Vegan hot cross buns you can find in UK supermarkets this Easter

Read Time:   |  8th April 2019


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Hot cross buns are synonymous with Easter, and there’s nothing quite like tucking into a freshly toasted bun bursting with fruits and spices and slathered with dairy-free butter at this time of year. Thankfully many hot cross buns you can find at UK supermarkets are suitable for vegans.

vegan hot cross buns uk

Asda

Free From Hot Cross Buns

Asda has buns for everyone to enjoy, with a variety of flavours, shapes and sizes to suit every taste bud, including a gluten-free and vegan hot cross bun.

vegan hot cross buns uk

£2 for a pack of 4. 

6 pack hot cross buns

Asda’s spiced hot cross buns are filled with sultanas soaked in orange juice, currants and orange and lemon peel.

vegan hot cross buns uk

£0.89 for a pack of 6.

Waitrose

Essential hot cross buns

Made with British flour and lemon peel, these quintessentially British buns are part of Waitrose’s essential range and are accidentally vegan!

vegan hot cross buns uk

£1 for a pack of 4.

Just: 4 Hot Cross Buns

No gluten, no wheat, no dairy – there’s absolutely nothing scary in these wonderfully soft, moist and fruity buns that are available to purchase from Waitrose and Ocado.

 

vegan hot cross buns uk

£2.75 for a pack of 4.

Ocado

Ocado Gold Wholemeal Hot Cross Buns

vegan hot cross buns uk

Iceland

Kingsmill hot cross buns

Prepare to enjoy the deliciously fruity and subtly spiced flavour of Kingsmill’s wonderful buns that are just perfect for toasting. You can find these in most major supermarkets as well as at frozen food specialist Iceland supermarket.

 

vegan hot cross buns uk

£1.25 for a pack of 4.

Fruited hot cross buns

Iceland’s own brand hot cross buns are happily accidentally vegan and are moist and sticky with just the right amount of fruity goodness.

vegan hot cross buns uk

£1 for a pack of 6. 

Lidl

Apple & Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns

Budget supermarket chain Lidl is competing with the likes of Marks & Spencer with its delightfully soft buns that are lightly spiced with warming cinnamon and bursting with apple pieces and orange infused sultanas.

vegan hot cross buns uk

99p for a pack of 4.

Tesco

Richly fruited hot cross buns

Richly Fruited Lightly spiced, with plump sultanas, currants, raisins and mixed peel Use for a delicious bread and butter pudding with a twist.

vegan hot cross buns uk

£1 for a pack of 6. 

Marks & Spencer

Kentish Bramley Apple Hot Cross Buns

Flavoured with Bramley apples and loaded with currants, they are fruitier than the original and can be eaten straight from the pack or toasted.

Flavoured with Bramley apples and loaded with currants, they are fruitier than the original and can be eaten straight from the pack or toasted.

£1 for a pack of four.

Sainsbury’s

There’s nothing like a freshly toasted hot cross bun slathered with lashings of dairy-free butter to get you in the Easter spirit, and thankfully Sainsbury’s own-brand hot cross buns are vegan-friendly. They’re deliciously flavoured with orange peel and cinnamon for a delicious treat. Don’t get them confused with the Taste The Difference buns however as these contain egg.

vegan hot cross buns uk

£1 for a pack of 6.

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