Dried fruit / nuts out of date - would you eat?

[MrsJorahMormont]

I have loads of those wretched Graze boxes and most of them were shoved to the back of a cupboard and forgotten about. Some of them are over a year out of date but they are well sealed in little individual plastic tubs and were stored in a cool cupboard. Do you think they would still be ok to eat? And would you eat them as they are or cook them in porridge / rice pudding?

[Highlove]

I'd definitely still eat. It'll be really obvious if they're not ok, like the fruit has started to ferment or something. I'd probably cook with them though, just in case they're a bit tired now though rather than in case of nasties.

[Bunbaker]

Out of date nuts probably won't kill you. They will just taste rancid and nasty.

[MrsJorahMormont]

Ok, thank you! I won't put them in DD's lunchbag or anything then. The little boxes are sort of heat sealed.

I could just dump them of course

[Pedestriana]

I'd taste them and see if they were okay. If not, they'd go on the compost heap/in the green waste. If they were okay, then everyone would be getting flapjacks!