How Long All Those Halloween Candy Bars Will Last [Halloween]

If you have trick-or-treaters in the house or tend to over-prepare for visiting ones, chances are you'll have some candy bars left over next week. How long are they good for? Slate tackles this question and more about old chocolate.

Chocolate bars usually have expiration dates on them, but we know that food expiration labels are more suggestions about quality than hard-and-fast rules about safety. When it comes to candy bars, the chocolate may stay fresh for about 12 months and pure chocolate can last for two years, according to Slate (so you might be able to save that candy for next Halloween!). Ingredients like nuts or peanut butter can make a candy bar go bad faster, however, with the quality expiration time of about a year for nuts.

Learn more about chocolate bar freshness (like how to deal with those harmless white spots that show up on old chocolate) at the explainer article below. Photo by Calgary Reviews.

No One Better Lay a Finger on This Butterfinger | Slate

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