Healthy Cadbury Creme Eggs?!
Today, those ubiquitous Cadbury Creme Easter eggs are receiving a much-needed healthy makeover.
- Goodbye, high fructose corn syrup
- Goodbye, artificial flavors
- Goodbye, Yellow #6
By the way, if you google to try and find out what ingredients comprise Yellow #6, you get some creepy results…
Instead of stuffing the homemade vegan Cadbury Creme eggs with a gloppy mess of powdered sugar, corn syrup, and butter, I decided on something way better…
Filling them with ice cream! Have you ever tried a Cadbury Creme egg? My childhood Easter baskets were filled with so many chocolate bunnies that I guess there just wasn’t room for any egg-shaped confections, and I’ve actually never tried a non-vegan Cadbury Creme egg. I’m curious as to what they taste like… Might have to order a vegan Cadbury Creme egg online to see how these healthy Cadbury Creme eggs compare.
If you don’t want to do the ice-cream thing, I’m also including an option below that does not need to stay frozen. Both ways are delicious and perfect for Easter!
Healthy Cadbury Creme Eggs
(Completely vegan!)
Yolks & Cream Filling:
- 1 bag frozen mango or peaches (240g)
- 1/4 cup milk of choice (60g)
- pinch stevia extract OR 1-2 tsp sugar
- ice cream of choice, such as my Healthy Ice Cream Recipe, OR coconut butter or cream cheese, such as TJ vegan
Chocolate:
(Or you can skip the chocolate recipe below and simply melt a bowl of chocolate chips)
- 1/4 cup cocoa or cacao powder (20g)
- 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, liquid (20g)
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup or agave (15g)
*If you don’t want to keep the eggs frozen, you can skip the yolk recipe and simply use more cream cheese or coconut butter, naturally colored by mixing in a small pinch turmeric.
First, get out an egg-shaped mold (available at places like Michaels, for about $1, in the cake-decorating section) and put it in the freezer to chill. To make the yolks, combine the first three ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend until completely smooth. Scoop out and freeze while you make the chocolate. Combine chocolate ingredients and stir to form a thin sauce, then take out the chilled candy mold and paint chocolate in a thin layer around the bottom and up the sides of each egg, using a small spoon. Freeze five minutes, then do another layer. Fill with the ice cream or cream cheese that has been warmed to a spreadable consistency, then add a tiny scoop of the yellow filling to the middles. You’ll have leftover yolk filling, as the larger recipe is necessary for smooth blending. I made “deviled” eggs by leaving them open, but you can meld two together by coating the seal with extra chocolate sauce if you’d prefer.
Link Of The Day:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartrazine
Yellow #5 is tartrazine, which is a petroleum derivative! O.o Even creepier!
I have had the creme egg, but the “white” grosses me out. Let me tell you, though, the caramel eggs are too.die.for! I think I can make it with this idea! Thanks as always Amazing CCK!!!
So glad you’re in full Easter mode b/c I’ve not been able to get their yet ~ these look great, though 🙂
I’m obsessed with cadbury eggs! I never really thought about the creepy ingredients though. :/ Anyway you could make the creme another way without ice cream? I’m assuming the creme is just sugar and weird ingredients…hmm
You could try this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Cadbury-Creme-Eggs/
(Just sub earth balance for the butter if you are a vegan.)
Thanks Katie! 🙂
Hey Katie, These look really good, I just wish they were named something else. I have a roommate who is OBSESSED with cadbury eggs, so I was really exited when I got this email, but I can’t imagine this tasting anything like the real thing.
Hi Katie,
I called the actual recipe “Cadbury Cream Ice Cream Eggs,” and to be honest, I had meant to change the title of the post to that as well. When I started working on the post, my initial goal was to do a real copycat of the powdered sugar version, but I tried an experiment with protein powder and it was so awful that I scrapped my plans!
As I told someone else above, I did see a recipe for homemade cadbury eggs if you’re interested in trying to exactly replicate the ones sold in stores: http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Cadbury-Creme-Eggs/
I’m a little puzzled as why you would compare these to Cadbury creme eggs instead of just presenting them on their own as an Easter/spring dessert alternatives, as I can’t imagine they will taste anything alike. But, I hate the taste of Cadbury creme eggs so that is a good thing for me!
(See my response to Katie, a few comments above.)
I started this post weeks ago in LiveWriter, with the initial idea of doing a copycat. When my idea changed, I remembered to change the recipe title, but not the post title… You have no idea how much I now wish I could go back and change the title!
No worries- I hope I came across as respectful. I have been working on my own blog (not food related) and I have come to see how much time these kinds of posts require. I appreciate you continuing to share recipes with us 🙂
Ah, but Katie, you CAN change the title. It’s pretty simple. These are clearly not Cadbury eggs, change the title to what they actually are.
Actually, it’s unfortunately not so simple. The title is tied to the URL (as well as the emails sent out, pings, etc.).
If you’re using WordPress, it is possible to change the title of a post and keep the URL the same as the original 🙂
It is doable. But its not advisable to change it after it goes live, plus it wouldn’t change the title of the emails. I think it is very strange that people are getting so upset over a simple recipe title. Maybe they should go after Cadbury. After all, they are calling their product “eggs” when clearly they aren’t eggs! 😉
I’ve never had Cadbury eggs before but this healthy variation sounds uber cool!
What a fun new twist on a classic candy! Nice work Katie!
I will happily admit that I LOVE Cadbury cream eggs and can’t wait for them to come out each Easter. I’m all about the 80/20 rule and I will happily fill my whole 20 with Cadbury eggs:) if you can get your hands on a vegan version, it’s worth a try just once:)
I dunno, I think taking *a* bite of a real creme egg would be worth it. It’s something one should experience…but at the same time, they’re totally gross. I mean, they’re not, they’re just ridiculously sweet (I loved them as a kid, but now they are just blech). And are they actually not vegan? So much chemical…lol. I guess there is probably gelatin in them.
I wanted to ask: if you were to compare the flavor of Nunaturals or Xylitol to sugar, which would you prefer? That’s the only issue I”m coming across in tryign to make things. I don’t personally desire to avoid actual sugar in all things, but when I’m making some treats for my kids, I try (mostly because I have a type 1 daughter) to make htings very low sugar, or use natural sweeteners like fruit. But I’ve been trying to do a chocolate alternative so my 7 year old can have some candy to “graze” on at Easter, and all I happen to have on hand is Splenda. I really don’t use it very often, someone gave me what I have (people hear diabetes and they have good intentions, but then they do some weird thngs), but I can’t stand the aftertaste. Stevia and xylitol aren’t cheap, and I hate the idea of buying something and then not liking it.
That was long and complicated, when all I wonder is: what tastes more like sugar? Or, really, what doesn’t have an after taste? (is that one word or two?)
I guess it depends on the recipe. If you look at my recipes, you’ll see that I often use a combination of sugar and another sweetener.
Honestly, in baked goods, I don’t taste a difference between xylitol or sugar. And if you are going with stevia, I’d recommend the NN above other brands, because I DO think other brands have a noticeable aftertaste even in small amounts.
I may have eaten them a few times, but I can’t remember. I haven’t really been able to stomach Easter candy very well ever since I got sick two Easters ago and landed in the hospital! By no fault of the candy, I can assure you!
These look totally good! If I wasn’t sitting on a bunk bed I’d do a happy dance! You’re so awesome.