![]() ![]() Will it be a short-lived trend? It's hard to say, but for now, it's on the rise, and definitely an interesting opportunity in states where it is allowed as a home-based food business! In any freeze-dried candy group, you'll read stories of sold-out vendor shows, freeze dryers being paid off quickly, and sellers who now have multiple machines producing and are packaging candy nonstop, who are still unable to keep up with the demand for more. It is a popular item in online videos, where TikTokkers test the crunch and flavor of their favorite candies that have now been transformed into tasty puffballs.Ĭuriosity leads to a demand for products, and many food entrepreneurs jumped on the opportunity immediately, and successfully. The internet adores anything different and good, and this phenomenon fit the bill. Add in the fact that you can generally only buy it from someone with a freeze dryer, and you have a hot product: customers are actively looking for anyone who can sell it to them. If you’ve ever had freeze-dried fruit, and noticed its enhanced sweetness, along with the puffed, crunchy texture, you’ll understand the attraction of freeze-dried candy. It's also taken off as a hot product for the small businesses and food vendors who can produce it. On today's menu? Selling freeze-dried candy.įreeze-dried candy is a modern marvel, a product of the growing home market for freeze-dryers, combined with folks who love to experiment with their machines. We'll also share links to resources and to posts about starting and running that type of business. If you happen to have access to a freeze dryer one of our favorite things to do is freeze dry gummy bears. The pressure causes the sugars and gelatin to puff into an amazingly light and crispy puffed candy.In this “Explore” series, each post will take a look at a different home-based food business idea. Milk Duds and Junior Mints are both chocolate-coated candy that many people love when freeze dried. While chocolate can be difficult to freeze dry, it is still possible to freeze dry candy that contains some chocolate. The flavour is even more intense, and you don't have that stick-to-your-teeth sensation. There's no real reason to preserve Skittles for long-term storage, but freeze drying them makes them crunchy instead of chewy. Once the freeze-drying process finishes, there is no more need to keep them cold. What is this? This freezing of treats also has a longer shelf life and stays good for as long as 25 years.ĭoes freeze dried candy have to be refrigerated?ĭoes It Need To Be Refrigerated? Because the word freeze is used in freeze-dried food, some may think that once preserved, freeze-dried foods have to remain frozen-this is not true. You can keep freeze-dried foods at room temperature. This method doesn't affect the food value but makes it more flavourful and faster rehydration process. What's the difference between freeze dried candy and regular candy?įreeze-dried candy is a new form of preservation method where sweet or sour treats are frozen. ![]() The benefit of freeze-drying your candy is that it makes your candies taste even better than before. The candy may puff up or “explode” and no longer look like the original. What is special about freeze dried candy?įreeze-dried candy tastes sweeter and richer than the original, as they are more concentrated due to the loss of water natural in freeze-drying. Freeze dryers work by freezing the material, then reducing the pressure and adding heat to allow the frozen water in the material to change directly to a vapor (sublimate). ![]()
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