Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Copycat

Yield: 160g (5.6oz) chocolate candy bar

Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Recipe

Cadbury's Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Recipe

Want to create your own custom chocolate (candy) bars but don’t know where to start? This copycat/homemade/DIY Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations recipe is a great place to start.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes

Ingredients

  • approx. 160g (5.6oz) cadbury dairy milk chocolate, chopped and divided into ¾ and ¼
  • 1 tsp popping candy
  • approx. 5 tbsp candy beans (mini smarties or M&M’s)
  • 4 jelly tots, chopped into quarters

Instructions

  1. Melt ¾ of the chocolate either over a double boiler or in the microwave on half power in 30 second bursts until approx. ¾ melted with small lumps remaining. Stir continuously with a rubber spatula until completely melted.
  2. With the remaining ¼ chopped chocolate, place one chunk at a time into the melted chocolate and continue stirring until melted. Repeat this process until the chocolate chunks added get to a point where they won’t melt any further. Remove the chunk [and eat it].
  3. Add the popping candy, candy beans and jellies to the chocolate and mix in gently until completely coated in the chocolate. If air bubbles appear, tap the bowl onto a sturdy surface allowing them to raise to the top and gently swirl your spatula in a figure of 8 motion to pop them.
  4. Working quickly, pour the chocolate mixture evenly into the chocolate mould. Tap the mould down quite harshly so the chocolate fills the corners and crevices of the mould evenly. If any further air bubbles rise, pop them with a toothpick.
  5. Remove any access chocolate from the side of the mould with a dry paper if still molten, or scrape with a toothpick if set.
  6. Transfer the chocolate mould to the refrigerator and allow to set completely.
  7. Remove the chocolate from the mould when the chocolate is still refrigerator cold.
  8. Enjoy cold or allow to reach room temperature.

Notes

Want the full instructions on tempering chocolate? See my in-depth chocolate termpering guide.

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39 Comments on “Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Copycat”

  1. Happy Valley Chow June 11, 2013 @12:11 am Reply

    What a fun idea! I love adding popping candy to desserts to give people a little surprise. Great recipe :)

    Happy Blogging!
    Happy Valley Chow

  2. Happy Valley Chow June 11, 2013 @12:11 am Reply

    What a fun idea! I love adding popping candy to desserts to give people a little surprise. Great recipe :)

    Happy Blogging!
    Happy Valley Chow

  3. YinMom YangMom Allie June 11, 2013 @2:07 am Reply

    Look at the gorgeous shine on that chocolate! Way to go, girl! I have never seen that kind of popping candy before. Here in the States we have Pop Rocks; comes in all sorts of fruity flavors. I'm sure it's about the same thing. I'm loving the other candies, too, especially their funny-sounding names (jelly tots, how cute!). Thanks for the great tutorial; now I don't have to be afraid of tempering chocolate any more!

  4. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) June 11, 2013 @3:07 am Reply

    How cool!!!! I love how easy this is, and I love Cadbury chocolate :D

  5. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) June 11, 2013 @3:07 am Reply

    How cool!!!! I love how easy this is, and I love Cadbury chocolate :D

  6. Rebecca June 11, 2013 @10:51 am Reply

    It looks amazing Lisa!! I have to try this as well :) Great idea, I am only worried where to get the popping candy from? :S Don't have a tesco aroud here :P
    take care :D

    1. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:19 pm Reply

      Try local sweet stores or perhaps eBay? The American version is called Pop Rocks. You should be able to find it somewhere, but it might take a little hunting. It's pretty new to Tesco's. Just keep an eye out I guess?

      Thanks for stopping by.

  7. HELEN June 11, 2013 @1:58 pm Reply

    This is genius , love it! Fab pics too..

  8. HELEN June 11, 2013 @1:58 pm Reply

    This is genius , love it! Fab pics too..

  9. liska June 11, 2013 @2:15 pm Reply

    Just tweeted out this great post from @NewMumOnline.
    Beautifully structured post - love it.

    Liska xx

    1. liska June 13, 2013 @12:17 am Reply

      Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely long interesting comment.
      Did you notice that when I tweeted out your post, @DairyMilk RT it?
      Take care,
      Liska x

      1. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:24 pm Reply

        I didn't, but I went and had a peek and saw their RT. Thanks so much for tweeting it. I'm glad Dairy Milk saw it, I didn't even think to tweet it to them myself, so thanks so much for doing that.

        And thanks for stopping by too. :)

  10. liska June 11, 2013 @2:15 pm Reply

    Just tweeted out this great post from @NewMumOnline.
    Beautifully structured post - love it.

    Liska xx

    1. liska June 13, 2013 @12:17 am Reply

      Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely long interesting comment.
      Did you notice that when I tweeted out your post, @DairyMilk RT it?
      Take care,
      Liska x

      1. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:24 pm Reply

        I didn't, but I went and had a peek and saw their RT. Thanks so much for tweeting it. I'm glad Dairy Milk saw it, I didn't even think to tweet it to them myself, so thanks so much for doing that.

        And thanks for stopping by too. :)

  11. Paula June 11, 2013 @9:00 pm Reply

    I need to buy myself one of those molds and that spatula!!! Great looking bar ;)

    1. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:26 pm Reply

      I'm pretty sure the spatula was imported from the US anyway, so you should be able to find it locally or online for a better price than I paid. And the chocolate moulds seem to be everywhere these days too. I'll be picking up some more silicone ones so they can go in the dishwasher too.

      Thanks for stopping by, Paula.

  12. Choc Chip Uru June 11, 2013 @9:02 pm Reply

    That is a brilliant combination, I want a piece :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  13. Choc Chip Uru June 11, 2013 @9:02 pm Reply

    That is a brilliant combination, I want a piece :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  14. Sandra June 11, 2013 @9:10 pm Reply

    This looks like so much fun!!

  15. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel June 13, 2013 @2:03 am Reply

    Um, how cool is this?! It's like your homemade, one-of-a-kind dream chocolate bar. What's not to love?! I wish we had those jelly popping thingies here!

    1. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:30 pm Reply

      I'll send you a bar soon. ;) But in the meantime why not create one yourself with pop rocks, mini M&M's or Reeses Pieces and any type of chopped up jelly sweets. :)

  16. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:19 pm Reply

    Try local sweet stores or perhaps eBay? The American version is called Pop Rocks. You should be able to find it somewhere, but it might take a little hunting. It's pretty new to Tesco's. Just keep an eye out I guess?

    Thanks for stopping by.

  17. Lisa Crunkhorn June 13, 2013 @1:30 pm Reply

    I'll send you a bar soon. ;) But in the meantime why not create one yourself with pop rocks, mini M&M's or Reeses Pieces and any type of chopped up jelly sweets. :)

  18. CJ at Food Stories June 16, 2013 @2:30 am Reply

    What a cool idea & fun, too :-)

  19. Joy @ Baking-Joy June 16, 2013 @5:55 pm Reply

    This looks so pretty Lisa :-) I haven't tried the Cadbury version yet, but I like the look of yours better :-)

  20. Joy @ Baking-Joy June 16, 2013 @5:55 pm Reply

    This looks so pretty Lisa :-) I haven't tried the Cadbury version yet, but I like the look of yours better :-)

  21. Manju @ Manju's Eating Delights March 3, 2014 @5:20 pm Reply

    This looks awesome...I love making my own chocolates and fusion Indian desserts. Gotta get me a chocolate mould first!

  22. Manju @ Manju's Eating Delights March 3, 2014 @5:20 pm Reply

    This looks awesome...I love making my own chocolates and fusion Indian desserts. Gotta get me a chocolate mould first!

  23. Lisa @ Cooking with Curls July 12, 2014 @1:58 am Reply

    That is awesome Lisa!! Oh how I miss real Cadbury chocolate. The stuff they sell in the states just doesn't taste the same....and no flakes. :( I was just thinking about making chocolate frogs yesterday, and now I have the perfect tutorial to follow....thank you!! :)

    1. Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking July 12, 2014 @10:46 am Reply

      Thanks Lisa. You would think that since Kraft took over Cadbury that the chocolate would taste the same there. But making your own chocolate bars is so much fun, and you can control whatever you want in there too! :) Win, win.

      There is a more in-depth chocolate tempering post. Do let me know how you get on with your chocolate frogs, I'd love to see them.

      And no flakes? #shocking Looks like you might be in need of a care package. ;)

  24. Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking July 12, 2014 @10:46 am Reply

    Thanks Lisa. You would think that since Kraft took over Cadbury that the chocolate would taste the same there. But making your own chocolate bars is so much fun, and you can control whatever you want in there too! :) Win, win.

    There is a more in-depth chocolate tempering post. Do let me know how you get on with your chocolate frogs, I'd love to see them.

    And no flakes? #shocking Looks like you might be in need of a care package. ;)

  25. Beata December 14, 2015 @6:44 pm Reply

    I wonder, should the chocolate be eaten right away, or it can stay in fridge or on the counter for a while? I made some gifts today and I wonder how long they will stay fresh :) Thanks for the tempering recipe, by the way! It's perfect way to do it :)

    1. Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking December 19, 2015 @6:23 pm Reply

      Hi Beata, The gifts sound great!

      I would treat the chocolate the same way as you would any bar form chocolate, unless you have put something in the chocolate that needs to be placed in the fridge/eaten quickly. Otherwise, chocolate will keep for quite some time, at least 6 months or longer. :) Hope that helps? Thanks for stopping by.

      1. Beata December 19, 2015 @8:18 pm Reply

        Thanks! My chocolates were perfect! I did with white, black and milk chocolates, added raisins, nuts and candies. And it didn't even melted in the room temperature, which was really amazing. Thanks again for your wonderful recipe :)

  26. laura padron February 5, 2019 @4:09 pm Reply

    wow, you are a domestic queen! i love this so much.
    2 questions: 1) what flavor pop rocks did you use...what do you recommend? and 2) where do i store the chocolate bar? would storing in the fridge make it last longer?

    1. Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking February 5, 2019 @5:41 pm Reply

      Hi Laura! Aww, thank you. This post took a heck of a lot of work, lol.
      1). When I bought that popping candy years back, it was flavourless - so just an added sweet, textured crunch and popping in the mouth. That was my only choice, but if you can get flavoured popping candy, feel free to change it up to whatever you want or a themed flavour. :)
      2). As long as the chocolate is tempered properly, you can store at room temperature, depending on what you put inside the chocolate. If it’s something that goes bad quickly, then you might need to pop in the fridge. As stated in the post, I’d recommend refrigerating to remove from the mould first. If your chocolate is tacky, streaky, starting to melt at room temperature, the chocolate isn’t tempered properly. You can re-use untempered chocolate to re-temper by adding in already tempered chocolate. There’s a more in-depth tutorial on how to temper chocolate in this post or... you can use compound chocolate instead. Compound chocolate isn’t really chocolate, but you can find it by looking at the ingredients; if it contains no cocoa/cacao butter, it’s compound chocolate.

      I hope that helps? Happy creating!

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