People only just figuring out what filling of Cadbury Creme Egg actually is

Love them or loathe them, Cadbury Creme Eggs are the ultimate Easter extravagance - but do you know how much work goes into creating the miniature icon?

Initially launched by British chocolatier J. S. Fry’s in the 1960s before being rebranded under sister brand Cadbury in the early 1970s, Creme Eggs are a British springtime staple.

Apparently, Mondelez International, Cadbury's parent company, previously disclosed that we hungry Brits fork out for around 220 million of the 40g classics every year.

And whether you’re a sucker or a scooper, you cannot deny that those bad boys are nothing other than indulgent.

A couple of years ago, Cadbury granted many customers’ wishes by revealing exactly how Creme Eggs are made.

In a video posted to Instagram, the process began with hot chocolate being poured into egg moulds.

After the sweet stuff had set, a rich, gooey substance was poured in, with the signature yellow ‘yolk’ being added as a finishing touch.

The two halves were then sandwiched together by a machine and later wrapped in the red and purple tin foil that we all know and love, ready for shipping.

While some people are well aware of the Cadbury Creme Egg creation process, some fans are only just learning what exactly the delvable inside is made out of.

“Confession time: I thought creme eggs had actual egg inside so I avoided them til like.. last year,” recently confessed one social media user.

Another commented: “I just learned that the inside of a creme egg is made of fondant and the foundations of my world have crumbled.”

Yes, that’s right - there’s no egg inside your Creme Egg.

According to the official Cadbury’s UK website, the centre is a ‘gooey, indulgent white-and-yolk fondant centre’.

It’s made of sugar, milk, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, invert sugar syrup, whey powder, cocoa mass, vegetable fats, emulsifier, dried egg white, flavourings and colour.

If you’re interested in how healthy Creme Eggs are for you, then you may be interested to know that in each portion, there is 26g of sugar, 6.2g of fat and 177kcals of energy.

Those who wouldn’t count Creme Eggs in their top five Easter moresels, don’t fear: there is still time to stock up on your precious Mini Eggs.

Tesco is giving away packets of the bite-sized treats this weekend for free.

Just head to your app to see if you’re one of the lucky ones who landed a money-off coupon, as per Metro.