Calming Cortisol Mocktail Recipe with Matcha, Cucumber & Lemon Balm
This cortisol mocktail uses the natural stress-reducing properties of matcha, cucumber, and lemon balm to create a delicious, sophisticated, and functional drink.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fizzy water/ sparkling water
- 1/3 teaspoon Matcha Green Tea Powder
- 1 inch round of cucumber + two cucumber slices for garnish
- 1/2 lime cut into thin rounds with two rounds reserved for garnish
- 2-3 fresh Lemon Balm leaves, optional
- 1 Tablespoon dried lemon balm, or two lemon balm tea bags
- Sweetener, optional. Use a neutral sweetener like sugar, agave or simple syrup (flavored if you want variety, see below. You can use honey, but it will change the flavor a little.)
Instructions
- Make the lemon balm tea: Boil 4 ounces of water. Steep lemon balm leaves or lemon balm tea bags for 10 minutes. Remove leaves. Only half the tea is used for this recipe, reserve 2 ounces of tea for another use. If sweetening with sugar, dissolve sugar into the warm tea. Use 1 teaspoon of sugar, optional. Stir to dissolve.
- In cocktail shaker or a heavy bottomed glass, such as a pint glass muddle Matcha, ½ inch cucumber slice, lime slices, and lemon balm leaves. Fill the shaker with ice and lemon balm tea. Shake or stir to chill.
- Fill two cocktail glasses (I like heavy bottom short glasses- like whiskey glasses) with ice cubes. Strain and divide the mocktail into two glasses. Top with sparkling water. Perch lime and cucumber rounds on the rim for garnish. If using sweetening with simple syrup, add to taste.
- Breathe, savor, smile, and relax.
Notes
Clever Tip: Simple syrup is so easy to make from scratch or find interesting flavors online. A teaspoon of flavored simple syrup provides endless variety for this cortisol mocktail. I like to make lemon balm simple syrup to add extra lemon-y flavor.