01
Smoothie Lab
Honeydew
Flavor passed. The powder is a moisture magnet, so speed, desiccant, particle size, and extra drying get the next vote.
Packaging test next
FIELD NOTES FROM THE FREEZE-DRIED FRONTIERThe Maker
The Maker
Atlas.
Part product showroom. Part mad-science field guide. One living map of what CCS has imagined, tasted, named, illustrated, packed—and what is still getting a little kitchen truth.
WHERE THINGS STAND / UPDATED Jul 23, 2026
A finished design means we know its name, personality, and look. Packaging-ready means the artwork is organized for the real thing. The kitchen still gets the final vote.
14Designs finalized
9Packaging-ready sets
4Still measuring & testing
3Label pieces in a full set
WELCOME TO CASCADE CRYOSNACKSGood ingredients.
Good ingredients.
Strange methods.
Great results.
Small-batch freeze-dried provisions, born in Woodinville and developed somewhere between a kitchen experiment, a science lab, and a very specific sense of humor.
Tour the labs ↓MEET THE LINEUPEvery strange little masterpiece,
Every strange little masterpiece,
all in one place.
Browse every flavor, see the finished artwork, and peek at what is already packaging-ready versus what is still getting its kitchen homework done.
COMMUNITY TEST KITCHENWhat should we
What should we
freeze-dry next?
Pitch us an ingredient. Pick a lab—or invent one if none of ours can contain your particular brand of nonsense.
Good ideas, bad ideas, and deeply specific grocery-store links are all welcome. Every public pitch is reviewed before it joins the board.
01
SM-001Packaging artwork ready
CopaBanana
Banana powder
02
SM-002Packaging artwork ready
Strawberry Field Trip
strawberry powder
03
SM-008Packaging artwork ready
Fuzzy Logic
peach powder
04
SM-009Packaging artwork ready
The Nut Job
peanut butter smoothie mix
05
SM-003Packaging artwork ready
Mango No. 5
mango powder
06
SM-004Packaging artwork ready
Popeye's Little Helper
spinach powder
07
SM-005Packaging artwork ready
Greek Freak Vanilla Dust
Greek vanilla yogurt powder
08
SM-006Packaging artwork ready
Greek Freak Cherry Bomb
Greek cherry yogurt powder
09
SM-007Packaging artwork ready
What The Kale?!
kale powder
10
CR-001Kitchen measurements next
Ginger Crush
ginger root powder
11
SM-011Kitchen measurements next
Just Beet It
beet root powder
12
SM-012Kitchen measurements next
Cauli Me Maybe
cauliflower powder
13
SM-010Kitchen measurements next
The Nect Big Thing
nectarine powder
14
FL-001Locked / artwork arriving
Same Frank, Different State
Frank's Original RedHot powder
THE ONE THAT STARTED ITBefore the labs,
Before the labs,
there was Copa.
It began with a request to combine two extremely famous songs. The responsible answer was no. The much better compromise was a dancing banana—and from that gloriously sideways moment, CopaBanana and the whole CCS product universe escaped into the wild.
Visit the OG ↗UP & COMERSIdeas with
Ideas with
their shoes untied.
These are real ideas, not finished products. No fake label art, no pretending we are farther along than we are—just the next ingredients waiting for their turn at the bench.
02
Smoothie Lab
Cantaloupe
Queued for a side-by-side run against honeydew. Melon democracy, but with trays.
Matched alpha test03
Smoothie Lab
Raspberry
A listed candidate with no recorded production outcome yet.
Acquire and test04
Smoothie Lab
Avocado
High interest, high fat, high probability of teaching us something expensive.
Feasibility first05
Smoothie Lab
Pineapple
The first process misbehaved. It gets another chance only after the method changes.
Process retry06
Smoothie Lab
Oat milk powder
Still alive; waiting for a clean process and stability evaluation before product identity work resumes.
Stability backlog07
Experimental
Cranberry
Tartness is allowed to be the point. Childhood-lore energy retained; forced productization prohibited.
Deliberate oddball08
Flavor Lab
Fresh horseradish
A strong candidate that needs practical use and safety guidance before it earns a personality.
Process and taste test09
Flavor Lab
Bloody Mary mix
A concept waiting for an actual recipe. Branding does not get to outrun the glass.
Formula firstTHE LONG BENCH / CANDIDATES WAITING TO EARN PRIORITY
PumpkinCarrotSweet potatoBlueberryGeneric yogurt powderChickpea / garbanzo powder
THREE LABS. ONE ODD LITTLE UNIVERSE.Pick a wing
Pick a wing
of the laboratory.
The farther you wander from the front door, the more each lab gets to dress the room, choose the music, and generally make its own trouble.
01 / ACTIVE
Smoothie Lab
Character-led smoothie ingredients with bright flavors and zero interest in beige branding.
12 products02 / ACTIVE
Crossover Lab
Useful in more than one corner of the kitchen. Ginger Crush started the argument.
1 product03 / ACTIVE
Flavor Lab
Powdered flavor, concentrated mischief, and Frank—the lab robot now officially supervising his first locked product.
1 locked product / more heat brewingFROM THE EARLY SKETCHBOOKNot finished.
Not finished.
Definitely not forgotten.
Historical Freeze Dry Art experiments, preserved as part of the maker story—not current Lab candidates and definitely not pretending to be shelf-ready.
Early concept / name review needed
Tootsie Puffonauts
A candy-space expedition from the early sketchbook. Formula, family, and commercial name still need fresh decisions.
Early concept / not finalized
Crunchy Cryo Pickles
A cheerful frozen-farm pickle world waiting for current recipe truth and a coordinated package set.
Early concept / not finalized
Frozoni Pepperoni
Pepperoni with a winter problem. Food-safety, formula, family, and naming work all come before a comeback.