Caramilk facts for kids
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| Type | Chocolate bar |
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| Created by | Cadbury |
| Invented | 1968 |
| Similar dishes | List of Cadbury products |
Caramilk is a popular brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury. It first came out in 1968. There are two main types of Caramilk.
The Canadian Caramilk bar has a creamy caramel filling inside a milk chocolate shell. In Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland, Caramilk is a special kind of white chocolate that tastes like caramel.
Other chocolate bars similar to the Canadian Caramilk are sold around the world. These include Cadbury Caramello in the United States and Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel in the UK.
Caramilk in Canada
What are the Canadian Caramilk flavors?
Over the years, Cadbury has made different kinds of Caramilk bars in Canada. Some have been limited editions, meaning they were only available for a short time.
You might find Caramilk made with dark chocolate. Other flavors have included maple, chocolate, or cappuccino. There's even a thicker version called Caramilk Thick.
Where is Canadian Caramilk made?
All Canadian Caramilk bars are made in one place. They come from the Cadbury factory in Toronto, Canada. This factory is called the Gladstone Chocolate Factory.
How does the caramel get inside?
One of the most famous advertising campaigns for Caramilk bars was about a big mystery. People wondered how the soft caramel filling got inside the chocolate bar.
This mystery led to many TV commercials. Over fifteen different ads were made about the "Caramilk Secret." This made it one of the longest-running ad campaigns in Canadian history.
One funny ad showed two aliens with cone-shaped heads. They were proud of keeping the Caramilk secret from humans. They even joked about creating other famous mysteries, like the pyramids!
Another ad featured the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci. In the ad, he was drawing the Mona Lisa while she enjoyed a Caramilk bar. This ad even won a special award called a Clio award.
Similar Caramel Chocolate Bars
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel in the UK
In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, there's a chocolate bar like the Canadian Caramilk. It also has caramel inside chocolate. But it tastes a bit different and has a different shape and wrapper. It's called Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel.
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramello in Australia and New Zealand
In Australia and New Zealand, you can find a caramel-filled milk chocolate bar. It's similar to the Canadian and UK versions. This bar is part of the Cadbury Dairy Milk range and is called Caramello.
Cadbury Caramello in the United States
In the United States, a similar bar is sold as Cadbury's Caramello. The Hershey Company has made this bar since 1988. It became very popular in the 1980s. Its slogan for kids was, "I was right in the middle of a Caramello when I found gold."
Caramilk in Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland
The caramel-flavored white chocolate Caramilk first came out in Australia in 1968. It was stopped in 1994.
Then, in 2017, it was brought back in New Zealand as a special limited edition. Only one million bars were made! After that, it returned to Australia as a limited edition in 2018, 2019, and 2020. In 2021, this version of Caramilk was launched in the UK and Ireland.
What are the Caramilk variations in these countries?
In Australia, you can find different Caramilk products. One is Dairy Milk Caramilk Top Deck. This is a milk chocolate bar with a layer of Caramilk on top.
Another is Caramilk Marble. This bar has swirled milk chocolate and Caramilk with a hazelnut praline filling. You can even find Caramilk-flavored Philadelphia cream cheese!
In 2020, Cadbury launched Caramilk Hokey Pokey in New Zealand. This bar combines Caramilk with crunchy honeycomb toffee pieces.
