Cadbury Mini Egg Scones Recipe - wearenotmartha.com (2024)

Instead of mindlessly eating an entire bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs, put them to good use and make Cadbury Mini Egg Scones! These scones make the perfect addition to your Easter brunch spread or for a sweet seasonal treat.

(This recipe for Cadbury Mini Egg Scones was originally posted in April 2011, but the post has been updated with new photos and content in 2018.)

I have a very important question for you... Cadbury Creme Eggs or Cadbury Mini Eggs? You can only choose one, so what's it going to be? Huh?? Huh?? Come on, hurry up and choose one.

Just kidding!! I could never be so cruel as to force you to make that choice. It's just not fair.

While I was in the kitchen baking with Cadbury Mini Eggs last week, Chris asked me why I kept calling them Cadbury Eggs. When I explained they were "Mini Eggs" and not "Creme Eggs," he was like, "that makes no sense! They are completely different from each other!"

And he's right. So different, but both delicious. Though I suspect that in a nationwide survey, Mini Eggs would win as favorite based only on the fact that some people are bothered by the "creme" in the Creme Eggs (I think those people are crazy, but whatever).

I made these Cadbury Mini Egg Scones back in 2011 and decided it was time to update the post. Not only did I update all the photos, but I made some edits that vastly improve the recipe.

And I added a video with step-by-step instructions!

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

Because Cadbury Mini Eggs are absolutely addictive and you desperately need another way to eat them besides right out of the bag.

Not only are these scones are an alternative way to indulge in the candy, but they're a perfectly valid excuse to eat the candy for breakfast. Does it get any better than that?

I've made a lot of scones over the years and these are BY FAR my favorite scone recipe that I come back to year after year. They're the perfect Easter indulgence and belong at every spring holiday brunch.

They're also so easy to make and I guarantee all of your guests will love them!

🗒 Ingredients

The ingredients for this recipe are pretty basic scone ingredients... Plus, a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs. Here's everything you need (be sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions):

• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Unsalted butter
• Granulated sugar
• Vanilla Greek yogurt (you can use plain if you can't find vanilla)
• Whole milk
• Vanilla extract
• Cadbury Mini Eggs

And if you want to make the scone icing (you should!), you'll need just:

• Confectioners' sugar
• Whole milk
• Vanilla extract

🥣 Equipment

You don't need any serious equipment to make scones, but there are a couple handy tools that will make it easier for you!

Here are my recommendations:

• Pastry Cutter (you can blend scone mixture with your fingers or a fork, but it's so much easier with a pastry cutter)
• Parchment Paper or Silpat Baking Mat
• Meat Mallet (I use this for crushing the Cadbury Mini Eggs)

👩‍🍳 How to make Cadbury Mini Egg scones

The hardest part of making these Easter scones is crushing the Cadbury Mini Eggs. You can either chop them up with a knife (that's what I did) or put them in a bag and crush them with a mallet.

The second method will help you get any pent up aggression out.

OK, I lied. Really, the hardest part of making these scones is not eating all the Cadbury Mini Eggs before you bake them.

Otherwise, they're super easy to make. Scones are a great baking project for anyone who wants to start working more with dough, but is a little nervous.

You'll get experience cutting butter into flour, but you don't have to be super precise when it comes to forming the scones. It's OK if they're not all exactly the same size!

Start by pre-heating the oven to 400 degrees and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or fork (or your hands), until pea-size pieces form with some larger chunks remaining.

Mix in sugar. Using a spatula, stir in Greek yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract until just combined. Fold in crushed Cadbury Mini Eggs.

On a lightly floured surface, gently knead the dough a few times. Then using your hands, form a circle about ¾" thick. Slice dough into 8 triangles and place on prepared baking sheet.

Brush scones with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

And bake for 13-15 minutes, until scones are turning golden on top.

While scones are baking, whisk all the icing ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Let the scones cool for a few minutes before drizzling icing over the tops.

I think scones have a not-so-great reputation and I'm on a mission to change that! I promise they aren't just for grandmas! Or for English tea times.

They don't have to be hard and dry. And they can be packed with candy!

When I first posted these Easter scones, I got some good reviews on them, but man, this new improved version is so much better! When I look at my old photos vs these new ones, it's clear how much more buttery and moist these ones are. With the perfect golden tops.

Not only are they packed with candy, but I obviously sprinkled even more crushed Cadbury Mini Eggs over the top. Because Easter comes but once a year and I'm going to take as much advantage of the candy as I can!

And devise as many Cadbury mini egg recipes as I can, muhahaha.

These are certainly not your grandmother's scones. Oh no. They're definitely not your sit down with a cup of tea and nibble on a scone scone.

Cadbury Egg scones are more of a pour yourself a mug of hot cocoa with extra rum and whipped cream and break these bad boys out scones (or possibly a Cadbury Egg Milkshake!).

⏲️ How to store

When the Cadbury Mini Egg scones are cooled completely, I recommend storing them in an airtight container at room temperature. The scones should keep fresh for about 2 days.

You can also store them in the fridge for about a week. If stored in the fridge, I recommend warming them a bit in the oven or microwave before enjoying.

🎉 Variations on recipe

To be quite honest, these Cadbury scones need nothing more! They are perfection as is. But you're certainly welcome to put your own spin on them... If you insist.

Here are some fun ideas:

• If you're a major chocolate lover, you can add chocolate chunks or chocolate chips to the scones. White chocolate chips would add a nice sweetness, too.

• If you can't decide what your favorite Cadbury chocolate treat is, add crushed Cadbury Creme Eggs over the tops of the scones.

• You can certainly use Dark Cadbury Mini Eggs or you can use the rainbow Mini Eggs for a different look.

• Add chopped nuts for more textures and a nutritious boost.

• Add mini marshmallows or marshmallow fluff swirl.

• Add espresso powder to give the scones a flavorful boost and make them even more brunch appropriate.

• Instead of an icing, top the scones with a chocolate syrup drizzle. A caramel drizzle would also be delicious.

• Top the scones with spring sprinkles.

While I never want to tell you to eat candy for breakfast, I do think these would make a fantastic addition to an Easter brunch spread. But they're also great for an afternoon pick-me-up, along with a cup of coffee.

Let's be honest, if you have a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs laying around, you're probably going to find yourself eating the entire thing within days, right? So, you may as well put the candy to good use!

What's your favorite kind of Easter candy? Are you feeling tortured that Easter candy has been on the shelves so long?

🎥 How-to recipe video

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