How To Make Mesquite Bean Coffee

I live in Texas and there are mesquite trees everywhere. In fact, they’re not actually a tree (more like a bush) and technically,they’re part of the legume family.

Mesquite trees are called trash trees by locals. When their bean pods drop every summer, the pods are everywhere. Many don’t find mesquite attractive, either. Landowners will simply cut them down because of how ugly they are and because their pods create a lot of trash on the ground.

I, on the other hand, have always loved mesquite trees — even before I knew that the pods were edible. It’s a unique tree and one that is a staple of the South.

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As mentioned, the bean pods everyone seems to hate are actually edible and can be made into a variety of things. While you could technically eat the pods straight, they aren’t very tasty that way and should be processed.

You can grind them into meal or flour, and the flour can be used to make little cakes you fry up for a snack. You can also make a mesquite bean jelly that is sweet and delicious. The mesquite pods contain about25% fiber, and the seeds contain about 35% protein.

The mesquite flowers themselves can be roasted and smashed into edible balls. Or you can boil the flowers in hot water for a delicious tea. The mesquite tree and the leaves can also be used for medicinal purposes. But my favorite way to use the pods is to make mesquite bean coffee.

How To Make Mesquite Bean Coffee

豆荚里没有咖啡因，但它确实会产生咖啡因效应，一些人认为这是由于糖的含量。不管是什么原因，它肯定会让你醒来，并有一种很好的甜味(但不是太甜)。

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用豆科豆做咖啡非常非常简单。继续读下去，学习如何一步一步地做这件事。

Ingredients And Supplies

• 1 cup of mesquite beans
• Baking sheet
• Coffee grinder
• Coffee maker, pour-over, AeroPress, or French press (depending on preference)

Directions

1. Collect Mesquite Beans

Mesquite beans are ripe and ready to use when they start to fall off the tree. It’s perfectly safe to pick them off the ground. Just make sure you don’t pick any that look rotten (have little black or brown spots). You can also collect them while still on the tree. Wait for them to be hard and golden — it’s usually late summer, early fall when they are ripe. Try to collect at least a cup.

2. Wash And Prepare The Beans

You don’t need to vigorously wash the pods, just rinse and clean them as you would with fresh produce. Break off any pieces of the beans that don’t look great, such as any with black or brown spots.

3. Roast The Beans

Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, place beans on a pan, and roast for about 30 minutes. Roast the beans whole. They should come out medium to dark brown, but not black or burnt.

4. Allow Beans To Cool, And Grind

Once they’re out of the oven, give the beans a few minutes to cool. Once cooled, you’ll grind them up in a coffee grinder. Don’t worry if it doesn’t all get ground. There may be some husks or beans that don’t get fully ground and that’s normal.

5. Prepare Your Coffee And Enjoy!

像往常一样准备你的咖啡，无论是用法式压壶，倒式压壶，AeroPress还是自动咖啡机。

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麦斯奎特豆咖啡是我最喜欢的能量来源之一，它很容易制作。你可以用多种方式烘焙咖啡豆——包括在平底锅里，在火上或丙烷上移动咖啡豆，这样它们就不会烧焦了。

I do hope you’ll try this mesquite bean coffee and the various other ways of using the mesquite beans, leaves, flowers, and bark. Cheers!

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