That white bloom can tell you something about the quality of the chocolate.

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So youve stumbled upon a stash of candy you forgot you had.

Most importantly, is it edible?

A chocolate bar showing white bloom and crackling

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Repurpose your chocolate bymelting it down.

Toasty mugs of homemadehot chocolateare perfect applications for your leftover candy.

Or, dip nuts, dried fruit, biscottieven baconinto melted chocolate for a cute, homemade snack.

Stacked pieces of a broken-up chocolate bar

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