Mesquite trees produce seed pods between June and September. Young trees typically produce in their second year, but it takes a few more years for the trees to produce larger quantities of pods ...

Those skinny yellow tree pods falling into the swimming pool and littering the lawn seem like nothing more than a messy nuisance — until you realize they can be turned ...

The tree pods have a history as a very nutritional food source, especially when turned into flour. ... The pod and the seed of the mesquite beans are edible and can be ground together.

The mystery substance was mesquite flour -- the sweet, finely ground seed pods of the same mesquite tree we have to thank for hot-burning mesquite charcoal and delicate mesquite blossom honey.

Mesquite pods start out green. When they are ready, they will be a light brown color and fall from the tree. Five gallons of whole mesquite pods will yield about 5 pounds of flour.

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies and pancakes. Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, ...

She uses pods for syrup, traditional drinks, a porridge like Cream of Wheat, and much more. Mesquite is unlike a bean, more like a sweetener. “For us, it’s something sweet that tastes like ...

The mystery substance was mesquite flour -- the sweet, finely ground seed pods of the same mesquite tree we have to thank for hot-burning mesquite charcoal and delicate mesquite blossom honey.

Rose says she uses mesquite pods in other ways. “I harvest them, slightly toast them, and then cook them in water until the fiber and seeds separate from the broth,” she says.