Make Your Own Cadbury Creme Eggs

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Want to be a hero this Spring?

Make your own Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Every year, our good friend D. Bunnyhunter waits like a little kid for the new harvest of Creme Eggs to hit the shelves. (David, let me know when you want to pick yours up, OK?)

These are actually really easy to make at home. Like, ridiculously easy. If you can beat butter and sugar together (with a stand mixer, with a handheld mixer, with a wooden spoon and a little elbow grease), you can do this. Trust me.

They’re good messy fun, and would make a great project for a (very patient) parent. I got more than a little covered in chocolate.

I can’t remotely take credit for this awesome idea

I saw this on Food 52 last week. Ashley from Not Without Salt adapted a recipe for them from Instructables.

May someone else take this version and pass it along as well, to help spread the good word about the ridiculous deliciousity that is the Homemade Cadbury Creme Egg.

For real.

Mad love to our friend Rich from the band The Unlivin Dead for bringing these little guys to my attention last week. (Check them out, they’re old friends!)

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Don’t blame me if they make your kids go bananas

These are like rocket fuel for little kids. With the exception of some butter and a little chocolate, these babies are 100% pure sugar. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Golden syrup or light corn syrup?

Use either. The original recipe calls for regular old Karo brand light corn syrup. Lyle’s Golden Syrup was a nice substitution on Food 52’s part. The hint of caramel adds a nice, subtle flavor to the filling. You can find Lyle’s at most fancier grocery stores, or order it online. It’s great stuff, and well worth seeking out.

 

Homemade Creme Eggs

½ cup Lyle’s golden syrup (or Karo light corn syrup)
6 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners’ sugar (a.k.a. powdered sugar)
~1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring
12 oz. dark chocolate chips

Makes 14-16 creme eggs, depending on how large you roll them

Make the filling

Grab your butter. Let it stand on the counter for about 30 minutes to soften up.

Toss it in the bowl of your stand mixer (or in a large mixing bowl if you’re beating by hand).

Add the golden syrup or corn syrup.

Toss in the vanilla extract. (Have vodka and a coupla vanilla beans lying around? Learn how to make your own here. I’ve had my bottle going since 2002! The flavor is a-ma-zing.) Want to flavor your eggs? Substitute mint extract, maple extract, a little rum, etc., if you like.

Beat on high until the mixture is creamy and uniform.

Add the confectioners’ sugar.

Stir it around with your paddle to start to incorporate it. That helps avoid a big poof of powdered sugar when you turn on the mixer…

Then beat on medium for a minute or two until the mixture is uniform and fluffy.

You want something akin to soft Play-Doh.

 

Color the yolks

Once it’s uniform, round up your butter and sugar paste.

Remove about a third of it and stick it in a separate bowl.

Add the yellow food coloring and mash it around until you’re happy with the color of your yolks. (BTW, I could totally see using green food coloring instead of yellow for a Green Eggs & Ham type of thing…)

Pop the filling in the freezer

Put the divided filling into the freezer for about 10 minutes. The goal is to get it to firm up enough to be easy to roll into balls—not freeze it solid.

After 10 minutes, give the yellow filling a poke. If it doesn’t immediately stick to your finger, you should be good to go.

Make your yolks

Measure out a rough teaspoon of yellow filling.

Roll it between your palms to form a ball. (Hello, sticky paws!)

Set the ball on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat with the rest of the yellow filling until you have a nice little army of glorious candy yolks. Stick the pan in the freezer to firm up while you deal with the whites.

Make your whites

Measure out a rough tablespoon of the white filling. Roll between your palms to form a ball. Set on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat until you have rolled all your whites. (Make sure you have a white for each yolk you rolled…)

Set your whites in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.

Assemble your creme eggs

Grab both pans out of the freezer. Press your thumb into the middle of one of the whites to make a nice little nest for the yolk.

Nestle a yolk in the depression.

Smoosh the white around the yolk until it’s completely enclosed.

Roll the finished egg between your palms again to make it roughly egg shaped. Set it back on one of your parchment lined pans. Repeat with the rest of the filling until you’ve used it all.

Once you’re done, smooth out any oddly shaped eggs to make them a little more oval, if you like. Pop the pan back into the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Dip the eggs in chocolate

Melt your chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring well each time. I used Hershey’s Special Dark, but by all means, use 12 oz. of your favorite chocolate.

When you’re ready to dip your eggs, stick a toothpick pretty deeply into one.

Quickly roll it around in the melted chocolate, covering the entire filling.

With a clean finger or spatula, glop off some of the extra chocolate so you have a relatively even coating.

Stick the toothpick into a squash or other large, stable veggie so the chocolate can cool and preserve the round shape.

Repeat with the rest of your eggs, until you’ve coated them all in chocolate.

I only had one squash on hand, so I quickly ran out of room. I cooled the rest of the eggs on my parchment-lined pan. It worked out just fine, though one side of my eggs is a little flatter than the others.

Pop the coated eggs into the freezer or fridge until the chocolate sets up.

 

And…voila!

You just made your own Cadbury Creme Eggs. Not too shabby, eh? For full effect, wrap each in food-safe colored foil.

Storing homemade creme eggs

These have enough sugar in them that they should be OK on the counter for a few days. To be safe, I’d store ’em in the fridge.

Enjoy!

Make Your Own Cadbury Creme Eggs

Yields 14-16 eggs

Here's how to make awesome, copycat Cadbury eggs at home.

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Ingredients

½ cup Lyle’s golden syrup (or Karo light corn syrup)
6 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners’ sugar (a.k.a. powdered sugar)
~1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring
12 oz. dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Grab your butter. Let it stand on the counter for about 30 minutes to soften up.
  2. Toss it in the bowl of your stand mixer (or in a large mixing bowl if you’re beating by hand).
  3. Add the golden syrup or corn syrup.
  4. Toss in the vanilla extract.
  5. Beat on high until the mixture is creamy and uniform.
  6. Add the confectioners’ sugar.
  7. Beat on medium for a minute or two until the mixture is uniform and fluffy.
  8. Color the yolks: Once it’s uniform, round up your butter and sugar paste. Remove about a third of it and stick it in a separate bowl. Add the yellow food coloring and mash it around until you’re happy with the color of your yolks.
  9. Put the divided filling into the freezer for about 10 minutes. The goal is to get it to firm up enough to be easy to roll into balls—not freeze it solid.
  10. After 10 minutes, give the yellow filling a poke. If it doesn’t immediately stick to your finger, you should be good to go.
  11. Make your yolks: Measure out a rough teaspoon of yellow filling. Roll it between your palms to form a ball. Set the ball on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat with the rest of the yellow filling until you have a nice little army of glorious candy yolks. Stick the pan in the freezer to firm up while you deal with the whites.
  12. Make your whites: Measure out a rough tablespoon of the white filling. Roll between your palms to form a ball. Set on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat until you have rolled all your whites. Set your whites in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
  13. Assemble your creme eggs: Grab both pans out of the freezer. Press your thumb into the middle of one of the whites to make a nice little nest for the yolk. Nestle a yolk in the depression. Smoosh the white around the yolk until it’s completely enclosed. Roll the finished egg between your palms again to make it roughly egg shaped. Set it back on one of your parchment lined pans.
  14. Repeat with the rest of the filling until you’ve used it all.
  15. Once you’re done, smooth out any oddly shaped eggs to make them a little more oval, if you like. Pop the pan back into the freezer for about 15 minutes.
  16. Melt your chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring well each time.
  17. When you’re ready to dip your eggs, stick a toothpick pretty deeply into one.
  18. Quickly roll it around in the melted chocolate, covering the entire filling.
  19. With a clean finger or spatula, glop off some of the extra chocolate so you have a relatively even coating.
  20. Stick the toothpick into a squash or other large, stable veggie so the chocolate can cool and preserve the round shape.
  21. Repeat with the rest of your eggs, until you’ve coated them all in chocolate.
  22. Pop the coated eggs into the freezer or fridge until the chocolate sets up.
  23. And…voila! You just made your own Cadbury Creme Eggs. Not too shabby, eh? For full effect, wrap each in food-safe colored foil. Enjoy!
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15 COMMENTS

  1. I am so excited!! My husband loves these, but the ones we've been getting at the stores are really old and not so good. I can't wait to surprise him. Thank you! One question - part of the fun is the soft gooeyness of the center. Are these gooey or is there something I can do to make them so?
  2. Jessie! These look amazing! This is something that seems really intimidating so you keep buying them chemical filled ones. I don't know about you, but I always get a craving for these during the dead of winter. Now I have a solution for that pesky little problem!
  3. I am making these for an Easter Party this weekend with one difference, I'm dipping them in white chocolate and decorating them with dark chocolate for a neat contrast :)
  4. Hi ! These look fantastic - I love the traditional creame eggs, and I'm excited to try your version! I was wondering if I could somehow substitute agave syrup for either the corn syrup or powdered sugar... or both. do you think that is possible, or will it ruin the texture? Thanks!
    • Hey! OK, you could *probably* use agave syrup in place of the Lyle's Golden Syrup. Definitely not as a replacement for the powdered sugar, though. That's what gives the filling its body. That said, I haven't tried agave in this recipe. If you give it a whirl, comment back and let us know how it goes? Happy Easter! Jessie
  5. easy recipe but the preparation was very difficult. sticky and mess. end result was very sweet even the kids didnt really care for that much sugar I would definitely do some altering and see if it can be made with less sugar.
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  7. Hey Jessie! Love your name by the way. It reminds me of my roommate, Jessica Markle, a girl who I refer to as Jessie. She's a friend of mine from the Maryland School For The Blind. I am a blind woman who absolutely loooooooooooves to cook! And, I'm one of those girlies who I guess you could say is a chocoholic! I looooooooove chocolate anything! Just as long as there are no nuts or coconut in the center. That being said, if I was to make these Cadbury Creme eggs, would I be able to use pure maple syrup instead of corn syrup/golden syrup? The reason why I ask is because since October 17, 2015, I've been trading preservatives, artificial colorings, additives, artificial flavorings, and all that stuff that no one can pronounce, for quality ingredients. After all, I always say that recipes made with ingredients you have right at home are better for you! Made with love! I tried a Cadbury Creme Egg when I bought one this year from either Albertsons or Safeway on Easter Sunday. Let me tell you, it tasted like paradise! When I bit into it, the filling went "Gush!" in my mouth and onto my tablecloth. It certainly made me drool with excitement! I bet this recipe for a homemade version will make me double drool! Maybe even triple drool! I certainly can't wait to try it one day! Also, since I'm blind, do you think an egg-shaped candy mold would work for shaping the eggs, as well as setting them in the chocolate? This way, there's less of a mess on the counter.
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