Melting chocolate?

[calico2222]

I'm making cake balls, peanut butter balls and who knows what else today. My MIL gave me 2 big bags of melting chocolate but it's kind of white on the outside. I know that is caused by the chocolate getting warm then cold (it was stored in the cupboard for a few months), but once melted will the white look go away? I've eaten candy bars that looked like this and they tasted fine and I still lived to tell about it so I don't think went bad or anything. 

 

[jennyr]

yes, you can melt them and hte white residue will go away - it is sugar forming after temp changes, and just melts. HAve a great bake!

 

[calico2222]

Thanks hon, I actually melted a few chips and let it cool and it looks fine. So, that's the scientific explanation behind it 

. Makes sense though. 

 

[Winchester]

It's called "bloom" and it happens when the chocolate is stored in a place that can get too warm sometimes.

 

[trouts mom]

Oh yeah it will not look white when melted.

 

[x2006nkg]

I just made some peanut butter balls earlier this afternoon with chocolate that had the white on the outside, and it turned out fine when melted. I also taste tested some after they were made, and it tasted fine!

 

[calico2222]

Oh yeah, I taste tested one or two (or three or four 

) and they were fine. In fact, I think I have a sugar high now!