Freeze-dried fruit is shelf-stable fruit that has undergone a process to remove nearly all of its moisture while retaining flavor and nutrients. It’s very light, with a dry, crispy texture and intense, concentrated fruit flavor. Freeze-drying fruit preserves the berry or pieces of fruit exactly as it is, minus the liquids.

This process leaves the fruit a crispy shell of the fresh version. Unopened, freeze-dried fruit so can last 25 to 30 years (according to some manufacturers), only if stored under ideal conditions. Meanwhile, it retains most of its sugars so the fruit tastes like it did before the freezing.

Freeze-dried fruit can be used in many of the same ways as you would use sun-dried and dehydrated fruits.