Lion’s Mane recipe
Lion's Mane Overnight Oats
Lion's Mane oats made the night before: rolled oats, milk, Greek yoghurt, chia and 1 g of Lion's Mane extract powder, ready to eat from the fridge in the morning.
Servings
1 (about 350 g jar)
Prep time
5 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes (8 hours or overnight chilling)
Total time
8 hours 5 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
These Lion's Mane overnight oats are a no-cook breakfast of rolled oats, milk, yoghurt and chia with 1 g of Lion's Mane extract powder stirred through.
The oats soak in the fridge overnight, and the mild, earthy extract disappears into the creamy base.
It takes five minutes at night and nothing in the morning.
Ingredients
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The extract in this recipe
Lion’s Mane Extract Powder · 10:1 fruiting body
Grown in Thomastown, Victoria. No added starch, grain, mycelium or fillers.
Equipment
Method
- 1Weigh the extractWeigh 1 g of Lion's Mane extract powder on a digital scale.
- 2Dissolve the extractWhisk the extract into about 30 ml of the milk in your jar until smooth and free of clumps.
- 3Mix the baseAdd the rest of the milk, the yoghurt, oats, chia, cinnamon and any sweetener, and stir well.
- 4ChillSeal the jar and refrigerate at 4°C or below for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
- 5Top and serveStir, loosen with a splash of milk if it is too thick, then top with the berries.
Recipe notes
Weigh the extract rather than using a spoon, since 1 g is the label serve and spoon measures vary.
Whisking the powder into a little milk first stops it clumping in the thick oat mixture.
Rolled oats give the best texture; quick oats turn soft and pasty, while steel cut oats stay too firm without cooking.
For a dairy-free version, use oat or soy milk and a coconut yoghurt.
Keep the oats covered in the fridge and eat them within 2 days.
For a richer flavour, stir in 1 tsp of cacao powder, as in the Lion's Mane cacao, noting that cacao adds a small amount of caffeine.
This is a food recipe, not a health product. Lion's Mane is traditionally used in East Asian cooking and is often researched for its compounds.
Pairing
Serve with a plain flat white or long black. If you would rather have a Lion's Mane latte, leave the extract out of the oats so you keep to one 1 g serve.
A sliced banana or a spoon of nut butter on top makes it more filling.
Why this extract
10:1
Fruiting body extract
32.2%
Beta-glucans in a tested blend with 1% BioPerine (Symbio, May 2026)
0
Added starch, grain or fillers
Lab results apply to the sample tested, not every batch. See the lab results
Nutrition (per serve)
Estimated values per serve, made with full cream milk, plain Greek yoghurt and mixed berries. Excludes the optional sweetener. Values are estimates.
| Nutrient | Per serve |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1580 kJ (378 cal) |
| Protein | 16 g |
| Total fat | 13 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Sugars | 13 g |
| Sodium | 90 mg |
FAQs
1. Can you put Lion's Mane in oats?
Yes. Lion's Mane extract powder stirs easily into overnight oats or porridge. This recipe uses 1 g, the label serve, whisked into a little milk first so it disperses evenly. The flavour is mild and earthy, so it blends into the yoghurt and berries without standing out. Treat it as a food ingredient within a normal breakfast.
2. Does Lion's Mane taste strong in overnight oats?
Not really. At 1 g per serve the extract adds a gentle, savoury earthiness that sits under the oats, yoghurt and fruit. Most people notice it more in plain water than in a creamy breakfast. Cinnamon, berries and a little maple syrup balance it well if you are sensitive to the flavour.
3. Can I add Lion's Mane to hot porridge instead?
Yes. Cook the porridge as usual, then take it off the heat and stir through 1 g of extract powder dissolved in a splash of warm milk. The extract is a food ingredient, so it simply becomes part of the dish. Adding it at the end gives the most even mix without lumps.
4. How long do Lion's Mane overnight oats keep?
Covered in the fridge at 4°C or below, the oats keep well for up to 2 days. After that the texture becomes very soft and the berries start to break down. Add fresh fruit toppings on the day you eat them, and make one jar per person so each holds a single 1 g serve.
5. What is the difference between Lion's Mane extract and Lion's Mane powder?
Ground Lion's Mane powder is dried mushroom milled fine, while an extract concentrates it. Our powder is a 10:1 extract: fruiting bodies are harvested, freeze-dried and processed into a 10:1 extract, with no added starch, grain, mycelium or fillers. That is why the serve is a small 1 g rather than several grams.
For cafés and brands
Put this drink on your menu, or under your label.
Bulk extract in 1 kg and 5 kg packs, plus white and private label powder and capsules.
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