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.
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This looks so good but I can’t imagine sinking my teeth into something that cold 😛
These look so fun! I don’t actually like cadbury eggs but my family loves them, I will have to make them for them for easter!
Katie these are just too cute!!! 🙂
Totally digging this festive creme eggs! Love the use of mango here 🙂
Hi! I was googling for a quick vegan cookie recipe and stumbled across your blog! I am all about the healthy (nut, fruit based, but completely luxurious) desserts so am looking forward to getting inspired!
Also, my mother-in-law recently sent a very adorable easter package which included Cadbury’s creme eggs in them. I am vegan now but thought I would eat one for old time’s sake, as I used to devour them as a child. My partner (who similarly used to eat them as a child) and I are one each with a cup of tea, felt immediately really sick and a bit “off” for most of the day. Just goes to show how your body adapts to healthy/unhealthy food!
Can’t wait to try these out and hopefully avoid that horrible feeling!
Hi Katie
Ok so I did see your email and thought maybe they were like the real ones I used to love to eat before Vegan ..I them saw ice cream and thought oh ok…but I would never come on your site and slam you…oh my ….I love your site and have made tons of recipes and loved them…if im not interested in a recipe I move on….I feel bad when people say don’t call it this or that ….give me a break people its your site 🙂
Keep up the yummy recipes
I used to LOVE Cadbury eggs – I have such a sweet tooth! I still like my treats here and there, even though I mostly try and avoid the unhealthy stuff, but that last time I had one of these they were sickeningly sweet and I regretted it. Might be a bit better with dark chocolate; I simply cannot stand milk chocolate anymore! Although… I still like Reeses. *sigh*
OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH i love these things!!!!!!!!!!
I think you are amazing Katie!! I tell everyone who ha a sweet tooth like me about your blog. I have made countless recipes so far and love getting your emails! While the post title intrigued me, as soon as I read it I knew it wasn’t your typically Cadbury egg and was EXCITED! Going vegan has been a challenge and you have made it so much easier! Kudos on all your fabulous ideas, I hope that you don’t let negative posts get to you because you are (obviously) well loved by the majority of your followers…and me!
Aw thanks, Angela!
I don’t have time to read all of the comments so forgive me if someone has suggested this already but if you live somewhere like I do where getting to a craft store that would sell something like egg shaped chocolate molds would be all but impossible I have an alternative. That the actual plastic eggs (the ones the split in two that you hide candy, fruits, nuts, etc. in) that can be found ANYWHERE this time of year and chill those before painting the chocolate on to half of the egg. As long as you paint on a couple of layers of chocolate and let them chill well once painted they’ll come off the eggs no problem and look and taste just like the ones Katie posted!