Five-ounce bags of freeze dried candy can be sold at upwards of $10, which is significantly more than the same candy costs in its original form. $6.99. Shop Now.

Marlena Burgess, who started her freeze-dried candy business in East Hampton, run MJ Sugar Rush. After obtaining her cottage food license, she uses familiar, store-bought candy such as Skittles ...

The idea to make freeze-dried candy came after Stratford tried it for the first time at a farmer's market. "My friend posted that she had freeze-dried candy, and it was exciting for her," Smylie says.