Matcha Mushroom Chocolate

Matcha Cha Cha Mushroom Chocolate Bar
$65.00

Matcha Mushroom Chocolate from STEM

Matcha mushroom chocolate is our answer to the morning coffee run. Our Matcha Cha Cha bar blends Callebaut Belgian white chocolate with organic matcha powder and a measured amount of mushroom in every piece. It is a bright, green, creamy bar made for the start of a busy day.

We make our bars in small batches in BC, and we believe that by changing our minds, we can change our lives. Here is what is in our matcha bar, what matcha brings to the mix, how to dose it, and how it compares with the rest of the STEM range.

Meet the Matcha Cha Cha Bar

The Matcha Cha Cha Mushroom Chocolate Bar is the matcha bar in our microdose line. Here are the facts from the product page:

Chocolate: Callebaut Belgian white chocolate with a dash of organic matcha powder.
Mushroom: the Makilla Gorilla variety.
Dose: 3 grams of mushroom split into 15 pieces, which is 200 mg per piece. Cut a piece in half for 100 mg or into quarters for 50 mg.
Price: $65.
Ingredients: sugar, cocoa butter, dry whole milk, matcha powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavour and psilocybin cubensis.

Because it is made with white chocolate and dry whole milk, the Matcha Cha Cha bar is not vegan. If you eat plant-based, our vegan bars are listed further down.

What Is Matcha?

Let's break it down. Matcha is a powdered green tea. A 2020 review in the journal Molecules explains that matcha comes from tea plants that are shaded as they grow, and that the shading boosts the plant's levels of theanine, caffeine, chlorophyll and catechins. The same review names EGCG as the most active and most abundant catechin, and describes matcha as the richest concentrated source of these catechins (Kochman et al., 2020).

With regular green tea, you steep the leaves and throw them away. With matcha, you consume the whole powdered leaf. That is part of why matcha has such a bold colour and a grassy, slightly sweet taste.

We love matcha for the ritual as much as the flavour. Plenty of us reach for coffee or a caffeinated tea before the day starts, so putting matcha into a microdose bar felt like a natural fit.

A Note on Caffeine

Here is why this section matters. Matcha contains caffeine, and the Kochman review lists it among the compounds that shading increases. We do not publish a caffeine amount per piece for the Matcha Cha Cha bar, so treat it as a caffeinated chocolate and count it alongside your coffee and tea.

Health Canada sets the maximum caffeine intake for healthy adults at 400 mg per day (Health Canada). If you are sensitive to caffeine, or if caffeine makes you anxious or jittery, keep that in mind when you plan a dose. Psilocybin can also cause anxiety in some people, so a calm first try matters.

In our opinion, the Matcha Cha Cha bar is a morning bar. If you are trying to wind down in the evening, save it for another day.

Why Matcha and White Chocolate

White chocolate is the creamiest base we make, and it softens matcha's grassy edge. To us, it tastes like a sweet matcha latte in bar form. Mushrooms have an earthy flavour, and in our experience the cocoa butter and the matcha keep that earthiness in the background.

We designed this bar to be the "pick me up" of our range. If you prefer bittersweet flavours, our dark chocolate bars will suit you better. If you like sweet and creamy, matcha mushroom chocolate is a good place to start.

A Morning Microdose Routine

If you microdose, you might take a small amount on set days and track how you feel. We made the Matcha Cha Cha bar for the start of a busy day, and a small piece with breakfast fits that idea.

If you build a routine, keep doses small and steady, take rest days, and write everything down: the dose, the time and how you felt. Our microdose collection has every small-dose bar we make if you want to compare.

We also want to be straight with you about the research. The largest placebo-controlled microdosing study, run by Imperial College London with 191 people, found that both the microdose group and the placebo group felt better, with no clear difference between them (Szigeti et al., eLife, 2021). In our view, that makes a careful, journaled routine even more useful. Decide what works for you based on how you actually feel.

Psilocybin is not an approved treatment in Canada, and STEM chocolates are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any condition.

Matcha Mushroom Chocolate vs "Mushroom Matcha" Drinks

You may have seen matcha drinks and lattes sold as "mushroom matcha" or "mushroom coffee". Those are a different kind of product. Check the label on anything you buy: the Matcha Cha Cha bar contains psilocybin mushrooms, the Makilla Gorilla variety of Psilocybe cubensis, at 200 mg per piece.

That difference matters. A psilocybin bar needs the same care as any of our bars: start low, wait two hours, and never mix it up with a regular snack or drink. Keep it in its labelled packaging so nobody in your home confuses it with a matcha treat.

Pair It With Our Green Tea

Like the taste of green tea? STEM also makes a Psilocybin Mushroom Sencha Fujiama Green Tea for $40, along with peppermint and red rooibos chai blends in our psilocybin tea collection. Each product lists its own dose, so read the label before you combine anything.

We suggest one product and one dose at a time. If you want to try both the bar and the tea, use them on different days so you can tell how each one feels.

How to Dose Matcha Mushroom Chocolate

Next steps for a first try with the Matcha Cha Cha bar:

Start with a quarter piece (50 mg) or a half piece (100 mg).
Wait at least two hours before you decide how it feels. Do not take more in that window.
Take it on a calm day with no driving and nothing important planned.
Skip alcohol, cannabis and other drugs, and go easy on extra coffee that day.
Write down the dose, the time and how you felt, and adjust slowly over several sessions.

Why wait two hours? Health Canada says the effects of magic mushrooms usually begin within 15 to 45 minutes and last about four to six hours (Health Canada). A clinical study of oral psilocybin found that psilocin levels peak about 2 hours after a dose (Holze et al., 2023). Our how-to-use guide and our guide on how long shroom chocolates take to kick in cover this step by step.

Matcha vs Other STEM Flavours

The dose format is the same across our standard bars, so you can switch flavours without changing how much you take. A 200 mg piece is a 200 mg piece. Here is how matcha mushroom chocolate compares:

Matcha Cha Cha: white chocolate and matcha, creamy and bright, with caffeine from the matcha.
Dark chocolate bars: bittersweet and vegan, like our Dark Matter range. Browse them in our dark chocolate shroom bars.
Cookies and Cream Dreams: white chocolate with a cookie crumble, sweet with no matcha.
Penis Envy bars: made with the Penis Envy strain, known for its potency. See our Penis Envy chocolate bars.
Vegan bars: every plant-based bar we make sits in our vegan mushroom chocolate collection.

Want a few flavours at once? Our assorted boxes let you try several in one go at 200 mg per piece.

Why a Measured Dose Matters

Here is why we label every piece. Researchers at Oregon State University bought 12 "magic mushroom" edibles from shops in Portland, Oregon, and found that none of them contained psilocybin, while seven held ingredients that were not on the label (Oregon State University). Health Canada also notes that potency varies between mushrooms and batches.

That is the problem we set out to solve. The Matcha Cha Cha product page lists the strain, the total mushroom weight and the amount per piece, so you can see what each piece holds before you take a bite.

A Gift for the Matcha Lover

Shopping for an adult who loves matcha and has chosen to try psilocybin? The Matcha Cha Cha bar makes a thoughtful pick, and our seasonal and gift collection has boxes and limited bars to pair with it. Always tell the person exactly what the bar is, how much is in each piece and how to start low.

Safety and Legal Notes

The law. Psilocybin is a controlled substance in Canada. Health Canada states that selling, possessing or producing psilocybin is illegal unless Health Canada authorizes it, and that no psilocybin therapeutic product is approved. Read our Canadian legal guide and check the rules where you live.

Mixing and health. Health Canada warns that mixing psilocybin with alcohol, cannabis or other drugs raises the risk of serious side effects, and that it raises heart rate and blood pressure. Caffeine adds its own lift, so if you have a heart condition, a personal or family history of psychiatric illness, or take medication, talk to a health care professional first.

Children and pets. A green matcha bar looks like candy. Poison centre data from 55 US centres showed psilocybin calls among teens more than tripled between 2019 and 2022, and the lead researcher warned that young children may mistake edibles for candy (MDedge). Keep every bar sealed, labelled and out of reach.

Storing Matcha Mushroom Chocolate

STEM bars have a shelf life of 8 months to 1 year when stored in a cool, dark place. Keep the bar in its packaging, away from heat, sunlight and moisture. Our guide on how long shroom chocolates last covers storage in more detail.

Matcha Mushroom Chocolate FAQs

Does matcha mushroom chocolate have caffeine?

Yes. Matcha contains caffeine, so the Matcha Cha Cha bar does too. We do not publish a caffeine amount per piece, so count it with your other caffeine for the day. Health Canada's maximum for healthy adults is 400 mg per day.

Is the Matcha Cha Cha bar vegan?

No. It is made with white chocolate and dry whole milk. Our vegan options include the Dark Matter range and our drip bars.

How much psilocybin is in each piece?

The Matcha Cha Cha bar holds 3 grams of Makilla Gorilla mushroom split into 15 pieces, which is 200 mg per piece. Cut a piece in half for 100 mg or into quarters for 50 mg.

Can I take matcha mushroom chocolate in the morning?

That is what we designed it for. Start with a quarter or half piece on a calm morning with nothing important planned, and wait at least two hours before taking more.

Is matcha chocolate good for your health?

Matcha itself is rich in catechins such as EGCG, according to the 2020 Molecules review. A mushroom chocolate bar is still a treat, not a health product, and psilocybin is not an approved treatment in Canada. Enjoy it for the flavour and the ritual.

What does matcha mushroom chocolate taste like?

In our experience, it tastes like a sweet, creamy matcha latte with a grassy finish. The white chocolate leads, the matcha follows, and the mushroom stays in the background.

Can I have coffee with it?

Go easy. The bar already contains caffeine from the matcha, and stacking it with strong coffee can make you feel jittery, which is not a great setting for a first microdose. Keep your total caffeine under Health Canada's 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults.

How long does it take to kick in?

Health Canada says magic mushroom effects usually begin within 15 to 45 minutes and last about four to six hours. Chocolate is a food, so a full breakfast can slow things down a little.

Ready to try it? Grab the Matcha Cha Cha bar, browse the full STEM psilocybin chocolate shop, or visit the STEM homepage to learn how we make our chocolate.