Cadbury Creme Eggs have been an Easter staple for over 50 years. This is what's going on beneath that iconic foil wrapping.
9 Facts You Didn’t Know About Cadbury Creme Eggs
Updated on Apr. 21, 2025
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Cadbury Creme Eggs debuted in 1963 as “Fry’s Creme Eggs”
This iconic candy first hit the U.K. market as Fry’s Creme Egg. In 1919, John Cadbury merged his chocolate company with competitor Joseph Fry’s chocolate company, but J.S. Fry & Sons continued to operate as a subsidiary under the Cadbury umbrella. Eventually rebranded as Cadbury Creme Eggs in 1971, the chocolate confections are incredibly popular at Easter, with 3.7 Cadbury Creme Eggs sold per second.
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The “yolk” in a Cadbury Creme Egg is liquid fondant
What sets a Cadbury Creme Egg apart from other popular Easter candy is its super-sweet center. Sometimes jokingly referred to as goo, a Creme Egg’s interior is liquid fondant meant to look like the golden yolk and the white albumen of a real egg. (You’ll find the same liquid fondant inside cherry cordials.)
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U.K.-made Cadbury Creme Eggs are banned in the U.S.
The Hershey Company owns an exclusive license to produce Cadbury Creme Eggs stateside, which means U.K.-made Creme Eggs are not allowed to be distributed in the U.S. This may not seem like a big deal, but for chocolate enthusiasts, there is an ocean of difference between the two due to ingredient differences.
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Why fans say Cadbury Creme Eggs taste better in the U.K.
The first ingredient in a U.K. Creme Egg is milk. In the U.S., it’s sugar. This results in a U.K. Cadbury Creme Egg having higher fat content, which Cadbury connoisseurs argue results in a chocolate shell that’s richer and creamier. Critics of Hershey-produced Cadbury Creme Eggs claim that the stateside chocolate has a stale aftertaste and waxy texture.
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There are different flavors and sizes of Cadbury Creme Eggs
In the U.S., there are three standard flavors: creme egg, caramel egg and chocolate creme egg. But Cadbury Eggs come in other varieties, too. Like Cadbury Mini Creme Eggs (a smaller version of the standard Creme Egg) and Cadbury Mini Eggs (a hard-shelled chocolate candy). You’ll find even more flavors abroad. For example, Australia has had Cadbury egg fillings like peppermint, salted caramel, Turkish delight and pineapple.
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The U.K. Cadbury Creme Egg recipe changed in 2015
After acquiring Cadbury, Mondelez International changed the classic U.K. recipe due to “economic factors.” Instead of a chocolate shell made of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, it’s now a “standard cocoa mix chocolate.” Adding to the controversy, the number of Creme Eggs sold in a standard pack in the U.K. was reduced from six eggs to five.
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The famous Cadbury bunny commercial aired in 1983
In what is now a nostalgic TV commercial, a clucking bunny hops aside to reveal a basket of Cadbury Creme Eggs. In the ’90s, a new spin on the commercial showed a menagerie of animals auditioning for the Cadbury bunny role, including a lion, tortoise and pig. Pet owners today can submit their furry, feathery, scaly or fishy friend to the official Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. Louie the Raccoon won the title in 2024.
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Cadbury Creme Eggs aren’t sold year-round
Despite their popularity, Cadbury Creme Eggs aren’t always available on store shelves. The Cadbury Creme Egg season only lasts from New Year’s to Easter Sunday. In the late 1980s, Cadbury experimented with making the Creme Eggs a year-round treat, but sales slumped, so the company went back to selling the candy only at Easter.
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The world’s largest Cadbury Creme Egg weighs nearly 100 pounds
In 2025, Cadbury hatched a plan to create the world’s largest Creme Egg. Weighing in at 99.2 pounds, it’s roughly three feet tall and was unveiled at Cadbury World near Birmingham, England. Cadbury chocolatiers say it took them about two and a half days to handcraft the showstopping chocolate egg.
