Should Hot Cross Buns be available year-round? The big wigs at the supermarkets seem to think so, with the exciting (or unsettling, depending on how you roll) sightings of Hot Cross Buns coinciding with Christmas this year. 

Four calendar months before Easter and just two days after Christmas. 

Regardless of whether the timing is sacrilege, we’re not the types to get in the way of a delicious treat no matter the season, so let’s lean into it. It’s been a big year.

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So without further ado, please follow us to the bakery section at Woolworths, where you’ll find soft, squidgy packs of traditional fruity and fruitless HCBs, as well as the triumphant and whimsical return of Cadbury Caramilk Hot Cross Buns and Fairy Bread Hot Cross Buns.

A number of Woolworths’ free-from-gluten products feature in this year’s range too, including the GF Traditional Fruit 4 pack, the GF Apple Cinnamon 4 pack and the GF Chocolate 4 pack. Get them while they’re hot!

How to make Hot Cross Buns

Would you rather put your own love, sweat and tears into your HCBS? We’ve got you covered with our best ever Hot Cross Buns recipe right here.

The fan-favourites land at Woolies across Australia from today, December 27. Check availability at the Woolworths website.

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