{"id":1502,"date":"2026-03-16T11:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:39:31","slug":"easter-eats-hot-cross-bun-bread-and-butter-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/easter-eats-hot-cross-bun-bread-and-butter-pudding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Easter holiday is here \u2013 and that means hot cross bun season has arrived! If you fancy treating yourself to a twist on the traditional bun, we\u2019ve got just the thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sink your spoon into our soft-in-the-middle, crunchy-on-top hot cross bun bread and butter pudding and enjoy a taste of Easter now \u2013 or at any time of year!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FeelRealGood-SmallCTA-2026_SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"feel real good- find out more Slimming World\" class=\"wp-image-15516\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slimming World hot cross bun bread and butter puddin<\/strong>g<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5245389806001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6242616418001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" width=\"900\" height=\"390\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>serves 6<br>ready in 50 minutes<br>5 Swips per serving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 cal cooking spray<br>6 small slices of white bread from a 400g loaf<br>25g low-fat spread<br>40g dried mixed fruit<br>250ml skimmed milk<br>3 large eggs<br>2 level tbsp sweetener<br>grated zest of 1 orange<br>1 tsp mixed spice<br>1 level tbsp plain flour<br>plain quark or fat-free natural fromage frais, to serve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Spray a small, rectangular ovenproof dish with 1 cal cooking spray. Spread one side of the bread slices with the low-fat spread. Using an 8cm round cutter (or an upside-down mug), cut a large circle in the middle of each slice of bread and set aside. Roughly chop all the leftover bits of bread and scatter them around the prepared dish, along with about two-thirds of the dried fruit. Arrange the bread rounds spread-side up on top, evenly spaced apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Whisk together the milk, eggs, sweetener and most of the orange zest and mixed spice. Pour the mixture over the bread to cover and set aside for 20 minutes to allow the bread to soak up all the liquid. (Don\u2019t be tempted to skip the soaking. For a pudding that\u2019s light and fluffy on the inside and crisp on top, the bread needs time to soak up all the milk.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Preheat your oven to 190\u00b0C\/fan 170\u00b0C\/gas 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Mix the flour with 2 tsp water, put the mixture in a piping bag and pipe a thin cross on top of each bread round. (If you don\u2019t have a piping bag, use a spoon as neatly as you can.) Sprinkle over the remaining dried fruit, orange zest and mixed spice and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden. 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