It also means that Easter is around the corner, with Brits up and down the country celebrating the resurrection of Jesus the only way a 2000-year-old biblical figure would want to be remembered.
By stuffing our faces with a s**t ton of chocolate.
Supermarket shelves are already lined in preparation for the sugary event, offering shoppers the option to indulge in a pack of Mini Eggs or the fabled Creme Egg a few weeks early.
We’re all familiar with the inside of a Creme Egg, but what is it made of? (Getty Stock Image)
But have you ever stopped to wonder what goes into making the classic Easter staple while you’re digging in?
If so, you wouldn’t be the only one, with many people taking to social media to question how the filing is made every year.
“I have a huge problem weighing on my mind: What is the substance in the middle of a Creme Egg called? What is it? A goo,” one person wrote on X, while others joked the insides are made from less appetising options such as toothpaste or frosting. Some event went as far as bashing the iconic treat, claiming to favour options such as Reese’s Eggs instead.
Although if you ask this writer, the Cadburys caramel egg sits head-and-shoulders above all.
However, this still doesn’t answer our questions about the inside of Creme Eggs. But don’t worry too much about that, as Cadburys aren’t ones to gate keep their sugary secrets.
The confectionery company previously stated that within the milk chocolate egg is a ‘fondant centre’.
But that doesn’t exactly give us much to work with, meaning further analysis of the egg’s ingredients are needed.
According to the Cadbury website, that classic white-and-yellow gooey centred egg is made up of: sugar, milk, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, invert sugar syrup, whey powder, cocoa mass, vegetable fats, emulsifier, dried egg white, flavourings and colour.
Which doesn’t sound too appetising written down, but I trust that Cadbury know exactly what they’re doing when it comes to chocolate.
A famous staple of a British Easter ( John Kang/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
Per each 40g egg, there’s 26g of sugar, 6.2g of fat and 177 kcals of energy.
There’s even a recipe for popping a Creme Egg in the microwave and serving it up with buttered toast to make a rather sweet egg and soldiers dish. And if that doesn’t float your boat, you could always give chucking a Creme Egg in a toastie a go. Truly one of the most versatile of Easter treats.
