Freeze-Dried Marshmallows:
Pillow Soft Goes Gloriously Crunchy
Take a Freedom Mallow, freeze it to the bone, whisk away the water in a vacuum — and it turns into a light, crackly, melt-on-your-tongue crunch with the flavour turned up to eleven. Still vegan. Still halal certified. Still leaving nobody out.
What are freeze-dried marshmallows?
Freeze-dried marshmallows are regular marshmallows with almost all their water removed by freeze-drying (lyophilisation, if you’re feeling fancy). The result is a light, airy, crunchy sweet that crackles when you bite it, melts on your tongue and tastes even more intensely of marshmallow. They stay crisp for months, don’t melt into goo in cereal, and weigh next to nothing — which is why they’ve conquered cereal bowls, hot chocolates and snack drawers everywhere.
Same mallow, new physics
Our freeze-dried range starts life as the same vegan, gelatine-free Freedom Mallows you already love.
Flavour, concentrated
Removing the water intensifies the vanilla — like the marshmallow turned its own volume up.
Rare in this category: certified
Halal certified, vegan and Top 14 allergen-free freeze-dried mallows are almost impossible to find. Hello.
How do you freeze-dry a marshmallow?
Three steps, one small miracle of physics. (Water goes from ice to vapour without ever being liquid — sublimation. Tell your friends.)
The Deep Freeze
Fresh mallows are frozen solid — far colder than your home freezer — locking every bit of moisture in place as tiny ice crystals.
The Vacuum Chamber
Pressure drops to a near-space vacuum. With gentle warmth, the ice sublimates — turning straight into vapour and escaping the mallow, crystal by crystal.
The Crunch Awakens
What’s left is the marshmallow’s airy structure, intact but bone-dry: featherlight, shatter-crisp and packed with concentrated vanilla flavour.
🍬 Because nothing is fried, baked or added, a freeze-dried Freedom Mallow keeps the exact same ingredients list as the original: vegan, gelatine-free, halal certified and Top 14 allergen-free.
Soft vs. crunchy: drag to decide
Same recipe on both sides of the line — the only thing that changed is the water content.
Where will you add the crackle?
Cereal marshmallows, all grown up
Those magical crunchy mallows from childhood cereal? That’s freeze-drying. Ours bring the same crackle — without gelatine or high-fructose corn syrup — and they stay crisp in milk long enough to actually enjoy.
The sundae’s secret weapon
Soft mallows on ice cream turn chewy-cold. Freeze-dried ones stay shatter-crisp against the scoop — a texture plot twist for vegan and dairy sundaes alike.
Sprinkle-grade showing off
Crush them over doughnut glaze, fold them through cookie dough, crown a birthday cake. They hold their crunch where fresh mallows would dissolve — pure pâtisserie mischief.
Hot chocolate, feature-length
Freeze-dried mallows melt slowly into a creamy marshmallow foam — so your hot choc stays topped from first sip to last. Long shelf life makes them perfect for gift kits, too.
The freeze-dried family
Made in the UK in our own facility — the same inclusive recipe, three crunchy characters.
Freeze-Dried Mini Mallows
Pink & White · Vanilla & StrawberryThe icon. Airy, crackly and dangerously poppable — the ones that vanish from the bowl first.
Freeze-Dried Gummy Bears
Fruit Mix · Crisp then goneOur gelatine-free bears puff into fruit-flavour bombs with a crispy shell that melts clean away.
Micro Mallow Pieces
Vanilla Dust · Baker’s sprinkleTiny dehydrated mallows for cookies, cocoa kits and anywhere that needs a whisper of crunch.
Freeze-dried and free-from?
That’s the rare bit.
Most freeze-dried candy starts from gelatine sweets. Ours starts from the world’s most inclusive marshmallow — so the crunchy version keeps every promise the soft one makes:
- 100% vegan & plant based
- Halal certified
- Gelatine-free, always
- Top 14 allergen-free
- Kosher & PKU suitable
- No artificial colours or corn syrup
Want them? Here’s how.
Snackers & home bakers: our freeze-dried range is currently crafted for brands and food creators, with retail packs in the works. Be first in the queue — email askcedric@freedomconfectionery.com with “Freeze-Dried Waitlist” and we’ll shout the moment they land. Meanwhile, the soft originals are very much in stock.
Brands, bakeries & creators: sample packs, specs and bulk supply are ready today on our freeze-dried innovation hub, or email innovation@freedomconfectionery.com.
Visit the innovation hubFreeze-dried FAQs
What do freeze-dried marshmallows taste like?
Like a marshmallow that swapped its pillow for a crunch. The texture is light and crisp — closer to a meringue than a sweet — and because the water is gone, the vanilla flavour tastes noticeably more intense. They melt away on your tongue rather than chewing.
Are freeze-dried marshmallows halal and vegan?
Most on the market aren’t — they’re freeze-dried versions of gelatine sweets. Ours are: Freedom’s freeze-dried mallows start from our halal certified, gelatine-free, vegan recipe, and freeze-drying adds nothing at all — it only removes water.
How are freeze-dried marshmallows made?
In three steps: the mallows are frozen solid, placed in a deep vacuum, and gently warmed so the ice sublimates — turning straight from solid to vapour. What remains is the marshmallow’s airy structure with about zero moisture: crisp, light and shelf-stable for months.
Are cereal marshmallows freeze-dried?
The crunchy “charms” in breakfast cereal are made by a similar drying principle — that’s why they share the same crisp, melty texture. Ours deliver the nostalgia without gelatine or high-fructose corn syrup, and with a Top 14 allergen-free recipe.
Do freeze-dried marshmallows melt in hot chocolate?
Beautifully — just more slowly than fresh ones. They rehydrate into a creamy foam layer that lasts the whole mug, which is exactly why hot chocolate kits love them.
Can you freeze-dry marshmallows at home?
Only with a home freeze-dryer (a serious bit of kit) — a normal freezer can’t do it, because freeze-drying needs a deep vacuum for the ice to sublimate. If you’ve got one, our soft mallows freeze-dry wonderfully. If not, that’s rather what we’re here for.
Can I buy Freedom freeze-dried marshmallows in bulk?
Yes — for brands, bakeries, cafés and creators we supply freeze-dried mallows, gummy bears and micro pieces in bulk, with samples and spec sheets via our freeze-dried innovation hub or innovation@freedomconfectionery.com.
How long do freeze-dried marshmallows last?
With the water removed, they’re naturally shelf-stable and keep their crunch for months in a sealed pack — no fridge, no preservatives, no drama. Just keep them airtight; they’ll happily soak up humidity if you let them.
More from the free-from family
Halal Marshmallows
Certified, gelatine-free and gloriously toastable.
Explore → 🌱Gelatine-Free Marshmallows
The plant-powered original that started it all.
Explore → 🛡️Allergen-Free Marshmallows
Top 14 free-from — parties without the worry.
Explore → 🚀Freeze-Dried for Business
Bulk supply, samples and NPD for brands and bakeries.
Explore →The crunch is coming.
Don’t miss the drop.
Join the freeze-dried waitlist and we’ll email you the moment retail packs launch — and keep you topped up with soft mallows in the meantime.
Trade enquiries: innovation@freedomconfectionery.com · +44 (0)330 002 0990
