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These soft, fluffy hot cross buns are dotted with juicy rehydrated dried fruit.

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Our best hot cross bun recipes (and how to turn leftovers into magic puddings)

Whether you’re a traditionalist, like to mix things up, or have leftovers, one of these recipes is bound to please.

20 recipes
Helen Goh recipe: Hot cross buns.

Helen Goh’s soft, fluffy hot cross buns

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh has broken with tradition to add chocolate to her favourite hot cross bun recipe.

... or chocolate hot cross buns

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Karen Martini's hot cross buns.

Karen Martini’s traditional hot cross buns

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
Hot cross buns with orange and chocolate.

... or chocolate hot cross buns

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
Andrew McConnell: 'I can't imagine Easter without these buns.'

Andrew McConnell’s spiced hot cross buns

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Adam Liaw's hot cross bun semla.

Adam Liaw’s hot cross Swedish semla buns

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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Apricot and cardamon hot cross buns.

Apricot and cardamom hot cross buns

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
Chocolate hot cross buns with sugar glaze. Styling by Hannah Meppem.

Chocolate hot cross buns with sugar glaze

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Lynne Mullins' hot cross buns.

Hot cross buns

  • < 30 mins
  • Lynne Mullins
Flour and Stone hot cross buns

Flour and Stone’s hot cross buns

Gluten-free hot cross buns recipe by Helen Tzouganatos of the Hungry and Fussy blog.

Hungry and Fussy’s gluten-free hot cross buns (suitable for Thermomix)

  • Helen Tzouganatos
Chocolate cranberry hot cross bun loaf.

Chocolate cranberry hot cross bun loaf

  • 2 hrs +
  • Phillippa Grogan
Hot cross choux cream buns.

Hot cross choux creams

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Hot cross bun pudding.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hot cross bun and butter pudding

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Bread and butter pudding meets hot cross buns.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ hot cross bun pudding cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • RecipeTin Eats
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Neil Perry's hot cross bun and butter pudding with apple and spice.
EASY

Neil Perry’s hot cross bun and butter pudding with apples and spice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Hot cross bun, bread and butter pudding for Easter (or post-Easter).

Darren Purchese’s hot cross bun ‘n’ butter pudding

  • Darren Purchese
Easter egg ice-cream sandwiches.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Easter egg hot cross bun ice-cream sandwich

  • Adam Liaw
Use a cookie cutter to cut out discs of ice-cream for hot cross bun ice-cream sandwiches.
EASY

Hot cross bun ice-cream sandwiches

  • < 30 mins
  • Phillippa Grogan
Chocolate orange hot cross bun bread and butter pudding.

Homecamp’s campfire hot cross bun pudding