Making Dandelion Coffee

A super easy method for dandelion root coffee. Its caffeine free, its fun to make, and dandelions are everywhere.

[@justinpaul1046]

You've got a great narrator voice, my friend.

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Well thank you

[@cinnamonbun1354]

I made 3 lots 1. Didn’t cook long enough was very bitter and pale 2. Burnt few and left rest crispy tasted great 3. Burnt them all tasted exactly like coffee deep rich brown colour tasted amazing! The longer I cooked the better they tasted so glad I came across your video! I also made dandelion & lemon jam with the flowers and put the leaves in a green smoothie and left over petals I dried and made tea with it

[@davidbenjaminblower]

That's brilliant. Nothing wasted and everything used. I'm properly inspired, thank you.

[@splittedchipper2788]

Ahh! I wondered why my first batch of dandilion coffee was so bitter, i probably didnt cook it long enough. Thank you for posting this comment! =)

[@homeskillet9802]

Ah thanks for the advice.

[@Logdipho898]

Nice, you didn't like your own comment​@@homeskillet9802😅

[@VictorMaxol]

One attempt, burnt it too much, not bad tasting.

[@jaredthetrain5309]

Time to make a dandelion coffee business on the side 😂😂

[@karlsfoodforestgarden6963]

I drink dandelion coffee almost every day. Love the stuff. My temp and cook time is a little different from yours, but fairly similar result. Beautifully done, by the way! I love the angles.

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Wow, you must make loads! How regularly do you make it? Do you do a massive batch once a year, or little batches as you go?

[@karlsfoodforestgarden6963]

@@davidbenjaminblower I make quite a bit. Generally I make it by the quart, which is about 3 large handfulls of roots with an average length of about 6" long. I dig up dandelions all the time and dehydrate the roots as I go. That way I can roast them at my convenience. I feel that my best results come when I dehydrate the root in a solar dehydrator for just one day, but my schedule doesn't always allow for that luxury. I'm always gardening, and my garden gives me loads of dandelions! 😉

[@brainchif]

Thank you for the informative video. I had an old bag of dried chopped dandelion roots which I completely forgot about. A few months ago I bought dandelion coffee, which we love, however it can be a bit expensive. Thanks to your video I decided to roast the dried dandelion I had. What I learnt: use the fan option on the oven at 160°C as anything higher sets off the smoke alarm 😂. Approximately 30 min sounds about right.

[@davesgreatescapes]

What a lovely relaxing and informative video mate, thanks

[@littlefarmer1303]

I am literally just testing it. It tastes great, nice bitter, but not too bitter, like some of the coffees. I always preferred the milder tasting but strong coffees. I used a desserspoon full to make my coffee in a French press for my usual mug. And I added raw organic milk in it, it is delicious

[@jenny.de.light_]

Love your wee one coming in confirming it smells like brownies :) Thank you so much for your video, I am looking forward to giving this a try!

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Brilliant. I hope it comes out well

[@Love-your-body-Pilates-UK]

I just harvested some roots today, looking foward to trying this.❤

[@nonejaeuk]

Nice! It's simple and beautiful!

[@HelgrafFireHammer]

Beautiful video :) With spring here, and temperatures in western Lithuania getting nice and warm, me and my friend are planning to go out to forage for things we can consume. Onion grass, Sour clover, and even Dandelion. Excited to make this! Fun fact: Dandelion in Lithuanian translates to Kiaulpienė, which means "Pig Milk". Don't know why it's called that, but its there 😂 Thanks for the very helpful guide :)

[@p.s.shnabel3409]

Pig milk: Maybe because of the white sap? How did it turn out? I hope you had a good harvest and are enjoying the fruit of your labor during winter.

[@joaonuno6936]

Beautiful video

[@istandforfreedom1111]

Quitting coffee yesterday has brought me here. Cant wait to try this as dandelion has so many benefits for the body. Am cheating as its winter and have bought some organic already done but this is going to be a home ed springtime project. My son couldnt believe the root on a dandelion. Thanks for sharing 😊 🙏🏼

[@cinnamonbun1354]

Did you try it? How it go?

[@Logdipho898]

I'm going to try this

[@matthewhoggarth3874]

Great video thanks. Tried it love it. My new all day bevarage

[@bernadette6211]

Thanks 😂for the video

[@betarugula8886]

Harvested some the other day, cleaned/dried it out, cut, roasted, grinded...did not smell like brownies lol and tasted honestly quite terrible? Not sure if my roots are just bad or what. But I've had dandelion root tea and love it, this did not taste anything remotely like coffee it was just bad LOL. Maybe some dandelions are more equal than others

[@homeskillet9802]

This needs more views

[@Dee2D]

I can’t wait to try this thank you hon.❤

[@danagray9709]

Poor little girl. She was so disappointed that you weren't making brownies.

[@livannal.t.9068]

💛

[@awakeningmedicine]

great. so simple - thankyou.

[@peteg400]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@mickeygs5843]

I watched this a few weeks ago and forgot I set some roots to sun dry. Baked them today and it smelled like freaking brownies!

[@elcidcampeador497]

@2:29 Priceless ❤️☺️

[@digitalphanes206]

wow, i would have never thought they would smell like chocolate and taste good. i would have bet dandelions roots be as bitter as can be, cant wait to try it...

[@elgatol4203]

Awesome trying it now 😊

[@hipjoeroflmto4764]

Really wanna try this coffee i first asked chatgpt what kind of plants i could make that have a coffee vibe and it suggested dandelions i was shocked to find out u could make coffee from em also now shocked to find out how big the roots are

[@crystalfachko1905]

If their growing in pea gravel they'll come out easily with the roots in tact❤❤❤

[@younglifefarms3842]

What it taste like? I just made dandelion tea and it’s a little bitter.

[@annatevka8830]

Wholesome 🥰✨

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

Can you use cream and a sugar free sweetener in this? It looks amazing and I have TONS of Dandelions right now to dig up roots for. I've heard that it's wonderful for liver health and while I don't think I have a liver health issue right now, I do have an iron deficiency so I thought I'd try this out!

[@wildharmony33]

I use creamer in mine. I love it.

[@dback5235]

Awesome 😎

[@staceyjones3261]

I’ve looked at multiple versions. The temps vary wildly. You roast at 200 but is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Sorry, yes, we Brits use celcius.

[@bradwatch]

Amazing video man!

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Thank you!

[@primedpepega3832]

Just wondering what the ratio of grounds to water should be like?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

About a desert spoon of dandelion coffee for one cup, depending on how you like it.

[@primedpepega3832]

@@davidbenjaminblower thank you can't wait to make this.

[@mamifuke7715]

Thank you for the info. I want to try dandelion coffee for the first time in my life and actually bought chopped dried roots from shop. There was no instructions how to consume. Your video helped me a lot. One question, the rest of the powder form roots after making coffee, is there any use of it, like eating them or using for the garden etc,?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

I've actually no idea what use you can make of the grounds. It's the sort of stuff I'd put on the compost pile, as with coffee grounds.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Great video, thank you and your little girl was adorable! Is it ok to use, dig up the roots even after flowering as I’m a bit late 😬

[@davidbenjaminblower]

It yes, roots make fine coffee after flowering 👍🏻

[@coal2710]

Huh. I guess Plague Roach wasn't making it up.

[@joemason9187]

Doing it now

[@Tony-op6xf]

Does it have the effects of coffee? Or anything similar?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

There is no caffeine in dandelions, alas.

[@librasun123]

If it's caffeine you need you can find Cleaver's growing wild. They're from the coffee family and their seeds are used like coffee and they have caffeine. The seeds can be roasted and ground up then brewed. Free coffee 😀😀🎉❤

[@xXTheBennyXx]

Did you narrate this while high mate?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Possibly

[@Watchme_dostuff]

Please read books on audible

[@brandonnorviel512]

Funny how disappointed she was there was no brownies

[@coppulor6500]

I think I speak for most when I say wtf does it taste like!! :)

[@davidbenjaminblower]

It tastes like barley cup, if you've ever had that. Or, as the name suggests, like a mild bitter coffee. Tastes good.

[@coppulor6500]

@@davidbenjaminblower thanks!

[@kayjones4682]

tastes like cheap coffee..

[@LaDonna-nl6dm]

Hello dear one. So sweet 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@carolinepeterson6468]

Is that 200°C or F?

[@Smi3tankoweCjastko]

Celcius

[@pangalactic42]

200° F or C?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

Celcius

[@-xirx-]

Can you add milk to it?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

You certainly can.

[@-xirx-]

@@davidbenjaminblower thanks

[@mohawkgunsmith7569]

200c or 200f

[@dillonqaphsiel7977]

People say it tastes like chocolate. Do you think you could make imitation chocolate with them?

[@davidbenjaminblower]

I really have no idea Dillon. It certainly smelled very coco-ish baking in the oven. Let me know if you manage any such thing.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@davidbenjaminblower How would you describe the taste as you drink it, does it have a coffee-ish/chocolate-ish taste or more like a tea?

[@gkanatas80]

The disappointment in her face poor baby

[@dayshabegnoche3612]

Her face

[@darrellparrish1291]

The roots do not have true essential oils in them, only leaves flowers and stems do. The making the fine powder form of dandelion [not root] will be a different color. The importance of doing only leaves, flowers and their stems [you can eat them in salads, if completely cleaned]; they have living essential oils [entities], that can enter the blood stream -- through the digestive tract. I use a special dry diffuser to extract them out of herb-powder form into the open room and into my lungs. This allows immediate entry into the blood stream via of the lungs. If asked, I will state where to look online for this information and more. signed, herbvested.

[@sabastianlove1286]

Does it also function as a flavored flour?

[@Love-your-body-Pilates-UK]

❤