10 fun takes on traditional hot cross buns for you to make this Easter
Noughts and crosses, anyone?
Whether you’re a traditionalist or bit more experimental, hot cross bun season is a time that our taste buds look forward to every year.
For parents, those sweet, fruity, sticky buns are the perfect size to pop in a school lunch, nibble on for afternoon tea or grab for a snack on run to sports practise.
And while there is certainly nothing wrong with the traditional hot cross bun, Australian Women’s Weekly Food has come up with some creative ways to take the idea of a hot cross bun and switch it up a little with the fun, tasty recipes we’ve shared in the gallery below.
Be right back .. stocking up on choc chips for Easter.
10 fun takes on traditional hot cross buns
Hot cross bun cookies
Just like a hot cross bun, only cookie-er!
Perfect for lunchboxes or to take along to an Easter celebration this year.
Gluten-free hot cross buns
You don’t need to miss out on these gorgeous, fluffy sweet Easter treats just because of allergies or intolerances either.
This recipe is a great one to have to ensure everyone is included in your Easter celebrations.
Best ever choc-chip hot cross buns
Traditionalists may scorn at the inclusion of chocolate in this best ever hot cross bun recipe, but we think there is always a place for the humble choc-chip.
Either way, enjoy them hot from the oven with lashings of butter.
Easter hot cross bun pudding
If, and we know it’s unlikely, you were ever to have leftover hot cross buns, this clever recipe is the best way to level them up in a dessert superstar!
Hot cross bun scones
Combine the moist, crumbly texture of homemade scones with the fruity flavours and spices of hot cross buns with this delicious recipe.
Fig, maple and walnut hot cross buns
Packed full of delicious dried figs and chopped walnuts and finished off with a sticky maple glaze, these easy hot cross buns are the perfect way to jazz up the standard Easter buns we know and love.
Mini choc chip hot cross scones
A super fast and easy recipe for classic hot cross scones with the distinctive chocolate cross on top.
Cheat’s hot cross bun dessert
Got a few leftover hot cross buns or a packet from the supermarket?
Here is an easy bread and butter pudding dessert to use them up.
Noughts and crosses chocolate chip Easter buns
Inject an extra dose of fun for the kids at Easter, with these white chocolate-chip buns glazed with pink icing.
Choc chip hot cross bun s’mores
Indulge in this delectable twist on a classic s’mores with a big ole Easter twist.
