Want to be a hero this Easter? Make your own Cadbury Creme Eggs.
Few week ago I had my first taste of asparagus. I may have been jumping the gun a bit, but for me, abundance of fresh stacked asparagus symbolize spring more than the presence of tulips and the gentle warmth of sun. (Here, We are still waiting for that sun.)
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Anyway, there is another taste that has become a spring tradition, which reminds me, Have you ever notice there are certain desserts that are popular around the same time year after year? Snow-Drop cookies for Christmas, red velvet anything for Valentine’s day, anything pumpkin or congealed cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving, carrot cake and Cadbury Creme Eggs for Easter. Yep, you guessed right, this little chocolate tradition is egg-shaped and stuffed with a creamy center that oozes sweetness and of course I’m talking about Cadbury Creme Eggs. Depending on your opinion, they’re either delicious or a tasteless sugar bomb, but in every case, you can do better at home with a few ingredients and some time.
So you want to be a hero this Easter? Make your own Cadbury Creme Eggs.
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Pour some chocolate into a silicone egg mold, filling bottom of each egg about 1/2 inch, and swirl to coat the sides.
Roll the yellow mixture into balls and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Homemade Cadbury Eggs
Rate this RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 cup Corn Syrup
- 1/4 cup softened Butter
- 3 cup confectioner's powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- Yellow Food Coloring
- 1 package 16 ounces Ghirardelli dark chocolate
- 1-2 tablespoons canola oil
- Silicone Ester Egg mold
Instructions
- In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter, corn syrup and vanilla until smooth.
- Sift in the confectioner's powdered sugar and beat on medium low speed until well mixed.
- Transfer 1/3 of the filling to another bowl and color it with yellow food coloring.
- Put the two bowls in the freezer, for at least an hour,as they're easier to work with once they're set up a little.
- Place the half of chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for about 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, or until mostly melted.
- Stir in the canola oil until mixture is smooth and completely melted.
- Pour some chocolate into a silicone egg mold, filling bottom of each egg about 1/2 inch, and swirl to coat the sides.
- Place in the freezer and freeze until chocolate is set, about 1 hour.
- Roll the yellow mixture into balls and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Place in the freezer for 20 minutes or so. Remove from freezer and scoop an amount of white mixture and flatten it into a circle.
- Place yellow ball in the middle and wrap the white around it forming into an egg shape.
- Return to prepared sheet and place in freezer until the egg shapes are solid.
- Place the remaining half of chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for about 90 seconds,
- Stir in the canola oil until mixture is smooth and completely melted.
- Place eggs shapes in chocolate coated silicone egg mold.
- Pour rest of chocolate into a silicone egg mold, filling each egg entirely.
- Place in the refrigerator until chocolate has set.
- Best to store these in the freezer as well. If you store these in the fridge, they will become slightly soft.
Great idea! My wife loves Cadbury Eggs. I’m going to have to try making these for her.