Summer and Chocolate…

Summer has finally arrived! We’ve been loving the sunshine and warm weather here at Cocoa Runners, but there’s nothing worse than discovering your favourite chocolate bar has melted in the heat…

Here are some key tips about what to do when your next subscription box or order pops through the letterbox.

It may seem like the fridge is the safest place for your bars, but putting chocolate in the fridge will lead to chocolate bloom! Chocolate bloom has occurred when the bar has a white layer on the surface. The texture of the bar also changes and becomes brittle. This is because the sudden change in temperature causes the chocolate to crystallise to a lower-quality internal structure.

The bottom line is that chocolate should be stored in a cool, dark place. We recommend hiding your bars away in a dark cupboard on a low shelf, as heat rises.

Dark chocolate is less susceptible to summertime melting than milk and white, so why don’t you use these summer months to try out some new dark bars?