‘Life isn’t the same anymore!’ People are shocked to learn what REALLY goes into the filling of Cadbury Creme Eggs
Cadbury Creme Eggs appear every Easter, with many people getting in the mood when they see the sweet treat on supermarket shelves.
The egg consists of a hard milk chocolate shell that covers a sweet gooey filling.
But have you ever wondered what the Creme Egg goo is made of?
One person who had pondered the question took to Twitter to find out and asked, “What’s in a Creme Egg?” Why is the cream orange and white?’
And other people were surprised to learn that the sticky filling is actually fondant, which itself is made from powdered sugar, and a bit of food coloring.
The small egg consists of a shell of hard milk chocolate and when bitten into it there is a sweet gooey filling
One Twitter user commented, “The cream looks like egg white and egg yolk! At least that’s what I heard.’
Cadbury says the iconic center of the egg is made from sugar, milk, corn syrup, cocoa butter, invert sugar syrup, dried whey, vegetable fats, and dried egg whites.
Someone wrote: ‘Life is not the same when you realize that the filling in the Cadbury Creme Egg is just powdered sugar.’
But while this Twitter user was disappointed to hear the answer, others didn’t seem at all deterred.
Twitter users have taken to the platform to discuss whether or not they like the sweet Easter treat
One user commented, “I would drink gallons of the Cadbury Creme Egg filling.”
Another wrote, “If I knew how to make the Cadbury Creme Egg filling, I’d eat a whole bowl of it.”
A third wrote, “Who else finds the creamy filling in the Cadbury Creme Egg both absolutely disgusting and somehow wonderful?”
Two thirds of the total number of Creme Eggs are consumed by British citizens alone.
Cadbury has claimed that over 500 million Creme Eggs are made all year round and not just at Easter, which equates to over 1,369,000 a day.
But they’re not exactly one of your five-a-day. Each 40 g egg contains 26.5 g sugar, 6.1 g fat and 3.7 g saturated fat.
Fast food chain Subway announced this week that it is releasing a limited edition Creme Egg sub, which consists of two crushed and melted Creme Eggs on their hearty Italian bread.
They’re giving away the treat for free on Good Friday, April 7, at four stores across Tottenham Court Road, Central London, Central Shopping Centre, Liverpool, Llansamlet Service Station, Swansea and Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.