This Apple Pie Hot Cross Bun Pudding is a beauty of a dessert and perfect for a Easter celebration. It is the most glorious flavorsome pudding I have ever eaten and I can’t wait for you to try it!

This is a twist on a classic bread and butter pudding combined with the flavors of an apple pie. If your looking for a new recipe to use up all those scrummy hot cross buns then this recipe is perfect for you!

Making a hot cross bun pudding is thankfully very easy, which we all need after a long weekend of cooking. I have done many testers to get the flavor of apple pie just right while still making sure its a hot cross bun pudding.

Tip time my lovely friends!

Tips for making hot cross bun pudding:

I personally prefer the traditional spiced fruit hot cross buns for this recipe. But you can use any flavor you’d prefer. Chocolate hot cross buns would be nice.
Let the apple pie custard soak into the hot cross buns. You know when you eat bread & butter pudding and there are bits of dry bread? That’s because the bread hadn’t absorbed the custard mixture before being cooked.
You want to get it all delicious with the caramelization edge parts but you don’t want to burn it, definitely cover with tin foil part way through as the custard mixture is sensitive to heat.

I hope you all have/had a wonderful Easter! Paige x

Apple Pie Hot Cross Bun Pudding

Yield: 6

Author: Paige

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 50 MinInactive time: 5 MinTotal time: 1 H & 5 M

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Ingredients

Apple Pie Hot Cross Bun Pudding

6 hot cross buns
Butter, softened (for the buns and greasing)
1 red apple, peeled & cored, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons mashed banana
2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons smooth almond butter, optional
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/4 cup soft brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup full cream

Instructions

Apple Pie Hot Cross Bun Pudding

Preheat oven to 355 F fan bake. Grease a 9.5” x 9.5” baking dish.
Sideways cut a hot cross bun into 3 slices. Lightly butter each side of the slice. Place into the baking dish. Repeat for all buns.
Add the sliced apple pieces to the baking pan. Roughly mix and layer the apple with the bun slices. Doesn’t need to be perfect.
Whisk eggs with the mashed banana until fully combined.
Add almond butter, vanilla essence, & brown sugar to the bowl. Whisk. Pour in cream, whisk again until everything is mixed.
Carefully pour into the baking dish over the hot cross buns and apple. Allow to sit on the bench for 5 minutes (this helps the custard soak into the buns).
Place in the oven uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes. Cover with tin foil and bake for another 15 - 30 minutes or until the pudding is set.
Remove from the oven and serve piping hot with ice cream or velvety whipped cream.
Enjoy! x

Nutrition Facts

Calories

329

Fat

10 g

Sat. Fat

2 g

Carbs

51 g

Fiber

3 g

Net carbs

48 g

Sugar

19 g

Protein

10 g

Sodium

320 mg

Cholesterol

71 mg

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