Monika's Kandy Orchard

Freeze-dried Taffy

Name: Freeze-dried Taffy
SKU: 291
Availability: InStock

Size

Kind

Clear

Category: Kandy

Description

How It Is Made

Traditional taffy contains tiny amounts of water and whipped air pocket emulsions. When placed on heated trays inside a deep freeze-dryer vacuum, the moisture rapidly vaporizes and tries to escape. Because the sugary base becomes warm and pliable, the internal pressure forces the taffy to balloon outward into a hollow, colorful ball before setting solid.

Flavor and Texture

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Puff: It swaps its sticky pull for a texture similar to a crunchy marshmallow or a light meringue. It breaks apart with a crisp snap but immediately dissolves into a smooth, silky glaze as soon as it touches your tongue.
Amplified Sweetness: Eliminating the water content isolates the raw flavor extracts. Classic profiles like banana, blue raspberry, orange cream, watermelon, and cotton candy taste significantly bolder and sharper.

Why People Love It

Zero Dental Danger: Traditional taffy is notorious for pulling out dental fillings, sticking to braces, or causing jaw fatigue. Freeze-dried taffy shatters effortlessly under minimal pressure, making it completely safe for people with extensive dental work.
Mess-Free and Portable: The pieces lose all their oily, sticky residue. They can be handled easily without wrappers and won’t melt into a sticky puddle if left in a warm car or bag.

Additional information

Size

small – 8 oz, medium – 16 oz, large – 32 oz

Weight

When packaging freeze-dried fruits and candies, fluid ounces measure volume, not weight, which often confuses people because freeze-drying removes up to 90% of a food's water content. This means an identical deli container size will hold drastically different net weights depending on how much the food expands or contracts during the freeze-drying process.

Standard Deli Container Sizes & Average Net Weights
Deli containers are universally measured in fluid ounces (volumetric space). Because freeze-dried foods are highly porous and light, their actual scale weight is a fraction of the container’s volume.

• 8 oz Container (Half-Pint / Small)
o Estimated Net Weight: 1.5 to 2.5 ounces of candy; 0.5 to 1 ounce of fruit.

• 16 oz Container (Pint / Medium)
o Estimated Net Weight: 3.5 to 5 ounces of candy; 1.5 to 2.5 ounces of fruit.

• 32 oz Container (Quart / Large)
o Estimated Net Weight: 7 to 10 ounces of candy; 3 to 5 ounces of fruit.

Kind

Banana, Blue Raspberry, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Honey, Licorice, Neapolitan, Pear, Peppermint, Vanilla, Vanilla Orange, Watermelon, Wild Berry