How long can you keep chocolate Easter eggs? What about stuffed eggs? And can white rash angry?
If it may be reassuring, you don’t have to eat everything quickly. Chocolate remains good for a while, says Liesbeth van de Voorde of the Federal Food Agency FAVV. The condition is that you keep it well.
How do you best keep chocolate?
Chocolate is a vulnerable product and can best be stored in a dry, cool place at a temperature between 14 and 18 degrees. Find a dark place, such as a kitchen cupboard, pantry or basement if it is not damp.
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Better not in the fridge. And if you do it because you like cool chocolate better, pay attention that you do not place it near other products with a strong scent such as cheese or fish.
How long can you eat?
You can keep chocolate for a long time. According to the FASFC, dark chocolate (fondant) can be stored for up to 2 years. For white and milk chocolate that is 6 months to 1 year.
Does that also apply to pralines or stuffed eggs?
Pure chocolate contains very little cocoa butter. But as soon as pralines or eggs contain creamy ganache or butter cream, or if milk and fresh fruits have been added, caution is required.
Government supplier Leonidas therefore gives two tips. « The first is very simple. Eat the contents of your box pralines just as quickly as possible. Filled pralines or eggs remain stable between 12 and 22 ° C. You keep them best at 15 to 18 ° C. Moreover, pralines do not like light and moisture. Put them in an air -tight box in metal or plastic. Then put the box it sounds. In any case, eat your pralines within a few weeks and never keep them for more than three months.
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And if you really have too much chocolate in your closet?
« Then process it in desserts such as cake, brownies, cookies or chocolate mousse. Or make chocolate milk with it, » says Liesbeth van de Voorde van de Favv.
Can you still eat from your chocolate if it is somewhat white?
« When chocolate gets to deal with temperature fluctuations, the cocoa butter will melt in the chocolate and come back to the surface, without anything changing. This is the white layer around the chocolate. No more and no less. You can certainly eat white chocolate. It is certainly not a sign that it is spoiled.
This article first appeared on December 11, 2024, but now received an update
