Freeze Dried Skittles Recipe
Taking those delicious soft and chewy fruity candies and transforming them into the most addictive crunchy, light, and airy bites of rainbow deliciousness!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2.5 hours
- Total Time: 2.5 hours
- Yield: ~28 servings
- Category: candies, freeze dried, homesteading, prepping, snacks, sweets
- Method: Freeze Dryer
- Cuisine: candies, freeze dried, homesteading, prepping, snacks, sweets
Ingredients
- 1 The CUBE Prep4Life Freeze Dryer
- ~2-3 cups/448 grams/ 756 pieces Skittles
- Mylar Bags
- Mason Jars
- Oxygen Absorbers (1 per bag/jar)
Instructions
- Press START, then press CANDY EXPRESS.
- Make sure the drain is closed and press YES.
- Add your trays of Skittles onto each rack, and close the door (seriously, I love how thick the door is and how unbelievably strong the magnet is to keep it shut!
- Once the food trays are in the unit, press YES, then press START.
- Now, you can walk away, and the unit will do all the work. In the CANDY EXPRESS mode, it will start to chill the chamber; then, in about ~20 minutes, the vacuum will turn on to decrease the pressure. Once a vacuum has been established, it will run for about two hours to completion.
- Once the Skittles are cooled, add them to a Mylar Bag or Mason Jar with an Oxygen Absorber before sealing. I use my Avid Armor USV32 Chamber Vacuum Sealer.