I am planning on bringing some cake balls/truffles for a party next weekend and I'm just itching to do them now!! How long will they be good for? I can wait till mid-week to do them, but the wait is driving me crazy :p

Yea, you can call me a geek for that.

They last for months. Since they're completely sealed in the chocolate, they last forever, or at least that's been my experience, and I live in a hot, humid place. I've made them to serve two weeks in advance, but once I had a whole bunch left over so I put them in a dust-free place (but not in the fridge because of the condensation when you take them out) and took one out a couple of times a week and tried it to see if it was still good. They tasted the same for over two months (and I never got sick!). I'd say go ahead!

[quote="Marianna46"]They last for months. Since they're completely sealed in the chocolate, they last forever, or at least that's been my experience, and I live in a hot, humid place. I've made them to serve two weeks in advance, but once I had a whole bunch left over so I put them in a dust-free place (but not in the fridge because of the condensation when you take them out) and took one out a couple of times a week and tried it to see if it was still good. They tasted the same for over two months (and I never got sick!). I'd say go ahead![/

I need to make several different character ones for an upcoming craft show but i'm afraid to start them this early. If i decorate them and put them in a ziploc bag in a cool place, will they last until Easter?

i saw someone else mentioning on here that they only last 1-2 weeks before going bad?

Why don't you make the centers now and freeze them? I always make up a bunch of centers every time I have cake leftovers. Then, when I want to dip/decorate them, I take them out and let them sit for about 20 minutes before coating them (this keeps the coating from cracking). You could start dipping and finishing them maybe two weeks before Easter.

Yes, I believe that's what Marianna46 means.

Thanks, cheatize, that's what I meant.

I ate one yesterday that had been made for 6 weeks It was just as good as the first day. It had been dipped in chocolate and packaged in a little bag during all that time, never stored in the fridge, just at room temp.

[quote="gregus28"]

after the pops are decorated, should they be stored in a cool place (ex: back porch which stays pretty much the samevas outdoor temp) or just in the house on countertop?