBSP of Lemon Tek solution, the package of gummy mix and a few dashes of bitters (if using) together in a Pyrex measuring cup. If you would like to add additional active ingredients (like herbal tinctures or oils) use the dose calculator to determine the volume of active to add. Give the contents a good whisking to combine.
Heat: Place the mixture in the stovetop waterbath, start your stopwatch and stir continuously.
Add sugar: At the one minute mark add 2 Tbsp of sugar and continue stirring for another 7 minutes.
Pour: At the 8 minute mark remove mixture from heat. Fill each chamber of the gummy mold up to the first shelf. Distribute the remaining mix evenly among the gummy cavities.
Set: Place the mold on a level surface in the freezer and allow to set for at least 2 hrs (or allow to set in refrigerator for at least 6 hours).
Infused Gummy
Making Kit
Why is Maestrodose better than online jello recipes?
What can I add to the mix?
Oils and tinctures: There are many full-spectrum, strain specific oils and tinctures on the market. Why not use these superior quality active ingredients to make high-grade bespoke gummies?
Distillate: Most store bought gummies use distillate as the active ingredient. Make your own gummies using distillate to create high dosage gummies that you can't find in stores.
Mushrooms: Adaptogenic mushrooms are all the rage. A simple lemon juice mushroom extraction pairs splendidly with Maestrodose to create the perfect daily dose. Try combining mushrooms with herbal extracts in the same gummy!
Concentrates: Transform your favorite concentrates into mouthwatering gummies. Simply heat up your concentrate first to activate it for use in edibles.
Nutraceuticals: Want to make the sleep gummy of your dreams? Combine herbal tinctures with nutraceuticals like liquid melatonin to make a nigh-time gummy that hits the spot.
What flavor is the gummy mix?
Nature Citrus Flavor. Our gummy mix uses a natural citrus flavor profile to:
a) Compliment the natural aromas of full-spectrum extracts. The citrus flavour works with your active ingredients rather than trying to over power them.
b) Works with a variety of edible gummy recipes. Think of it as a splash of citrus in your Margarita flavored gummy. Our mushroom gummy recipe uses a lemon juice extraction that pairs perfectly with the natural citrus flavor.
Why doesn't the mix include sugar?
We have left out the sugar to allow for flexibility in our recipes. You can use regular table sugar or substitute with another sweetener such as turbinado sugar (i.e. raw or cane sugar), maple syrup, or agave syrup to enhance the flavor profile of your gummies.
calculator
Potency mg/mL
Dose mg/gummy
Volume* mL/batch
*Add this volume of active ingredient(s) to your batch
(not to exceed 21 mL total)
Mushroom Gummy Recipe
- Lemon Tek method
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet Maestrodose DIY Gummy Mix
Freshly squeezed lemon juice (up to 3 TBSP, depends on quantity of mushrooms used)
Dried mushrooms
2 Tbsp sugar
2 drops food coloring (Optional: You can add food coloring to color-code your gummy batches)
4 dashes of your favourite bitters (Optional: this allows you to alter the flavor profile)
EQUIPMENT:
- Grinder
- Fine cheesecloth or nut milk bag
Stovetop waterbath (saucepan with some water at a gentle boil)
Heat resistant mixing container (Pyrex-style measuring cup works great)
Whisk (you can use a fork if you don't have a whisk)
Measuring spoons
Stopwatch (your phone works perfectly)
DIRECTIONS:
- Prepare a Lemon Juice Extraction (Lemon Tek):- Weigh out your desired dose of mushrooms. This recipe yields 21 gummies so determine your desired dose per gummy and multiply by 21.- Grind into a fine powder.- Add the mushroom powder to a small glass. Pour in enough freshly squeezed lemon juice to cover the mushroom powder. Give it a stir and let is sit for 20 mins (stirring every 5 mins).- Use a fine cheesecloth or nut milk bag to strain the lemon juice into a glass. Any strainer will work but the finer, the better.- Add liquid (water, juice or spirits) to the lemon juice extraction so that the final volume of liquid is 3 TBSP (1.5 oz or 45mL).
Mix: Combine the 3 TBSP of Lemon Tek solution, the package of gummy mix and a few dashes of bitters (if using) together in a Pyrex measuring cup. If you would like to add additional active ingredients (like herbal tinctures or oils) use the dose calculator to determine the volume of active to add. Give the contents a good whisking to combine.
Heat: Place the mixture in the stovetop waterbath, start your stopwatch and stir continuously to ensure even distribution of distillate.
Add sugar: At the one minute mark add 2 Tbsp of sugar and continue stirring for another 7 minutes.
Pour: At the 8 minute mark remove mixture from heat. Fill each chamber of the gummy mold up to the first shelf. Distribute the remaining mix evenly among the gummy cavities.
Set: Place the mold on a level surface in the freezer and allow to set for at least 3 hrs (or allow to set in refrigerator for at least 6 hours).
calculator
Potency mg/mL
Dose mg/gummy
Volume* mL/batch
*Add this volume of active ingredient(s) to your batch
(not to exceed 21 mL total)
Infused Gummy
Making Kit
Why is Maestrodose better than online jello recipes?
Ease of use, guaranteed results, superior texture. No more batched batches. Hundreds of test batches went into developing a gummy making system that allows you to easily and accurately combine multiple active ingredients in dosages that work for you. Perfect emulsification of your precious active ingredients, every time.
What can I add to the mix?
Oils and tinctures: There are many full-spectrum, strain specific oils and tinctures on the market. Why not use these superior quality active ingredients to make high-grade bespoke gummies?
Distillate: Most store bought gummies use distillate as the active ingredient. Make your own gummies using distillate to create high dosage gummies that you can't find in stores.
Mushrooms: Adaptogenic mushrooms are all the rage. A simple lemon juice mushroom extraction pairs splendidly with Maestrodose to create the perfect daily dose. Try combining mushrooms with herbal extracts in the same gummy!
Concentrates: Transform your favorite concentrates into mouthwatering gummies. Simply heat up your concentrate first to activate it for use in edibles.
Nutraceuticals: Want to make the sleep gummy of your dreams? Combine herbal tinctures with nutraceuticals like liquid melatonin to make a nigh-time gummy that hits the spot.
What flavor is the gummy mix?
Nature Citrus Flavor. Our gummy mix uses a natural citrus flavor profile to:
a) Compliment the natural aromas of full-spectrum extracts. The citrus flavour works with your active ingredients rather than trying to over power them.
b) Works with a variety of edible gummy recipes. Think of it as a splash of citrus in your Margarita flavored gummy. Our mushroom gummy recipe uses a lemon juice extraction that pairs perfectly with the natural citrus flavor.
Why doesn't the mix include sugar?
We have left out the sugar to allow for flexibility in our recipes. You can use regular table sugar or substitute with another sweetener such as turbinado sugar (i.e. raw or cane sugar), maple syrup, or agave syrup to enhance the flavor profile of your gummies.
