03 / A change in crunch
Candy & sweets
Heat, sugar, air, and structure make candy an especially playful—and sometimes unpredictable—freeze-drying subject.
This field guide brings together ingredient-specific notes and practical preservation context. Freeze-drying removes ice under vacuum; it does not sterilize food. Preparation, process control, safe handling, and package performance still matter.
Explore the field notes
- Freeze-dried candy — A controlled change in pressure and temperature can turn familiar sweets into puffed, brittle textures.
- Freeze-dried gummies — Gelatin and pectin gummies often puff, split, or become airy, but recipe differences matter.
- Freeze-dried marshmallows — The airy foam structure is already full of small pockets; removing moisture makes it even more delicate.
- Freeze-dried ice cream — A familiar novelty is also a useful lesson in how fats, sugars, and trapped air shape texture.
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