I get these every year for a special beer. The quality is great, and the shipping is fast and reliable.
Dried Candy Cap
Dried Candy Cap
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$10.00 USD
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$10.00 USD
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Lactarius fragilis
Product of USA
Candy Caps, a member of the Milk Cap family, have a unique maple aroma when they are dried. Just a few dry Candy Caps, left out in the kitchen, will make the room smell like maple syrup. Dried Candy Caps are a beautiful addition to pancakes, waffles, cookies, flan, ice cream, and cheesecake. They pair particularly well with pecans and other nuts. Once you start experimenting with this unique, unmistakable flavor, you’ll want to put it into everything. We suggest pumpkin pie.
Far West Fungi creates this line of dried mushrooms by air-drying a select portion of its fresh organic and wild foraged mushrooms. All drying is done in-house at our own commercial kitchen, where great care is taken to preserve the natural essence of the mushroom. The result is a powerful, concentrated mushroom product, free from sodium, preservatives, or any other additive. It’s simple and pure: mushroom essence and nothing else.
Dried mushrooms can be reconstituted in any kind of warm liquid (wine, broth, cream, etc.) for 15 - 20 minutes, and then used in any application in which fresh mushrooms are called for.
Recipe using Candy Cap:
Kuri Squash 7 Chanterelle Fritters
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 18 reviews.
I made a beautiful candy cap Chantilly cream for a plated dessert. The quality of these mushrooms are unbelievable. There were notes of tofffee, pepper, and maple. I will definitely be back😁
These mushrooms showed up in a timely manner and they all smell and taste so excellent!
Super fast delivery.. Great musheoom
Candy cap mushroom creme caramel
Store owner replied: oh wow, that looks fantastic! We're very happy to hear you enjoy our candy cap, and thank you for sharing a photo of your dish.
I made a mead with mesquite and buckwheat honey, some oak chips, and also some of those candy caps! The intense maple is coming through, and I will be releasing the final product, Tip of the Cap, in a few months! (I've sent a pic of the test jar but the full batch is 17 gallons).
I’m just putting a little bits a bit around each room. The whole house smells like maple syrup. As does the car.
Great experience!! The Candy Caps are amazing! Super simple ordering process and fast delivery:) Overall perfect experience!
Lovely product & store and great customer service.
My favorite ice-cream making mushroom.
My husband lived in California many moons ago. He had not seen candy caps since way back when. I was on the hunt for mushrooms because his birthday was coming up. I wish I could share the look on his face with you. He was elated. I was impressed by how completely full the bag was. Pricing great. Packaging great. Delivery great. Quality great!!! I will definitely do business with Far West Fungi in the future and recommend them.
Store owner replied: Hi Jeannette, We're very delighted to hear that both you and your husband enjoy our candy caps! They are definitely a great mushroom with a beautiful aroma. Happy Holidays from the Far West Fungi Family.
These add a nice Maple like flavor. We have used them soaked in milk or cream warmed on the stove and used that in dessert recipes. Very Tasty.
I had a mushroom shortbread cookie at a wine tasting in sonoma. It was sooooo good that I came home and looked for the candy cap mushrooms they used in the recipe. Ordered them and the rest is history - I will keep this cookie on my list for the occasion I serve pinot noir. It was smashing!!
Buy these every year for a special at work and every year impressed with the quality of these caps. Will be buying more!
Enjoyed making candy cap cookies as host gifts for friends and family we’re visiting over the holidays. They smelled delightful during the rehydration process! Hosts have all enjoyed the baked goods so far, too. Good product, arrived promptly despite my remote location, and well-enjoyed!
I have ordered these several times over the past few years. They are always top quality, perfectly dried, with no dirt or foreign matter at all.
Great quality mushrooms, excellent flavor!
I've used these candy cap mushrooms to brew our Fall Forager (Mushroom Amber Ale) for the past 3 years. Incredible maple flavor and aroma in the finished beer. Would highly recommend!