Originally called Fry’s Creme Egg, the iconic egg shaped chocolate we know today as the Cadbury Creme Egg which was ranked as the most famous confectionary in the UK by a YouGov Poll was launched back in 1963 by British chocolatier Fry’s, before being renamed by Cadbury in 1971. The product consists of a thick chocolate shell containing a sweet white and yellow creme fondant that looks very much like the inside of a soft boiled egg.
The iconic chocolate is produced by Cadbury here in the UK as well as by The Hershey Company in the US and by Mondelez International in Canada.
While the egg shaped chocolate was first manufactured by the Cadbury Brothers in 1923, the Creme Egg in its current form was introduced in 1963 as the Fry’s Creme Egg and renamed Cadbury Creme Egg in 1971.
In 2015, the iconic egg shaped chocolate took another change under the American Mondelez International conglomerate announced that it had changed the formula of the Cadbury Creme Egg by replacing its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with “standard cocoa mix chocolate”. It had also reduced the packaging from six eggs to five, in the multi-box which led to many complaints from consumers.
The Cadbury Creme Egg is manufactured at a rate of 1.5million per day at the Bournvill factory in Birmingham is the best selling confectionery item between New Years Day and Easter here in the UK, with an approximate annual sales of 200million eggs.
These days the iconic chocolate egg is available on the shelves in supermarkets, petrol stations and 7Elevens across the UK from New Years Day to Easter Sunday, but back in the 1980s, shoppers would have found the creme egg on the shelves all yer round, but sales dropped and they have been a seasonal item ever since.
In 2018, white chocolate versions of the Creme Eggs were made available. These eggs were not given a wrapper that clearly marked them as white chocolate eggs, and were mixed in with the normal Creme Eggs in the United Kingdom. Individuals who discovered a white egg would win money via a ticket that had a code printed on it inside of the wrapper.
Cadbury has introduced many variants to the original Creme Egg, including:
| Name | Year launched | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Border Creme Egg | 1970 | The first flavour extension of the Creme Egg. It contained a creamy chocolate fondant filling, with its tartan foil packaging featuring various colours. It was first sold as Fry’s Border Creme Egg before being renamed the year after. They were discontinued in 1981. |
| Mini Creme Egg | 1980s | Smaller bite-sized versions of the standard Creme Egg. |
| Berry Creme Eggs | 1987 | Contained pink-coloured berry-flavoured fondant, with magenta-coloured foil. They were only sold in Australia for a short time. |
| Double Chocolate Creme Egg | Late-1980s | Almost the same as the Border Creme Eggs, containing chocolate-flavoured fondant. They were only sold in New Zealand until the 1990s. |
| Caramel Egg | 1994 | A variant containing Caramel instead of fondant. They have also been sold as “Dairy Milk Caramel Egg” during 2003–2012. They are also available in the United States, Canada (as “Caramilk Egg”) and Australia. |
| Mini Caramel Egg | 1994 | Smaller bite-sized versions of the Caramel Egg. |
| Creme Chicks | 1995 | A variant of the standard Creme Egg shaped like the Chick mascot. |
| Caramilk Egg | 1990s | This New Zealand variant replicates the style of Caramilk, with the shell containing a mixture of caramel and white chocolate and the filling being of a similar type. |
| Dream Egg | N/A | Another New Zealand-exclusive variant. It featured a white chocolate shell with a white chocolate fondant filling. They were discontinued in 2010 after the manufacturing of the standard Creme Eggs moved to the United Kingdom, due to an inability to source these products over there. |
| Mad About Chocolate Egg | N/A | Only sold in Australia and New Zealand, this variant contained a chocolate fudge filling and was wrapped up in purple foil. It was discontinued in 2010 after the manufacturing of the standard Creme Eggs moved to the United Kingdom, due to an inability to source these products over there. |
| Peppermint Egg | N/A | Another variant only sold in New Zealand, it featured a minty creme centre, and was also discontinued in 2010 for the same reasons as the other New Zealand-exclusive eggs. |
| Chocolate Creme Eggs | 1999 | Another alternative take on the Border Creme Eggs, manufactured and sold in the United States by The Hershey Company. |
| Giant Creme Egg | N/A | A thick chocolate shell with white and caramel fondant filling. Manufactured in North America. Discontinued in 2006. |
| Creme Egg McFlurry | 2001 | A standard McDonald’s McFlurry with a Creme Egg fondant sauce and sprinkled chocolate. It is available in the United Kingdom, historically as part of McDonald’s’ Monopoly promotions (which has not been during spring since 2019). It is also available in Ireland, and has also been sold in Canada and Australia at a time. |
| Dairy Milk with Creme Egg | 2006 | A Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar with a Creme Egg-flavoured centre. It was sold in the United Kingdom for two years, being discontinued in 2007. It was later sold in New Zealand. |
| Orange Creme Egg | 2007 | Contained orange-flavoured fondant and chocolate. Manufactured and sold in the United States by The Hershey Company. |
| Holiday Ornament Creme Egg | 2007 | The same as a standard Creme Egg sold in the United States, but with Christmas-themed packaging. Manufactured and sold in the United States by The Hershey Company. |
| Creme Egg Twisted | 2008 | A chocolate bar paying homage to the standard Creme Egg. No longer sold, but a smaller variant is currently available in Cadbury Heroes. It was also introduced to Australia in 2010 but was quickly discontinued. |
| Screme Egg | 2010 | A variant of the standard Creme Egg with a green yolk instead of a yellow one. They were first sold in the UK in 2010, and were available every Halloween until 2015. They were also sold in Canada beginning in 2012, and in the United States soon afterwards. |
| Screme Egg Minis | 2011 | Bite-size mini versions of the Screme Egg. |
| Creme Egg Splats | 2012 | fried egg shaped pieces of milk chocolate filled with fondant. Sold in the UK. |
| Fudgee-O Egg | 2015 | A Canadian-exclusive variant with a fudge creme centre. |
| Oreo Egg | 2016 (Canada) 2019 (United Kingdom) | Initially exclusive to Canada before being released in the United Kingdom, this variant contains a white cream centre with Oreo cookie crumbs. |
| Ghost Egg/Goo Heads | 2016 | Another Halloween variant, but this time lacking any yolk. Sold in the UK. |
| Chips Ahoy! Egg | 2017 | A Canadian-exclusive variant with a chocolate chip cookie dough centre. |
| White Creme Egg | 2018 | A variant with a white chocolate shell. First released in 2018 as part of a UK promotion, it was made a permanent part of the Easter range in 2023. |
| Golden Creme Egg | 2021 | A variant with golden-coloured chocolate. Released in 2021 as part of the 50th Anniversary of the product under Cadbury’s ownership. |
| Salted Caramel Egg | 2023 | A variant of the standard Caramel Egg with salted caramel filling. |
Other products include:
- Creme Egg Fondant in a narrow cardboard tube (limited edition)
- Creme Egg ice cream with a fondant sauce in milk chocolate
- Creme Egg Pots Of Joy – melted Cadbury milk chocolate with a fondant layer
- Screme Egg Pots Of Joy – melted Cadbury milk chocolate but with a layer of Screme Egg fondant
- Creme Egg Layers Of Joy – A layered sharing dessert with Cadbury milk chocolate, chocolate mousse, chocolate chip cookie and fondant dessert with a creamy topping.
- Jaffa Egg – Manufactured in New Zealand, Dark chocolate with orange filling
- Marble Egg – Manufactured in New Zealand, Dairy Milk and Dream Chocolate swirled together
Entertainment Swindon 
Leave a comment