Description

Dried Candy Cap Mushrooms

Candy cap mushrooms are one of the most unique edible mushrooms around. Uncharacteristically sweet with just a hint of curry, candy cap mushrooms are often compared to maple syrup, pancakes, and butterscotch. They’re primarily used dried or ground up as a flavoring. This is partly due to the fact that candy caps become much more powerful and aromatic once they’ve been through the drying process. It’s been said that the mapley scent of dried candy caps can be found lingering in a room for up to a year after being removed if not stored in an air-tight container.

Other Name: Curry milkcap

Species: Lactarius rubidus

Season: Year-round

Origin: West Coast, USA

Shelf Life: Dried candy cap mushrooms will hold their flavor and aroma for well over a year.

Tips:  Because of their sweet qualities, candy caps are often ground up and placed in desserts such as muffins, macaroons, cookies, and brownies or chopped up and steeped in liquid bases before being made into caramels, ice cream, puddings, and more. Their savory qualities can be best experienced with things like pulled pork, curry dishes, butternut squash, and chow mein. The possibilities with this mushroom are almost endless.