Dried Candy Cap Mushrooms

Candy cap mushrooms are perhaps one of the most unusual wild mushroom varieties because of their ability to work in both savory and sweet dishes.  They are intensely aromatic, with a woodsy scent that evokes maple syrup or a maple bar doughnut. They have a similar (though less powerful) flavor. They are highly sought after by professional chefs as well as pastry chefs looking to create innovative desserts.

Wild candy cap mushrooms only grow in small portions of the United States, making them a rare treat and the perfect gift for mushroom fans.

Origin: Wild candy cap mushrooms are sustainably hand-foraged in the pristine wilds of the American west coast.

Applications: For savory dishes, consider pairing candy caps with meats often served with sweet elements like kurobuta pork, smoked food, and New Zealand lamb, particularly as part of a chutney or relish. 

If you want to try making candy cap desserts, try adding powdered candy caps as a seasoning, or steeping them in custard, cheese cake and ice cream bases the way you would vanilla beans.  They can also be reconstituted like other dried wild mushrooms, chopped, and baked into cookies or cooked into pancakes.

How to Reconstitute Dried Mushrooms.

Storage and Handling: Dried wild mushrooms can be stored away from light at room temperature for at least a year in airtight plastic bags, jars or other containers. Dried mushrooms do not need to be refrigerated. Because candy caps are so aromatic, they may scent what they're stored near to.

Specifications: Your dried candy cap mushrooms will arrive in a large zip lock bag. It takes about 5 pounds of fresh mushrooms to create 8 ounces of dried mushrooms.

Shipping: Fedex Ground