Desserts with Cadbury Gems: Ice Cream Cake Baking Recipe, Blondies, and Cookies

Who can forget Cadbury Gems, the tiny and colorful chocolate button candies that were a mainstay in our childhood. These vibrant dots are more than just chocolate. With every bite you experience a burst of color, flavors, and textures. Gems are creamy and chocolatey on the inside and crunchy on the outside. It’s the goodness of Cadbury milk chocolate that really makes these candies indulgent and tasty. You'll go through a pack so quickly because of how satisfying they are.

While being delicious on their own, Cadbury Gems are also a delightful and colorful addition to desserts. Use them to add some crunch to your cakes, cupcakes, cookies or ice creams, or as decorative elements to frosting. Here are some ideas:

Gems Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Ingredients:

• 12 chocolate and vanilla ice cream sandwiches
• 300 g Cadbury Gems
• 120 g store bought chocolate fudge sauce
• 250 ml whipping cream
• 1 pack instant chocolate pudding mix

Instructions:

• Whip 250 ml of the cream until you get stiff peaks and then incorporate all of the chocolate fudge sauce into it. 
• Create the chocolate pudding according to the package’s instructions and then let it cool down. Once it’s completely cool, add half of the Gems into it.
• Now arrange four pieces of ice cream sandwiches, and spread the chocolate pudding mixed with Gems over this layer. 
• Add four more pieces and spread the chocolate pudding. 
• Then place the remaining four pieces over this and spread the remaining pudding over this. 
• Place the cake in the freezer so that everything solidifies. 
• Once the cake is solid, cover the top and sides with the chocolate fudge and whipping cream mixture. 
• Cover the sides and the top with crushed Gems. Let the cake freeze for a few hours before digging in.

Cadbury Gems Cookies

Ingredients:

• 250 g flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 170.25 g butter, softened
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 165 g light brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1 egg
• ½ tbsp vanilla extract
• 180 g chocolate chips
• 230 g Cadbury Gems

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 190 C and line your baking tray with some parchment paper. 
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Then cream the butter along with granulated and light brown sugar until you get a pale and fluffy mixture.
• Next, add egg and vanilla extract to this and mix well.
• Gradually incorporate the flour, using a spatula, then follow it up with chocolate chips and Cadbury Gems.
• Refrigerate the cookie dough for 30 minutes to an hour, then create the cookies either by using a tablespoon or an ice cream scooper.
• Evenly space the cookies, but don’t overcrowd the baking tray. This is because as the cookies bake, they will spread.
• Refrigerate the shaped cookies once again for about 30 minutes.
• Bake in the oven for around  8 to 10 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.

Gems Blondies

Ingredients:

• 240 g flour
• 170 g butter, softened
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 100 g packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 8 crushed Oreos
• 86 g Cadbury Gems
• 85 g chocolate chips

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 176 C and grease a square cake tin with some butter or oil. You can also layer a parchment paper so that it covers the bottom and sides of the pan.
• First sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Then cream the butter with granulated and packed brown sugar. You will get a light brown, pale, and creamy consistency.
• Add the eggs, and vanilla extract to this too.
• Then gradually add the flour, crushed Oreos (do this in a food processor), Cadbury Gems, and chocolate chips.
• The batter will be thick and stodgy, but don’t worry it will turn into a delicious batch of blondies. Transfer it into your parchment lined baking dish.
• Bake in the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes then let the blondies cool down completely. You can invert them onto a serving dish and then cut into squares and serve.