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Medjool Dates

Jumbo Medjool dates from Desert Sun Dates farm in Sky Valley, California
Medjool Dates

What Is Date Sugar? A Date Farmer Explains (Use It, Make It)

Date sugar is one ingredient: whole dried dates, ground. Where it shines, where it fails, and how to make it at home — from people who grow the fruit.

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Sealed container of jumbo Medjool dates from Desert Sun Dates, top view
Medjool Dates

Date Syrup: A Date Farmer’s Master Recipe (From Whole Dates)

Date syrup — silan, date honey — is just dates and water, simmered and strained. A farmer's method, what to use it on, and the honest comparison with honey and maple.

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Pitting Medjool dates for cooking
Medjool Dates

Chocolate Date Bark: The Viral Recipe, From an Actual Date Farm

Four ingredients, no baking, and the whole internet's favorite candy swap — made properly, with fruit from the farm that grew it.

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Rows of young date palms under a clear sky at Desert Sun Dates farm in Sky Valley
Medjool Dates

Fresh Dates Near Joshua Tree — Farm-Direct From the Valley Below

Looking for fresh dates near Joshua Tree? They're grown one grade below the park, in the Coachella Valley. Farm-direct Medjool and Zahidi, shipped to your home or rental — the so

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Date palm grove with drip irrigation lines at Desert Sun Dates farm, Coachella Valley
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Fresh Dates in Yucca Valley & the Morongo Basin — From the Farm Just Down the Hill

Fresh Medjool and Zahidi dates for Yucca Valley, Morongo Valley, Landers and the high desert — grown just down Highway 62 in Sky Valley and shipped farm-direct, usually next day.

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Jumbo Medjool dates from Desert Sun Dates California farm — large soft and caramel sweet
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Fresh Medjool Dates — A Date Farmer’s Recipe

Sticky toffee pudding is the best thing the English ever did with our crop. The whole dessert stands on one ingredient — soft, caramel-dark dates — and after years of baking it

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Dates stored in airtight glass container
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Can You Freeze Dates? A Date Farmer’s Answer (Yes — Here’s How)

Yes — dates freeze beautifully, and they’re one of the few fruits that lose almost nothing in the freezer. Frozen in an airtight container, Medjool and Zahidi dates hold th

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Jumbo Medjool dates from Desert Sun Dates farm in Sky Valley, California
Medjool Dates

Khalas Dates vs Medjool: A California Grower’s Honest Comparison

Khalas is the Gulf's beloved caramel date; Medjool is California's king. A date farmer compares them honestly — flavor, texture, and what's actually available in the U.S.

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Jumbo Medjool dates from Desert Sun Dates farm in Sky Valley, California
Medjool Dates

Sukkari Dates vs Medjool: A California Grower’s Honest Comparison

Sukkari means "sugary" and earns the name. A California date farmer compares Sukkari and Medjool — texture, sweetness, availability — and tells you honestly which to buy.

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Jumbo Medjool dates from the 2026 harvest measured against a ruler at Desert Sun Dates — about two inches long
Medjool Dates

Pitted vs Unpitted Dates: A Farmer’s Honest Take on Which to Buy

Does "pitted" mean the pit is in or out? A date farmer settles the confusing wording, then explains why we sell our fruit whole — and when pitted is actually the right buy.

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