Have you as a business been wanting to try something new for your consumers? Perhaps you have tried your hand at freeze dried foods and may have even heard about freeze dried candy! The idea of freeze dried candy may be thrilling to you, but you may have many questions about the method, advantages, potential drawbacks, and the kinds of sweets used to make them. 

Candy that has been processed using a freeze drying machine is referred to as freeze dried candy. Essentially, any moisture will be eliminated from sweets during the process. Skittles, taffy, marshmallows, and gummy candies are common candies to freeze dry.

Facts About Freeze Dried Candy

• Any candy that has gone through this freeze-drying process is called freeze dried candy. 
• Candy that has been freeze dried has a more concentrated flavor and expanded texture than conventional candy.
• Your candy will have an increased shelf life of several years after being freeze dried! 
• An excellent way to explore new product options is to manufacture freeze dried candy!

Why Is Freeze Dried Candy Popular Right Now?

Many people online are talking about how they are currently obsessed with freeze dried confectionery. This is mostly in part thanks to YouTube. The YouTube channel TKOR, which has 12.6 million followers, published a video in late 2019 titled “What Happens When You Freeze Dry Candy?” With 11 million views now, the video looks to have sparked a freeze drying frenzy on TKOR’s channel and among other culinary and family YouTubers with youthful audiences. There are even videos of ASMR freeze-dried sweets!

While TKOR seems to have initiated a freeze dried candy trend on YouTube, another channel called Will It Slime, which is expressly focused on children, has also piqued people’s interest. Publishing a video in which they freeze dried gummy worms, skittles, and starbursts, trends saw a sharp increase on the subject. If your children have inquired about freeze dried sweets, it was most likely after seeing them online!

New and Popular Freeze Dried Candies

With the trend having grown substantially in such little time, there is a flood of different types of freeze dried candies available. Among them, the following are the most popular:

• Skittles
• Saltwater Taffy
• Marshmallows
• Milk Duds
• Gummy candies like peach rings and sour worms

When candies are freeze dried, they will expand to become larger than their initial size. You might wish to break up bigger sweets like jolly ranchers and salty taffies into smaller pieces.

Find an airtight container that is big enough to hold your enlarged candies. Freeze dried products should always be kept in sealed containers to avoid being ruined by moisture.

Once all the moisture has been removed during the freeze drying process, the taste of most freeze dried sweets will be more concentrated. If you like more subtle tasting candy, you might come to find some freeze dried candy types to be overbearing! 

Providing Quality Products To Your Consumers

If you want to change up your product line, whether or not you are already providing freeze dried items, choosing freeze dried candy might just be a huge hit for your brand! Many others are sharing the spotlight of this creative new trend, and you can too. Give your local professional freeze dried food manufacturers at Shepherd Foods a call today at (800) 497-8321 to learn more about the freeze drying process, or how our expert co-manufacturing and co-packing processes can help you.

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