Flavoured hot cross buns-yummy or an abomination?

I like original sultana and spice hot x buns
but DH likes those, also the apple ones and this week he tried blueberry ones and said those were tasty.

I’m in the marmite ?? camp so shan’t be trying those, but I love the M&S apple HXBs and the Cranberry HXBs too.
I only eat them lightly toasted, which just doesn’t work with the chocolate ones - results in a very messy toaster and an even messier me!!!

An abomination. I could have wept when I went to butter one I had just bought at Tesco and realised I’d picked up salted caramel flavour. Yuk!

Tried the Co-op carrot cake flavour buns and they are good. Well worth a try. Also like the Cadbury's Hot Cross Bun flavour chocolate.

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Kim19

Good research ixion! I'll try most innovative and sweet flavours but one cross is definitely my limit.

Spotted by DS in his local Australian supermarket!

I found Cadbury's Hot Cross Bun chocolate yesterday. In the interests of research DH and I tried it last night ... a bit of fruit and some allegedly cinnamon crunch, didn't give us the taste sensation we were expecting. Back to Wholenut for us.

Although DH favours only a spiced fruit bun, I am going to look for those Mocha Coffee ones next time I'm in Waitrose!

I bought some carrot cake flavour ones from the co-op this morning. No idea what they are like yet but can't wait!

Good research ixion! I'll try most innovative and sweet flavours but one cross is definitely my limit.

Only traditional Hot X buns for me. I've tried apple ones and they're OK but not as good as the real thing.

Tried the chocolate ones last year, definitely an abomination!

I like most of the flavours. A hot cross bun is a bun with a cross on the top - any flavour and warmed surely. Don't like marmite though and think of the buns as sweetish not cheesy - (hate cheese scones as well, prefer sweet) and will eat them round about Easter any day. Life too short to care about which day TBH. Child care for both DDs, care of DM, care of DH, supporting DD2 regarding contact beginning with DGS2 and his father - DGS2 (3) enjoying it but nightmare for DD2 and think leopard and spots for her abusive, narcissistic sperm donor so will eat any sweet flavour any time for comfort!

Have to be the traditional fruit ones for me and I'm happy to start eating them when they appear on the shelves.

This year, they sat right along side the last of the mince pies.

a simply spiced hot cross bun every time and not before Good Friday morning.

Sainsburys’ Taste The Difference cheddar and chutney hot cross buns…they were on a clearance shelf
A taste sensation toasted

Waitrose wholemeal ones are very nice and have more taste than the white versions.

I noticed the co-op had double chocolate ones i think..today...but i said no, no NO JANE YOU DON'T NEED THEM

We had some apple hot cross buns from M&S , quite nice but not special. Best has been a hot cross bun loaf from Sainsburys. Soft, spicy and great toasted or just buttered

I do really love ginger.
Perhaps I could try a bun with some in...

MawtheMerrier

A medal to you * Mollygo* ? for your selfless research!

some research for more pleasant than others.

I never fancy any non-traditional ones at all.
Much as I like chocolate - in its place! - I certainly don’t want it in a hot cross bun. Ditto caramel or anything else.,

A medal to you * Mollygo* ? for your selfless research!

The thing for me is the difference in even basic HCBs. Asda-soft, stay fresh longer, Sainsbury’s -always seem dry even when I first open the packet, Aldi and Lidl-hit and miss, M&S too expensive in cash and time by the time I’ve got into town and I’m not that impressed anyway. Local Supermarket-normal-dry and boring but their choc chip and ginger are amazing.

I’m a traditionalist concerning hot cross buns. They are a spicy bun with a cross on top. I only eat them on Good Friday. Anything else (marmite, cheese etc.) are NOT hot cross buns.

I haven't tried any of the fancy pants flavours.
The usual ones are too lovely to mess about with.