Freeze-dried sweets can be used as toppings, decorations or dessert additions. These serving ideas can be adapted to your taste. They do not require baking the sweets. Prepare crunchy additions separately and add them at the end.
Skittles topping for ice cream 🌈
You need a serving of ice cream and a few freeze-dried Skittles. Choose one flavour or separate flavours before crushing if you want to compare them individually.
- Put the sweets in a clean, dry food-safe bag.
- Crush gently with a rolling pin. Leave larger crumbs if you want a crunchy texture.
- Scoop the ice cream into a bowl.
- Sprinkle just before serving and reseal unused sweets.
You can decorate yogurt in the same way. Moisture softens the topping, so do not mix it in beforehand if you want to preserve the crunch.
Fritt dessert in a glass 🍓
Prepare your usual yogurt or cream dessert and a flavour of freeze-dried Fritt. Break the pieces over a dry plate. Spoon the dessert into a glass and add the sweets just before eating. You can keep some pieces in a separate bowl to add to successive spoonfuls.
Store yogurt and cream according to their requirements. If they need refrigeration, keep them in the fridge without the candy topping. Take out the prepared dessert and decorate it just before serving. Do not skip refrigeration for the sake of the sweets.
Cupcakes with gummy decorations 🎂
Arrange freeze-dried gummies on finished cupcakes. Let baked goods cool and store them as their cream requires. Add gummies before serving. Choose pieces suited to the cupcake’s size and use crumbs as a topping.
Do not bake the sweets into the cake if you want to keep their current texture. This suggestion is for decorating a finished dessert. Keep chocolate-coated sweets away from heat sources.
Cocoa and marshmallows ☕
Add a few freeze-dried marshmallows to prepared cocoa. They absorb moisture and soften in a drink, so treat them as a sweet addition rather than a lasting crunchy decoration. Eat some separately if you want to compare the texture.
Choosing flavours and ingredients 📋
You could pair sour candy with mild yogurt or caramel sweets with a chocolate dessert. These are suggestions to adapt, without a promise that every combination will suit everyone.
Check ingredients in the sweets and the other dessert components. Gelatin, milk, nuts or gluten may be present depending on the product. A separate bowl or spoon does not guarantee no allergen contact.
What to do with the remaining sweets 🔒
Reseal dry, unused sweets. Do not return crumbs collected from cream or a wet plate to the bag. Read how to store freeze-dried sweets. For a larger gathering, explore our party serving ideas.