Leftover chocolates

lindos90

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

Can some not be used as pressies during the year??

Most of it is shaped like a santas or snowmen, so would look like 'leftovers' fromChristmas, also best before dates only give about three/four months, not the rest of the year.

Im pleased that it can be frozen though, thats good to know, so im not going to have to use it by that date, I'll have to break it up though to get it in the freezer!

BitterAndTwisted

Chocolate has a shelf-life of years if it's kept somewhere cool and dark. Those "best before" dates are a statutory necessity and bear no resemblance to the actual life of a product like chocolate.

Please note: there is NO SUCH THING as too much choccy. If you've got more than you can safely eat perhaps you could share it round with some of your neighbours and their kids as well as any local old-folks or hospice-type places. Failing that I'll PM you with my address. I'd be happy to pay for the postage ;-)

LolaLemon

i seen on the kirsty and phill's homemade christmas (which looked expensive most of the stuff they done!) but one was.. melted chocolate, small bowls of sprinkles like, dried coconuts, hundreds and thousands etc...
get ice cream, a small scoop like a melon baller or ice cream scoop. scoop a ball of icecream, cover in the melted chocolates and drop into one of the bowls of sprinkles, pop on a tray lined with greaseproof paper, and u can put back in the freezer (once they have frozen u cna put all in a tub to save space if u do loads )
Pound land has chocolate moulds, in 'fancy' choc box shapes, you could melt them down and then wrap as presnts throughout the year without them being christmas shaped.
hot chocolate is lovely and easy to make, warm milk on the pan, add the bar of chocolate of choice, stir until its all melted and drink --- waaaaay better than packets of dried hot chocolate powder. my favs is cadburys caramel or bounty.

make chocolate cups to drink liqueurs or milky drinks in. i have an ice mould to make frozen cups for shots, i use it to make thick chocolate cups instead - got from lidl, but they are on those 'fun' sites like iwantoneofthose, play etc.
I paid £3.75 in the sales for a small btl of baileys with 4 thin chocolate cups yesterday, i used the cups and filled them up with ice cream and my 3 year old son used the cup like a cone and then ate the cup.

Vaila

melt it down and make into rocky road !

Paulie'sGirl

Personally I'd ignore the best before date, and keep it in a tub in a cool dark cupboard.

I'd use it in truffles for gifts throughout the year, and in other dessert recipes.

Enjoy!

PGxx

babyshoes

You could put some of it on freecycle - I am sure there are chocoholics out there or parents whose children didn't get much for Christmas who would would be happy to collect!

rosie383

I think that is the best idea. There are plenty of people out there who can't afford luxuries like chocolate. There are bound to be people who maybe bake for charities too etc. Most people wouldn't mind if it was christmas shaped if it was free. i know I wouldn't.

Rummer

How about a local soup kitchen? Or a local homeless shelter?

squeakysue

I know, shock horror! Nobody here particularly like crunchies and we aren't too keen on chomps or fudges either so I was thinking of saving all the least favourite bars from selection boxes and using them up other ways. Anyone got any suggestions? Could I crush them up and make some sort of fridge cake?

TIA x

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

Liking the idea of a fridge cake, but wondered about using the Crunchies in a cheesecake base? I had a lovely white chocolate and Malteser cheesecake in one of the pubs in Boscastle once, so I guess Crunchies could be used instead?