Man invents world's first organic 'un-meltable' ice-cream

If you're not an astronaut or you've never been to a space museum or camping store, you may not be familiar with the concept of freeze-dried ice-cream—a handy solution to the melting and storing ice-cream conundrum.

Unfortunately, the concept to date hasn't been executed all that well—think cheap ingredients and a chalky, horrible mouth-feel.

However, one man is setting out to turn the freeze-dried treat's shoddy reputation on its head with his own line of premium, organic freeze-dried ice-creams. US-native Robert Collignon has created a Kickstarter campaign for Gastronaut Ice-cream—the world's first artisanal freeze-dried ice-cream range, featuring a variety of flavours including cookies and cream and Mexican chocolate chip.

Not only is the dessert "un-meltable", according to Collignon, but it is also 100 percent organic, containing no artificial colours.

"It tastes just as good as the frozen ice-cream it started with—actually better, because my secret is to add a touch of sea salt," Collignon writes on the Kickstarter page.

Unfortunately for Aussie campers and ice-cream lovers, the treat is only currently available to members of the British Virgin Islands or the United States who pledge around $400 ($US300) in return for 60 Gastronaut Ice-Cream Bars, which works out to be around $6.70 a bar.

We're yet to taste the treat but the notion of a kid-friendly ice-cream that won't end in an explosion of chocolate stains on car seats and tiny clothing is a dessert dream come true.