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Freeze Chocolate Chips?

15 years ago

I bought too many bags of chocolate chips cause they were on sale and am wondering if I can freeze some of them?

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15 years ago

When you thaw out chocolate, it's best to sit them in the fridge for a good 24 hours before setting them out at room temperature. Let them sit a good day or two without opening the bag to let the cocoa butter absorb back into the chocolate. If there is a little white remaining on the chocolate, it's not harmful or bad. I worked for Laura Secord chocolates for a few years and it's the advice we gave all our customers. I can't tell you how often people would return their chocolates to the store that they thawed incorrectly. We sat them out for another day or two, and they looked fresh as the day we got them.

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casey_nfld
15 years ago
Sure, but they might look a little whitish on the outside. Fine if you're just going to melt them.
kathyg_in_mi
15 years ago
Check the sell by or use by date. You might be surprised at how long they will last.
Kathy G in MI
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glenda_al
15 years ago
I do freeze them
OklaMoni
15 years ago
Never had any expire on me... but I would need a WHOLE lot, to feel the need to freeze.

Love to pop them and eat them as is.

:)

Moni
glenda_al
15 years ago
Reason I freeze a bag, is I'm like my father. He enjoyed frozen chocolate candies, and so do I.
jannie
15 years ago
Cettainly chocolate can be frozen. As Glenda said , above, chips taste good frozen!
sue_va
15 years ago
I just last week used a half bag of chocolate chips that had been on the shelf for several years. They were fine and we have all survived.

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lunchlady1948
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I would freeze them and be like Glenda and chow down~~telling myself I am saving them for such and such but really sneak eating them;)
always_learning
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I freeze mine all the time!!!

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