As Easter arrives, supermarkets have released their seasonal hot cross bun offerings onto shelves, with Woolworths, Coles and ALDI offering up new flavour combinations alongside the traditional baked good.
Released last year, Woolworth’s has returned its Cadbury Caramilk Hot Cross Buns, offering a larger quantity of packs in store and online after selling out in five weeks in 2022. The Woolworths Indulgent Hot Cross Buns with Cadbury Caramilk are available in a four pack for $5.00.
Also returning is Woolworth’s traditional hot cross bun range, including fruit and fruitless packs along with the Apple and Cinnamon hot cross buns, available in a four pack for $4.00, and the Brioche Chocolate hot cross buns, made with Cadbury chocolate chips for $5.00 per pack.
At Aldi, whether you’re a traditionalist or not, its Baker’s Life range offers eight types of award-winning buns, including: Chocolate Hot Cross Buns, Mini Fruit Hot Cross Buns, Fruit Hot Cross Buns, Fruitless Hot Cross Buns, Indulgent Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns, Indulgent Brioche Style Hot Cross Buns, Apple & Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns, and Indulgent Salted Caramel & Choc Fudge Hot Cross Buns, all available in packs of 4 or 6 or mini packs of 9 for $3.49.
Coles raised eyebrows with a burger-inspired savoury hot cross bun option, and followed-up with two new sweet-tooth options.
Coles Special Burger Sauce Hot Cross Buns are infused with Coles’ Special Burger Sauce, filled with diced pickles and finished off with a layer of tasty cheese on top.
It also released the first ever red velvet hot cross bun to hit supermarket shelves: Coles Red Velvet Hot Cross Buns, filled with a sweet cream cheese frosting. Also available and cake-inspired are the Coles Carrot Cake Hot Cross Buns – flavoured with fine pieces of carrot and filled with a hidden centre of cream cheese.
Traditional offerings include the current range of Coles Fruity Brioche Hot Cross Buns and Coles Vegemite Hot Cross Buns.
The limited-edition Coles Special Burger Sauce Hot Cross Buns are $5.00 for a 4-pack, and Coles Red Velvet and Carrot Cake Hot Cross Buns are $6.00 for a 4-pack. Coles Fruity Brioche Hot Cross Buns the limited-edition Coles VEGEMITE Hot Cross Buns are $5.00 for a 4-pack.
