Cadbury Creme Egg Scottish Tablet

Tuesday 14 March 2017
When the phenomenon of creme egg recipes combines with my own passion for Scottish recipes you get a seriously sweet Easter treat. Mini Cadbury Creme Eggs are combined with traditional Scottish Tablet for a confection that is seriously naughty but nice.





Easter. Time for chicks, eggs, lambs, flowers, bunnies, chocolate and CREME EGG BAKES! They seem to have become a real 'thing' in recent years and I've watched my fellow food bloggers create some absolute masterpieces incorporating them. Last year I jumped on the bandwagon for the first time with my Creme Egg Pancakes. This year I'm taking the sweetness even further with Creme Egg Scottish Tablet. Tablet conjures up many childhood memories for me. My Grandma Corntown was a prolific maker of it for sales of work but hers came with an unexpected added ingredient. The unmistakable stench of cigarette smoke (Embassy No. 1 as I recall). Tablet is a particular Scottish Confectionery, not to be confused with fudge or toffee (although sometimes it's know as Swiss Milk Toffee) It has a crumbly medium hard slightly grainy texture and should be consumed strictly in moderation. 






You do need to be a serious sugar junkie to enjoy Tablet. Even moreso this Easter version. It's a fund raising staple of School Fairs and Cake and Candy Stalls up and down Scotland where it's sold wrapped in greaseproof paper. Unless you are an expert maker of tablet I'd recommend that you use a thermometer to gauge the exact temperature required. My first batch went a wee bit over and was already setting as I poured it out of the pan. The recipe below is based on one from an old Young Farmers cookbook which I've converted to metric, swapped out margarine for butter and vanilla essence for extract. To ensure perfect tablet here are my top tips... 



Top Tablet Tips 

  • Use a deep heavy based pan - the mixture doubles in volume when boiling 
  • Ensure the sugar is FULLY dissolved before you bring the mixture up to the boil 
  • Stir CONSTANTLY with a wooden spoon throughout the whole process 
  • Don't boil too severely - a light rolling boil is better than a fierce one 
  • Temperature to aim for is 116c - soft ball stage 
  • Don't leave it too long before scoring the tablet otherwise it will be difficult to cut 
  • Cut into SMALL pieces - it's super sweet! 


Creme Egg Scottish Tablet 

250ml Milk 
110g Salted Butter (plus extra to grease) 
2 tsp Vanilla Extract 
900g Granulated Sugar 
397g Tin Sweetened Condensed Milk 
2 x 89g Packs of Cadbury Mini Creme Eggs 

Grease a Swiss Roll Tin with the extra Butter. 
Cut one pack of the Mini Creme Eggs into halves and the second pack into quarters. 
Put the Milk and Butter into a large heavy based saucepan (mixture will double in quantity as it heats) and warm through until the butter has melted. 
Add the vanilla extract and granulated sugar and heat until the sugar is FULLY DISSOLVED. 
Turn up the heat and Boil for 10 minutes (rolling boil) stirring CONSTANTLY with a wooden spoon. 
Add the condensed milk, bring back up to the boil continuing to stir CONSTANTLY for approximately 10 minutes or until the temperature reaches 116c (soft ball stage) 
Beat for 2-3 minutes with a wooden spoon and pour into the buttered tin. 
Work quickly to carefully place the pieces of creme egg into the tablet. 
Leave to set, scoring squares after about 5 minutes. 


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32 comments

  1. My blood sugar was a little low this morning, but no more :D
    Holy moly, they look insane Claire! I wish I could consume dairy cos I'd be all over them!!!
    Jane x

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    1. Oh no! Sorry you can't indulge but your waistline will thank you.

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  2. ooooh I bet these are very sweet but very delicious. it looks fab and would be great at a bake sale or as a gift bagged up for Easter x

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    1. Super sweet! I have some fab Bunny Bags that I'm going to fill for Easter gifts.

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  3. Wow! This looks deliciously naughty! Other half loves creme eggs so have pinned to make this Easter!

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    1. Definitely naughty, but oh so nice! (in moderation)

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  4. Oh wow what a delicious treat! I am making my first creme egg recipe this year so I'll be coming back to you for inspo!

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    1. Can't wait to see what you come up with. So difficult to make something new.

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  5. Whoa, I've never heard of a tablet before but this is one lush dessert for Easter!

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    1. Tablet is a particularly Scottish sweet treat. Once tasted never forgotten.

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  6. Wow sugar rush doesn't even cover it!!! This looks amazing... perfect for a day out walking to keep everyone motoring!!!!!

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    1. Tablet is absolutely perfect for a day walking in the Scottish hills. I suspect that's the reason it was invented in the first place.

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  7. Oh. My. Word! That's an Easter treat and a half! You made my eyes pop out!

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    1. As long as I haven't made your teeth pop out! LOL

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  8. Whoa! That looks like one seriously decadnet treat!

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  9. I want to make this right now. Cadbury creme eggs are my absolute favorite chocolate of all time! YUM!

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    1. Keep it to yourself but I'm not a huge fan, the little ones suit me better, the regular size is just too much.

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  10. Oh my!!! I wish I had all the ingredients at hand to make it straight away - it looks absolutely delish!!!

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    1. Get those ingredients on your shopping list right now!

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  11. I actually don't like cadbury cream eggs at all but I'm seriously excited because I once had tablet and LOVED it so much, but I had no idea what it was. Your pictures and description match what I had so now I can make it too. Thanks so much!

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    1. You can absolutely make this without the addition of creme eggs. So pleased to have helped you track it down.

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  12. Wow! What a sugar overload but I know my husband would absolutely love this!

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    1. Yup it is SERIOUSLY sweet! You really should make it for your husband this Easter.

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  13. OMG YUM! This looks totally worth the sugar coma ;)

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    1. LOL-ing at Sugar Coma but it's probably about right. Everything in moderation...

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  14. Oh wow Claire!! This looks AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

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  15. I would happily fall into a sugar coma for some of this! Thanks for linking up with #TreatPetite

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  16. Thank you for adding these to #TreatPetite Claire. My teeth hurt looking at them but I just know I would love to give this tablet a go!

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  17. Do you know how many this serves? Was going to make it for the last Monday of term. Thanks xx

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    1. I would say a minimum of 30 pieces but it really depends upon how small you cut them

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