Turning Date Pits Into Coffee (Viral Date Seed Coffee)

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Date Seed "Coffee", would you try it?
Price aside, it was quite a pleasant experience that I'd certainly try again the next time I have a date surplus. Now... What to do with all these pitted dates I now have...
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[@morgandrinkscoffee]

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[@m4rz585]

congrats on on spon!

[@samlang1729]

Try making espresso with it!!!

[@ninagarcia5071]

What kindof blade grinder are you using there

[@Danie_pixie]

Once a year Muslims fast for a whole month not eating from sunrise to sunset. They like to break thier fast with dates which leaves tons of pits by the end of the month lol so this would work great for them.

[@leahgroess5361]

It's funny how you commented that it seems wasteful because you have all of these dates just to get one cup of "coffee" but I'm guessing it started as the reverse: someone used a lot of dates and had a bunch of pits lying around.

[@ammarsaysq4375]

Like me

[@blackgown7485]

I assume she means the dates are quite expensive just to get a few date stones lol

[@Amelia-vk4jt]

Aye as Ramadan is around the corner dates are cheaper atm and as I am eating a ton of dates I wondered if I could do this at home as I have a ton of seeds left over 😂

[@azurecerulean1279]

"do you know how hard it is to find dates with the pits in them" me, living in a middle eastern country: heh

[@mai3794]

Same! I feel like it's actually harder to find pitted dates here! (Dubai)

[@Ghfjfjfhs]

I live in US and did not know you could get pitted dates

[@nopenono8092]

Bro sammee😆

[@jmchich1]

I live in the UK and dates with pits in are the norm. You can get pitted ones, but they are more expensive. Also, 15USD for a bag of dates is insane! They had better be amazing for that price!

[@pineddew]

Sameee

[@samueltaylor2757]

In the UK there is a company called Date Coffee company, and it looks much more economical than buying whole dates. The pits are a by product, so I guess they use that to their advantage to sell it affordably

[@blisles7626]

Also I think it might be slightly easier to get dates with the pits in here. I can generally get about the same amount for maybe £4 ish

[@tyranneous]

Thanks for that! Great pointer - it means I get to try date coffee without messing up my grinder or sourcing a load of dates! :)

[@zb1gnwk]

Almost everyone where i live has a date farm so its easier to just buy dates locally and ethically from farms. There are also alot of variety of dates.

[@samueltaylor2757]

Update: tried it and it tastes nice like an exotic tea… however the mouthfeel is oddly dry and im not sure why

[@chuckmontgomery7571]

Low tech solution for the clock issue...black tape. Works evey time.

[@nicholaskarako5701]

Using dates to make a coffee like drink just seems more like something you would use to stretch out your coffee kind of like chicory or roasted soy beans. Or if you ran out of coffee and you saved the date pits from all the dates you've eaten/ used for cooking with for the use of making a hot coffee like beverage drink.

[@stitchedraven]

if you're interested in coffee substitutes, i'd love to see an episode on roasted dandelion roots! i've wanted to try it but we don't have a lawn and everyone around us sprays herbicides. theoretically free, too, if you don't count the labor of preparing them...

[@taga8006]

I live in Russia and here you can find it in the store, dry, roasted and powdered. Tastes like coffee and maybe even better, but doesn't give you that caffeine effect

[@Hannah-nf7yg]

On vacation in Morocco I bought some of that "date coffee", they drink it there because it's cheaper than regular coffee, because dates are eaten at (almost every meal, as a snack, as a sweet, put into baked goods... And I, too, use it more like a strong, flavourful tea. It doesn't really compare to coffee except for the way it's produced and the ground up seeds do look like coffee grounds.

[@fz3310]

Hi! So I'm from Morocco and would like to clear up a few things. Dates are consumed mostly during Ramadan ( Muslim fasting month) to break the fast, and are sometimes put into cookies, but Moroccan pastry is mostly almond powder and paste ( along with flour sugar... of course) Coffee made out of dates is actually... rare? Never heard of it in my 22 years of existence. Coffee is quite cheap ( robusta mostly, Arabica can be costly) and you can get a decent cup of coffee for less than $1.5 USD actually.

[@mohamed79303]

i think it's a thing in the south

[@_ru_bookstore]

as someone from the middle east we consume SO MUCH dates. like literally what you have here is like 2% of what elderly people eat in a day. when this got viral people started opening coffee shops using date pits instead of coffee beans and it's waaaaaay cheaper 😂😂😂 it's a bit more expensive with you guys because it's exported, 15$ worth of dates is at least 3 or 4 big boxes of it.

[@arijeanz]

yeah im sooooo jealous!!! i live in a country with a tropical warm climate but it's still not good enough to grow a substantial amount of dates... they're the ultimate luxury to me, i love them so so so much. i get starry eyed just thinking about charcuterie boards with salami and cheese and lots of dates....

[@jasmirris]

It depends on who the contract is with. There are quite a few places in the US that have date growers. Arizona (where I'm from) has a couple as well as California. I

[@arabianhotie5857]

@@arijeanz in the middle eats its realy easy to get dates and theres date trees every where (come to saudi arabia its amazing)

[@eggwhites8441]

Lmao date is free in Ramadan they give em out for free

[@eggwhites8441]

@@arabianhotie5857 theres date trees by default at every corner idk if is rlly edible

[@eliseott800]

As someone who cannot drink coffee due to health reasons, I would love to see you do a review of different coffee alternatives! My favorite is a chicory root blend from a brand called Teeccino, but I would also love to see reviews of mushroom and dandelion root “coffee.”

[@IsaacWalkercox]

May I ask out of curiousity, how coffee, I'm guessing the caffine, affects your health? Of course only answer if you feel comfortable doing so.

[@eliseott800]

@@IsaacWalkercox it’s actually the coffee and caffeine! I have GERD, and both of those things relax the lower esophageal sphincter, which lets stomach acid into my esophagus.

[@sadafw7635]

I’m from Saudi Arabia and we have dates like we have water and it’s rare to find them with out the pits also it’s significantly cheaper here

[@3omar_a7maad]

I'm from Egypt and it's the same here

[@mohgoda9992]

بكم عندكم

[@eggwhites8441]

Rare as water 😭 bruh wdym

[@sadafw7635]

@@eggwhites8441 water is rare at your country?

[@eggwhites8441]

@@sadafw7635 am asking you same question

[@strathausen]

it's...daffee

[@teacupdreams5735]

You can make date syrup once they are pitted. Its actually simple to make just a bit time consuming. But date syrup is delish and you can use as a sweetener /syrup replacer. Taste great poured over pancakes and even has a bit of fiber in a serving. :)

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

I wonder how a date seed/coffee blend would taste? Cuts down on the pits required and adds a complex flavour to the coffee?

[@MizzVivi]

Just want to say...man I love parchment paper! I used to use foil ....always... but then parchment paper came to my attention, and holy crap... i loooooooooove it so much!

[@ghassab8026]

If you pay 15$ for Dates in Saudi Arabia you will get about 20 kg of dates , and they always come with their seeds ofc 😁

[@TheGPFilmMaker]

I will say that seems oddly expensive for dates. See if you can find an Arabic grocery store and they will probably be way cheaper!!

[@m4rz585]

okay for the oven clock situation check, if there's a clock button or anything you can press to make the clock lights on your oven/microwave to start flashing, or if not, as long as you don't have any specific settings if you have it digitally set up, if you are able to turn off the oven and microwave and turn them on at 12:00 if it's not too much hassle, they should default to that :3

[@MrCaffeinated]

Because I'm saudi dates are available everytime I want it and it's cheap here and we even grow it in homes but I never thought I'll be using it like coffee I guess I'll give it a try. My hopes are high 😍

[@something6674]

I’ve been there with the oven situation, instead of mocking with the settings, just turn off the electricity for a second at midnight, it resets 😅

[@brennak2053]

Work smarter not harder

[@brindaparuthi4916]

MORGAN FREEZE THE DATES hehe I currently live in the gulf region so we've got a ton of dates, keep them in a zip lock, remove as much air as possible and freeze them Take them out about 10 min. before you wanna use them ❤

[@morgandrinkscoffee]

Will do! Good to know!

[@kerbo312]

I'm going to have to try this! my family owns a date farm that harvests delicious dates so I really want to see what it'd taste like

[@monicamccoy9777]

Everytime I eat a date or make energy balls I wash, dry and store the pits in the fridge. After a couple of months I almost have enough for a cup of date tea/coffee 😄

[@RaGHaD440]

This only makes sense in my country Saudi Arabia bc we have so many dates and everyone is constantly eating it there are pits everywhere 😂

[@doc8125]

...... debating if I should throw these in an actual coffee roaster and try to follow a profile setup for actual coffee ....

[@morgandrinkscoffee]

Let me know what happens if you do 👀

[@sarahrosen4985]

Where's the debate? Just do the thing! 😀

[@kimbasaurusrex2]

I’m definitely going to try this!! I can’t even have decaf coffee because decaf isn’t the same as caffeine free. Thank you for sharing!

[@Pinkdumplingxo]

for the left over dates: peanut butter inside OR make date and coconut balls. :) delicious

[@basma7806]

Omg this recipie is perfect for Ramadan! We always have a huge pile of date seeds we throw out every day bc we eat dates to break our fast

[@milkteamachine]

I feel like this makes the most sense as a by-product of eating dates regularly, I'm not in a middle eastern country but I have access to cheap dates and I eat them a lot anyway so I might just collect the seeds and try this! Better than throwing them away.

[@PomlacAvdu]

I feel like you should ferment the pits too prior to roasting, just like coffee !

[@MinaF99]

That’s what I was thinking too

[@eve_squared]

I've had problems with sleep for as long as I can remember and I'm trying to quit coffee for a little to see if that helps. Sadly it doesn't seem to help but luckily that means I can continue to drink coffee.

[@suma9684]

wow 15$! I live in Saudi Arabia where dates are sold at reasonable price ranges and are highly accessible that every house has them, sometimes we get them for free, we already have many varieties in our house's storage so I'm very excited to try this, Thanks a bunch!! ♥♥

[@Yanzdorloph]

Coffe beans are originaly from east africa, but it's Middel easterners were the first brew Coffee, they were probably brewing date seeds and other seeds way before theyventured into East Africa and brought coffee beans

[@NessaRossini...]

You have got to try Date Shakes. It's a milkshake made with Dates. So delicious.

[@Lily.1768]

The intro already got me happy thank you for speeding the coffee love🤗

[@addlong811]

Thanks for doing this, I have wondered if other seeds/pits could be used to make a coffee type drink. I recently saw a youtube about coffee in Yemen, showed how they use the dried fruit part off the coffee "cherry" to make tea. In the morning they have coffee, at lunch a mix of coffee and dried fruit tea and, in the evening just the dried fruit tea.

[@thisishisalterego6617]

Omg I have so much of tried date sun my freezer I can use this up with... imma definitely try this

[@fluffycritter]

To fix the clocks-being-one-minute-off thing you’ll probably have to set both clocks at the same time. Generally it’s pressing the final “set” button that resets the hidden second timer internally, so you have to like… press both buttons at the same time. Alternately, you can set the first clock, then set the second clock a minute fast and only press the final button right when the first clock catches up. Or you can just like… not care, because time is all relative and appliance clocks are never accurate.

[@LovelyTrendyCoolGirl]

A middle-eastern here 🙋‍ ! It's interesting how the date pits' coffee has notes of spice and cardamom because we usually drink Arabic coffee accompanied by dates (Arabic coffee is prepared with spices such as cardamom and cinnamon). I guess that's why dates and Arabic coffee makes a good combination 😂 Morgan, I'd like for you to try Arabic coffee one day. It's quite different than western coffee. Here's a recipe that you could try, of course, there are many variations but you can choose to omit or add what you like (my family likes cardamom and saffron and I like to add cinnamon to the previous two: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bagH6NjayLeqM

[@fahadmj4102]

Here in Saudi we do it regularly especially at night if we don't want to drink something with caffeine in it before bed times, so easy to get dates since we eat it daily, love your videos, keep it up 🤍🙏

[@MLE_blue]

My dear wonderful barista being in the Midwest we have unpitted dates at Trader Joe’s for a paltry sum of money. I realized the west coast definitely doesn’t have all of the same stock, and so I am very very sorry that wasn’t an option for you ❤️ thank you for making amazing content and spending your own money in the name of science.

[@markholm7050]

Since every American supermarket has several bags of pitted dates, there must be a fairly big pile of date pits somewhere. Sounds like a business opportunity for an enterprising young woman.

[@TheDrivenDemon]

to fix the time you usually either press or hold the clock button on the oven then use the arrows to adjust the time. On the microwave usually press the clock button and key in the time.

[@Afeeq1011]

blend the dates with milk, strained it(?) and use it for latte or something.

[@bassamalmulhim67]

As a person who lives in the Middle East I really need to try this , we consume a massive amount of dates so the would be a great way to deal with the pits Great video Morgan 👌🏻👍🏻

[@soimsha.]

To change the time to make them the same you have to switch the time on one of them damn near exactly when the other one changes. So if your microwave is at 1:59 And your stove is at 2:00 As soon as your stove hits 2:01 You’ll change the time on your microwave to 2:01 And then they’ll be seconds off instead of a minute

[@KnoelsNook]

I have a whole bag of Medjool's with pits...sooo perfect!

[@3omar_a7maad]

in Egypt where the most popular way of drinking coffee is Turkish coffee which is always sold preground, unethical roasters dope their coffee with ground date pits to make more profit

[@PeaceChanel]

Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste and Thank You for All that you are doing for World Peace.. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ☮️ ❤️

[@jalm6868]

I am so freakin glad you did not slip and fall while holding that cat.

[@jalm6868]

Morgan spills feline!

[@abdullahalfailakawi8659]

You could try making Egyptian mamoul which is a sort of biscuit whit dates in them. Which you could also accompany with coffee

[@emilylopez4616]

You can toss the dates in the freezer in a container or bag to use them at your leisure. I toss them in smoothies or just suck on them frozen when I’m not hungry but want to have something in my mouth.

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

Hmmm now what to do with all them dates, you can chop them up and add to muffin mix, sprinkle on ice cream, mix with walnuts for a snack, topper on cereal, to fruit salad, and in date and walnut cake! If you have just way too many what about taking them into your coffee shop and using them in people's drinks as toppings or as a free snack bowl for customers or something? Re your clock, what about just putting a piece of black card over it or perhaps you could get a small digital flat clock on Amazon and command sticky strip it on top? That's if you exhaust all the tech options of trying to sort it out?

[@vaidishsumaria335]

May be adding chicory to the dates might bring it more towards coffee than spiced tea 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@miniaturecolossus4829]

How to fix the time: scream endlessly into the void. Time is not real. The void will consume us all. Also for the spare dates might I recommend stuffing them with bleu, feta, or goat cheese and an almond(optional), wrapping them in bacon, stabbing them with a toothpick, and cooking them in the oven at 425f until they become food.

[@Amm68x]

That actually looks cool Im from Saudi Arabia and i will try this With the dates from our trees:)

[@a_damn_peanut]

I'm invested

[@GeorgPichler]

Can you please try to do a Cold Brew with that? I sense great potential in that :D

[@eng.ahmedamir7606]

well in middle East and Africa, it's wayyy more available and we eat the them as snacks. so it might be a good idea to store and roast them. ps: if you don't know what to do with the dates, refrigerate and snack on them!

[@sivanrottelman7224]

1:20 “do you have any idea how hard it is to find dates with the pits in them??” *laughs in middle east*

[@MADblogVideo]

Quick PSA: Date seed refers to the seed of the fruit called date. Just in case you've already started looking for someone on Tinder. Alright, thanks for your attention.

[@dinkledankle]

Did I want to think about jizz coffee? Absolutely not.

[@MADblogVideo]

@@dinkledankle you are very much welcome!

[@pnutqpublic]

pitted dates are only hard to find in western grocery stores. find your local Middle Eastern bodega and there are an abundance of ethically sourced dates containing pits and enjoy supporting small business while you're at it.

[@Lucierse]

i like watching you, but i can't drink coffee (sadly health problems) but you make my day with your videos

[@nataliejones6626]

With those dates, you need to make sticky toffee date cake. Use Ina Garten’s recipe (well, her friends recipe that was made on Ina’s show) trust me, it is easy to make and one of the best cakes ever.

[@Lukegord]

This sounds like a nice base for a latte. Maybe the espresso machine is a bit risky. But im curious!

[@vivacristorey4363]

Roasted dandelion roots are a much easier coffee substitute probably.

[@lizardkeeper100]

on the microwave there should be a button that says ..../clock click and hold it until the clock flashes and then type in the time you want. the oven should be similar but there should be up and down buttons to adjust it.

[@timothyneiswander3151]

Tips on your clocks being out of sync: #1 stop caring #2 everytime someone mentions it, explain the physics behind time dilation until they either leave or pass out #3 stop caring #4 go through the process of setting the microwave 2 minutes ahead of the oven to the point of being one click away from starting the clock. wait for the oven to catch up to the microwave and start its clock at the exact instant

[@frankoverman9543]

Did I miss it? What did you change for the second brew? Different grind?

[@05otaku]

The laugh at the end 🥰🥰🥰

[@KylaFuller]

Should be a time or clock button on both that will allow you to either type or +- the time.

[@annamolly1261]

Pan roasting is a lot quicker. Thought a bit more labor (constant stirring) Also, oat groats work surprisingly well as a coffee alternative

[@sandihunt]

Feel free to call it an Infusion, Tea, seeds! Or seed broth...you don't have to be stuck with calling it coffee...there are loads of teas that are brewed seeds!

[@landonrhoden6636]

Top down camera view coming in the future? Awesome video!

[@melissamenchaca9121]

If you need dates with pits I believe Costco has a big box of them in the produce section

[@O-Alfa]

Very very interesting video, i LOVE the idea, and definitely will try it out. THANK YOU 👍👍👍

[@ChristianBlandford]

wonderful video!

[@WeAreBullets]

kittyyyyyy. Please do an entire show with the cat in your arms

[@Rania-vh7wg]

As an arab, we used to do this for so long it helps w ur health!

[@mashaele5255]

In Saudi it is sold roasted and grounded, many are prescribed this instead of coffee for its benefits and the no caffeine effect for people with chronic diseases.. So no intensive labor required 😂

[@nikhilkulkarni8680]

You look very cute in this video! And thank you for finally putting the lid on this whole date seed coffee topic!

[@MrAgathok]

I'm from Spain and maybe it's that we are super close to Africa but it's really easy to find unpitted dates. Maybe it's more because of the marketing since having it pitted seems more "processed". Anyway, I am definitely trying that!

[@nayemcardenas-lopez4607]

Eat those dates with a bunch of pb smooshed inside. It’s so gooood.

[@fluffycritter]

Alternately, stuffed with goat cheese.

[@sarahrosen4985]

Stuffed with walnuts And then eaten with Turkish coffee.

[@nayemcardenas-lopez4607]

@@sarahrosen4985 ooooo I have walnuts and dates at home I’m excited to get down

[@shaunessymckay3021]

So I'm watching this on my Watch Later list, and coincidentally, I just finished a video my EmmyMade called, Turn Corn Cobs Into Honey, and honestly, I think these two should be combined 😂

[@wdak6373]

A moment of silence for that Hario Skerton.

[@morgandrinkscoffee]

rip

[@m4rz585]

@@morgandrinkscoffee

[@gtbkts]

Rip

[@patmrn]

Thank you for doing this, I have been wondering about date coffee but it might not be worth the work.

[@Mohammedalshreif]

The dates that lift you can blind it with milk it will be great you can drink it hot or cold just try it

[@fishchick72]

Have you ever tried Crio Bru? It’s roasted cacao beans.

[@brunocyclist]

I tried this once to surprise my wife who wanted to lay off the coffee (even decaf) for a while. I recognize the taste notes you described and we both really, really loved the taste of the drink. But the mouthfeel was horrible, it was unbelievably dry, like the sensation you might get from grape juice, but to the n-th degree. Probably didn't roast hard enough but unfortunately there's no do-overs since I broke my Hario Skerton's burr in twain during the process and I don't want to destroy my more expensive grinders.

[@Kubatko]

I wish you used the espresso machine for it.

[@Sam-lr9oi]

Just a thought, wouldn't it have been pretty easy to just use the blade grinder to get it down to coffee bean size, then hand grind? I'm sure it's very easy to say that with the benefit of hindsight because I probably would also forget that I can do more than one thing in the moment

[@morgandrinkscoffee]

In hindsight, yes, that would have worked I’m sure! If I try it again, I’m going to go that route. In the moment, my brain just frizzed out X)

[@callhimcurly7466]

6:00 shush, you'll accidentally summon louis Tomlinson in your kitchen

[@WeAreBullets]

PSA: the Coconut-Date drink you can get at Indian restaurants is the greatest dessert drink on Earth. pretty sure its literally just coconut meat and juice and dates. its the bomb

[@ummerfarooq5383]

Those look like are premium mejoules sized dates. Specifically grown to be low volume large sized dates.

[@taejaskudva2543]

7:15 I'm sure the blade grinder was fine. Do you think the coffee grinder would have made a difference? Could you have put them in a zip lock and just rolling pinned then a little until they are small enough to be hand ground? Or a quick whirl in the blade grinder to get beans small and then transfer?

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

My local bakery makes date squares every morning and as a byproduct they have a ton of date pits. I simply walked in and asked if they can put the pits in a bag for me. They didn't even charge me for the pits. Just 5 cents for the bag lol.

[@BMWEngineer]

Make a Date shake. You'll thank me later. Just use a good quality vanilla ice cream.

[@TamarLitvot]

Never heard of this but it sounds amazing!

[@BMWEngineer]

@@TamarLitvot There used to be a small Diner at the top of Cajon Pass (Hwy15) in California called the Summit Inn. They served Date shakes and they were amazing. Sadly, it burned down and was never reopened. I always stopped if I was in the area. A little nutty, a little fruity, good sweetness, sort of like a fig newton flavor. Something I would never have ordered, but my friend made me and he was right!

[@LucasBorioMakeUp]

the most first worldy problem i heard in a whiiiiile... not being able to find dates with pits... i didn´t even knew they sold pitless dates... waaaah? xd

[@LucasBorioMakeUp]

@@lobotobot154 same, i allways seen them with pits

[@mahfudzk]

Time to collect the seeds every time anyone in the household ate dates haha, a month should fetch few hundred gs

[@mayarahman9995]

The cat slide 😭😭