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Hot cross bun recipes

Delicately spiced, fruity and gorgeously sticky, it wouldn’t be Easter without a good-old hot cross bun! Keep things traditional with our classic hot cross bun recipes, or try something new with bread and butter pudding hot cross buns, toasties, muffins and more!

Best hot cross bun recipe

Hot cross buns

2 hrs 30 mins

A frying pan with hot cross bun bread & butter pudding, next to a jug of milk, Easter eggs and daffodils

Hot cross bun bread & butter pudding

45 mins

Hot cross scones on a platter, next to a bowl of clotted cream and a jar of jam

Hot cross scones

30 mins

Hot cross buns

Chocolate hot cross buns

1 hr 15 mins

Chocolate hot cross bun loaf

Chocolate hot cross bun loaf

2 hrs 40 mins

Hot cross bun twister bread

Hot cross bun twister bread

1 hr 10 mins

Hot cross bun custard pudding

Hot cross bun custard pudding

1 hr 10 mins

Crunchy hot cross bun dippers

Crunchy hot cross bun dippers

30 mins

hot cross muffins

Hot cross muffins

1 hr 20 mins

Ginny's hot cross bun air-fryer toastie

Ginny's hot cross bun air-fryer toastie

10 mins

Ginny's hot cross bun & rhubarb French toast

Ginny's hot cross bun & rhubarb French toast

20 mins

hot cross bun eggy bread with orange slices

Easter leftovers: hot cross bun ‘eggy bread’

There were surplus hot cross buns and eggs this weekend, so we came up with a quick breakfast recipe for a special 'Pain Perdu' with out Easter leftovers.

Ploughman's hot cross buns

Ploughman's hot cross buns

50 mins

Chocolate cherry hot cross buns

Chocolate cherry hot cross buns

1 hr

Gluten free hot cross buns: Nicole Knegt

Gluten free hot cross buns: Nicole Knegt

7:12 | Vegetarian

12 hot cross buns on a cooling rack

Hot cross buns 4 ways

Hot cross buns are the classic Easter treat, and you’ll love our 4 alternative hot cross bun recipes – we’ve got coffee, citrus, a loaf and a savoury version.

More Easter baking ideas

easter cake recipe

Simnel cake

2 hrs

Coconut & mango celebration cake

Coconut & mango celebration cake

2 hrs

Rainbow jam tarts on the Pass-Me Platter

Rainbow jam tarts

35 mins

Lemon curd tart topped with raspberries

Lemon curd tart

30 mins

A stack of 4 air-fryer scones, next to one scone with jam and clotted cream

Air-fryer scones

28 mins

Slice of rhubarb and custard tart on a plate, topped with flaked almonds with pot of fruit syrup

Rhubarb & custard tart

2 hrs 30 mins

Easy chocolate tart

Baked chocolate tart

1 hr

Lemon drizzle cake recipe

Royal Charlotte lemon drizzle cake

1 hr

Jamie Oliver with a tray of hot cross buns in his kitchen

Easter recipes

Easy mains, seasonal sides and spring-inspired sweet treats, perfect for an Easter feast!