If Christmas starts in November when can you eat a hot cross bun?

When I was a child hot cross buns were only eaten on Good Friday. The local bakery would open early for people to come to buy, there was always a queue. These days I might buy and eat them before Easter weekend during Lent but certainly not just after Christmas.

I'll have one as soon as they're on sale.
I really like them.

The two weeks around Easter. Much as I love them I think they would lose their appeal if I ate them all year round. And it would be one less thing in life to look forward to.

I've eaten four already (not at the same time) and enjoyed every fruity, spicy mouthful. Toasted with lashings of butter. Mmm.
Of course, I should stop when lent begins.

I have already eaten some. They have been on sale for a while. I won't have any more till Easter - maybe ?

Tesco sells gluten free hot cross buns all year! I do try to hold out until nearer Easter, but that’s just another failure … ?

Whenever you like! I've got a turkey crown defrosting at the moment whch was leftover from Xmas, so we're having the family round for a Xmas-style dinner tomorrow!
Oh - and just to throw a little controversy into the mix, I had a cheese and Marmite hot cross bun for breakfast this morning - it was delicious!

When I was a child we had them on Good Friday but now they are in the shops all year round. Funnily enough I stopped myself buying some today as once I get the taste of them I can’t stop.
I’ve seen those ones Blondiescot yuk not for me ?

On sale everywhere right now as well as Easter Eggs.

We always had them on Good Friday when I was a child. I don't think the bought ones taste as nice nowadays and keep meaning to make my own.

I didn't like the M&S cheese and Marmite ones that I tried a few years ago, but enjoyed the Asda Red Leicester and tomato this year. I don't think of them as for Easter only, I will eat them any time. I am on 800 calories a day at the moment, but the four in my freezer have been calling to me!

I bought a pack of chocolate ones, reduced in price, only the other day.

Put them straight in the freezer to bring out when we fancy a treat.

Whenever you like. I don't think any food is really seasonal any more.
I don't agree with messing with the flavours though.

Just bought two packs of luxury hot cross buns in M & S, not sure if they will make it into the freezer…

I buy them any time I fancy. Lovely!

Just bought some this afternoon, so after dinner tonight. Really looking forward to one! Probably give it 10 secs in the m/w. I do like them warm

I’d eat them anytime - it’s a similar treat to a tea cake - lovely

I like to be seasonal with food, so I ignored the hot cross buns on sale in the village bakery. Bought tea cakes instead. Delicious. Last year as in lockdown, baked my own hot cross buns. Worth waiting for.

Tea cakes, hot cross buns in the Aga for a few minutes with lashings of butter, yum. Picked up a packet of 6 hot cross buns in Sainsbury’s yesterday and put them back again. They looked delicious.
Had them only on Good Friday growing up so for now I’m only going to look at them.

My son came home with a pack of four spiced apple and four blueberry hot cross buns from M&S. So it would have been rude not to eat them ?
I'm going to miss him and his treats when his house purchase finally completes and he moves out soon ?

Whenever you can get them. My favourites, apart from the originals are ginger and chocolate buns. Sadly you shouldn’t put them in the toaster!

I buy them all year round and freeze them. Only the plain ones though. I have one toasted most days. It usually the only bread type product I have all day.

I’ve already eaten hot cross buns, but I haven’t eaten any Easter eggs yet. My favourite hot cross buns are the luxury ones in M+S. I browsed the Easter eggs in Waitrose this afternoon but didn’t buy any - yet! We usually roast a leg of lamb for Easter Sunday lunch, it’s the only time we eat lamb.

We’ve just fed our last two to the birds, they got forgotten about on a top shelf sadly.
They were Aldi bramley apple ones I think.