Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs

Cadbury Eggs Decoded!  Finally, you can make Cadbury-style Creme Eggs at home any time of year.  And you want to know the biggest secret?  The recipe is incredibly simple!  The molding takes some time and patience, but if you're not concerned about looks, these babies are easy to crank out, and possibly more addictive than the real things.

Step 1 Ingredients

Assemble the following ingredients:

• 170g (1/2 cup) light corn syrup (or golden syrup if you're across the pond)
• 58g (1/4 cup) butter, room temperature
• 375g (3 cups) confectioner's powdered sugar (icing sugar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• yellow food coloring
• 1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips

To make actual hollow eggs with the filling inside, you'll need to acquire some egg molds.  Alternatively, you can form the filling and dip it in the chocolate.  If you choose the dipping method, you may consider adding 2 teaspoons of non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening to the chocolate to thin it and make it easier for dipping.

Comments

[Lizziefrog]

I've tried a very similar recipe with Golden Syrup and it wasn't right at all. What does seem to work as a home-made alternative to corn syrup is the following:

* 2 cups sugar
* 3/4 cup water
* 1/4 tsp. cream of tarter
* dash of salt

Combine all ingredients in a heavy, large pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and put a cover on for 3 minutes to get sugar crystals off the sides of the pan. Uncover and cook until it reaches soft ball stage. Stir often.

Cool syrup and store in a covered container at room temperature. It will keep for 2 months. Yields almost 2 cups.

(can't recall where I copied this recipe from, but the result is good)

However, if you live near Aldershot, there is an American food store, which also has an online shop that sells corn syrup. Postage starts at £4.50.

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/american-syrups--molasses-125-c.asp

[S189]

I made a half batch of these using your recipe and they came out really tasty! I love the regular Cadbury Creme eggs so it's great to be able to make my own any time. Great instructable!

[ladybgood]

mmmmmmm instead of dipping these, I made them into Cadbury Cream Cups, filling paper cups 1/3 with chocolate, adding a layer of white filling, a layer of yellow filling, then enough chocolate to fill the cup and ooze down to cover all the filling. worked perfectly. Thanks again smoocharoo

[scoochmaroo]

Holy cow that is awesome! Well done - you're a rockstar!

[rajtu]

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[AussieAnglerGal]

what does a creme egg taste like?

[xProShotx]

This is really great and all but im from the uk and i was wondering if you have to put in shortening as i dont think that you can get it over here. i would really appreciate a response :)

[AussieAnglerGal]

"copha" is a brand of similar stuff, i'm from Australia, so i don't know about the uk

[HaKurama]

You can substitute any solid fat for the shortening.... the best is probably coconut oil (look in larger Tescos in the international foods section - about £1.60 for 500g), if you have an Asian/Indian food store in your area then they will most likely have either coconut oil (and sometimes shortening in the larger ones). =)

[willrandship]

Butter/margarine works great as a shortening substitute, ironic since it's usually meant to be the other way around.

[justanotherdesigner]

YAY!! I'll be able to devour all of these and not be told off by my parents because I would've made them and they're so cheap! WOOHOO CADBURY CREAM EGG PARTY COMIN UP!!! <3

[Jay Spannerz]

Awesome! ^^ AND they taste great. at $4 each here (@_@) or $5 for ALL the ingredients!

thanks! ^^

[Jsquared24]

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Creme eggs but I hate how they only come out once a year. Now with this recipie I can make my own and enjoy tem any time of the year! Thanks Scoochmaroo! XD

[Mella2013]

Awesome job! Thx for posting

[benduy]

by pond did you mean, Australia/New Zealand area? we call that the ditch, any ways great 'Ible !!! 10/5 stars awesome

[bowow0807]

could you please add the brand of the vanilla so that we may get a good idea of how yours tasted like or can you give brands that taste similar? because not all vanilla are the same

[jstrait1]

All i have to say is THANK YOU!! they taste just like the cadbury eggs u buy! I love it : )

[happypicklefriend]

I'm so totally going to make these! Thanks Scoochmaroo

@ everyone below: I was wondering if you had a substitute for chocolate, butter, sugar and salt. Then can you explain the health benefits of yellow food coloring? ;)

[scoochmaroo]

If I could >like< a comment I would like this one.

[angela-la-la]

I think the issue is that corn syrup isn't readily available in many places outside the USA.

[AussieAnglerGal]

i do believe that glucose syrup will work, angela-la-la

[fschoyen]

Seems like something I want to try, but I'd probably make a real egg yolk ganache instead of using the colouring.

Should be as easy as beating a bunch of yolks, and then adding powdered sugar and either flour or a bit of fine ground almond, just to stiffen it up slightly.

[scoochmaroo]

That sounds delicious! Let me know how it turns out :D

[fschoyen]

…or perhaps I'll just go ahead and use a real yolk or two as the food colouring for the "yolk" in these. Colouring doesn't get more natural than that.

[geraput]

super

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[sbsettings]

Why is this so popular? It isnt too original..no offense... Im actually just wondering.

[paper sack ideas]

I think it's because Scoochamaroo has unveiled one of the great secrets of this mysterious candy. I know I (and my kids) have always marveled at the HOW and WHAT of Cadbury eggs. I've always thought they were too sweet, but I'm still totally stoked to find out how to make them, now I can make them smaller and then I won't feel sick after eating one. :-)

[jjmcgaffey]

Real Creme Eggs freeze very nicely - the centers get hard, but let them sit a bit and they go back to gooey. It probably messes up the chocolate (makes it melt too easily), but they never last long enough once I take one out to tell. I've done the 'buy a dozen or two after Easter' thing for years...maybe I won't have to this year! The other advantage, and the reason I'll be doing it to the homemade ones as well, is that you can't eat it right away (well, you can, but it's a waste - no gooey and frozen chocolate barely has a taste). Makes it easier to not eat a dozen at a sitting (uggghhh - but I've had to restrain myself at times!).

I've been looking at plastic Easter eggs, but all the ones I see are divided around the middle instead of lengthwise - I think they'd be too deep to easily unmold. However, now is the right time to find egg molds in craft shops! (goes to see).

[cmcgee-1]

I have a question. How do you make the yellow part orange flavored?

[ksherman1]

Orange extract. You can find it in the baking aisle of almost any grocery store.

[Edwin_T]

You could try adding orange essence, or even mix in some orange juice or squash!

[Edwin_T]

Brilliant! I have been wondering how they make creme eggs for years now! I have got the 2 bowls of filling in the fridge right now! will finish them off later, thanks for posting this instructable!!

[xd12c]

Have you tried deep frying them yet?

[lloo]

We are committed to using fairtrade chocolate and hubby was lamenting the idea of not cadbury eggs this easter. thanks to you i will have a plesent surprise for him in his easter basket!

[Cheezpaper]

I looked at the pictures and I thought "Oh gross chocolate covered eggs! Who would like this Instructable?" But I still clicked on it. I read the instructable and was delighted by the creativity and design of this divine creation and laughed at that moment of doubt and disgust.

[hogtowner]

I can see this being great for other holiday molds. Say using a Christmas tree mold/Santa mold and filling with white, green and red filling. I am so happy, and I haven't eaten any chocolate yet! Thank-you for this instructable!

[libraryCat]

I have a chocolate frog mold... I was thinking myself that that could be interesting. ;)

[pigpenguin]

green cream dooooo it

[cmcgee-1]

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I can make that creamy goodness in the middle all by itself! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scoochmaroo]

Do you have Cookeen, Flora White or Trex? I just turned those up from a google search. You could also substitute most other fats that are solid at room temperature - coconut oil, lard, etc.