How to Create the Ultimate Freeze Dried Pick ‘n’ Mix

There’s something about pick ‘n’ mix that makes choosing the sweets almost as enjoyable as eating them. Instead of settling for a single variety, you can build your own combination and try a little bit of everything. With freeze dried sweets, the traditional pick ‘n’ mix experience gets an extra crunchy twist.

From fruity favourites to completely transformed chewy sweets, creating your own selection is a great way to discover which varieties deserve a place in your perfect mix.

Start With Plenty of Variety

The key to a good pick ‘n’ mix is choice.

Rather than filling your bag with several versions of the same thing, choose freeze dried candy with different shapes, sizes and textures. Some sweets become extremely light and airy during freeze drying, while others develop a much firmer crunch.

Freeze drying works by removing moisture from the confectionery. This can dramatically change its texture and appearance while leaving you with a recognisable sweet in a completely different form.

Try starting with three or four varieties before adding more once you’ve discovered the types you enjoy most.

Mix Larger Pieces With Smaller Sweets

Creating a good selection isn’t only about choosing different sweets. Mixing different sizes can make your pick ‘n’ mix more interesting too.

Combine larger expanded pieces with smaller crunchy varieties so every handful is slightly different.

A freeze dried gift set can be a useful way to explore several options before deciding what you’d put into your own ultimate mix. Try each variety individually first and then experiment with combining them.

You could even give every sweet a rating out of ten before deciding whether it earns a place in the final selection.

Be warned: removing a sweet from the final line-up can become surprisingly controversial when several people are involved.

Build a Mix That’s Completely Your Own

One of the best things about pick ‘n’ mix is that there isn’t a correct combination.

Some people might want plenty of fruity options, while others will immediately fill their selection with the crunchiest sweets available. You can create a balanced mixture or completely ignore balance and choose nothing but your favourites.

Freeze dried pick ‘n’ mix can be enjoyed during a night at home, shared with friends or added to a sweet table for a celebration.

You can also create different combinations and compare them to find the ultimate mix.

So grab a bag, start choosing and see what makes the cut.

The hardest part won’t be creating your perfect freeze dried pick ‘n’ mix. It’ll be convincing everyone else to stop stealing from it.