A cold dessert includes a cold sweetened food and a gelatin-based candy. The cold sweetened food has a temperature from about -75 to about 3 °C. The gelatin-based candy comprises about 36 to about 39 wt. % invert sugar, about 36 to about 39 wt. % sucrose, about 5.5 to about 6.5 wt. % gelatin, and about 17 to about 20 wt. % water.