Freeze-dried ice cream is dry and brittle rather than cold. Eat it at room temperature and keep the sealed bag in a dry place. Available flavours are shown below. Check the ingredients and allergens for the individual product before buying. Read how freeze-drying changes ice cream.
Regular ice cream melts because it has a lot of water. In a freeze dryer the water is removed, so the ice cream turns dry, light and brittle. You can keep it in the cupboard and eat it at room temperature, and in your mouth it melts like regular ice cream. It's often called astronaut ice cream.
At first it crunches like meringue, then it melts in your mouth. It's dry rather than cold, which surprises people the first time. The wafer stays crisp.
Don't put it in the freezer or fridge, because it's humid in there and the ice cream will go soft. Keep the bag closed in a dry place.
The ice cream contains milk, and the wafers contain gluten. You'll find the full ingredients on each product page.
Try our freeze-dried strawberry ice cream sandwich. We explain why ice cream doesn't melt in our post on freeze-dried ice cream.
