{"id":625141,"date":"2025-12-10T23:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625141\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T23:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:58:17","slug":"review-grenades-cadbury-creme-egg-protein-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625141\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Grenade\u2019s Cadbury Creme Egg Protein Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the \u00a3200 million protein bar. Well, sort of. This is Grenade\u2019s newly loaded Cadbury Creme Egg protein bar, and I say \u201c\u00a3200 million\u201d because that is roughly the sum for which Grenade got bought by the American giants Mondel\u0113z a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>As Mondel\u0113z owns Cadbury, they are now sister companies. Thus, we now have official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grenade.com\/products\/creme-egg-protein-bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadbury Creme Egg protein bars<\/a>. Fantastic. But is it any good?<\/p>\n<p>The Taste and Texture<\/p>\n<p>It depends. It is a middely medley, but it\u2019s absolutely not a Creame Egg. I think it might be Grenade\u2019s first \u201cSoft Core\u201d bar I\u2019ve tried, but it is barely soft core, and it is certainly not the gooiest bar I have had.<\/p>\n<p>The bar features a fondant filling that tries to mimic the famous Creme Egg goo, but the texture doesn\u2019t quite land. It feels a bit denser than promised, lacking that satisfying, messy spill you get from the confectionery original. If you are expecting the exact experience of a Creme Egg but with protein, you might be disappointed. It is pleasant enough as a chocolate bar, but it struggles to live up to the specific \u201cSoft Core\u201d branding.<\/p>\n<p>The Macros<\/p>\n<p>The nutritional numbers are also terrible. It does not even have 15 grams of protein. In fact, it clocks in at around 13 grams, which is significantly lower than the standard Grenade range.<\/p>\n<p>It is nearly as small as Grenade\u2019s mini bars, which I absolutely despise because now they have been released into the wild the smaller 45g format knocks out the standard 20-gram protein hit, which should be the bare minimum for the product line. While it keeps the calories down (around 172 kcal), for a protein bar, the protein-to-calorie ratio feels off. I don\u2019t regret buying it, but I am not going to become a fan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images.edinburgh-reviews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10231341\/grenade-sizes-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grenade-sizes-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Grenade bars (cream egg is smaller than the standard bar)\" class=\"wp-image-88251\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration feels like a victory for branding over substance. The \u00a3200 million acquisition has borne fruit again in the form of a branded crossover (the other being the Oreo bar). Still, the result is a smaller bar with less protein that doesn\u2019t quite capture the magic of a Creme Egg nor the nutritional punch of a standard Grenade bar. It is an average snack, not a fitness essential.<\/p>\n<p>  Explore More On Edinburgh Reviews<\/p>\n<p>Searching for related content&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ub_review_item_name\" style=\"font-size: 28px; text-align: left; \">Grenade Creme Egg Soft Core<\/p>\n<p class=\"ub_review_author_name\" style=\"text-align: left; \">Andrew Girdwood<\/p>\n<p>Grenade\u2019s limited edition Cadbury Creme Egg bar offers a taste of the iconic fondant but sacrifices protein content and size.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ub_review_summary_title\" style=\"\">Summary<\/p>\n<p>Grenade\u2019s official Cadbury Creme Egg protein bar is here, thanks to their \u00a3200m Mondelez buyout. Sadly, it disappoints with a small 45g size and only 13g of protein. The \u201cSoft Core\u201d texture isn\u2019t gooey enough to match the original.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the \u00a3200 million protein bar. Well, sort of. 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