These Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns are light, fluffy, packed with chocolate and just irresistible! This recipe takes no time at all to make and you can also freeze any leftover Hot Cross Buns that you may have.
I admit I used to be a little bit of a Hot Cross Bun traditionalist, and would refuse to buy or even taste a hot cross bun which wasn’t filled with fruit (and don’t even get me started on fruitless Hot Cross Buns!) but a couple of years ago I finally succumbed to the pressure and tried a Choc Chip Hot Cross Bun and there has been no turning back since then.
Why you will love this recipe:
- Quick to prepare – these Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns really don’t take too long to prepare.
- Simple Ingredients – you won’t need any fancy ingredients for this recipe.
- Versatile – you can use either milk or dark chocolate for this recipe.
- Freezer Friendly – these Hot Cross Buns can be frozen for up to two months.
Choc Chip Hot Cross Bun Ingredients:
Please note you will find the full list of ingredients and recipe method in the recipe card below.
- Flour – you can use either plain or Baker’s flour for this recipe.
- Yeast – you will need dried yeast for this recipe.
- Cinnamon
- Caster Sugar
- Milk – either reduced fat or full cream is fine.
- Butter – you can use either salted or unsalted.
- Egg – approximately 70 grams.
- Chocolate Chips – either milk or dark chocolate chips can be used.
How to Make Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns:
- Combine the yeast, sugar and milk and allow the yeast to activate.
- Combine with the remaining ingredients.
3. Knead the dough until smooth.
4. Add the chocolate chips and lightly knead to combine. If you over knead the chocolate will start to melt.
5. Allow the dough to prove for one hour or until doubled in size.
6. Punch down the dough and divide into 12 pieces, roll into balls and place into baking tray before allowing to prove for 30 minutes.
7. Once proved, place into the oven to bake.
8. Carefully remove from the oven and brush with glaze.
9. Once completely cool, pipe chocolate crosses on top.
Tips for Making the BEST Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns:
- You can use plain or bakers flour for this recipe.
- Either milk or dark chocolate can be used.
- Be careful not to over knead the dough after adding the chocolate chips as they will begin to melt.
- If you don’t have apricot jam, you can use sugar instead.
- Ensure you let the Hot Cross Buns completely cool before adding the chocolate crosses, otherwise they will melt.
- These Hot Cross Buns are best stored in an airtight container and enjoyed within four days.
- You can freeze any leftover Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns for up to two months in a freezer safe container.
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Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns
These Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns are light, fluffy, packed with chocolate and just irresistible! This recipe takes no time at all to make and you can also freeze any leftover Hot Cross Buns that you may have.
Equipment
- 1 x 20 x 30 cm baking tray
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- ½ cup caster sugar 110g
- 1 & ½ cups milk 375g – lukewarm
- 4 & ¼ cups plain flour 640g
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 50 grams butter mekted
- 1 egg
- 230 grams chocolate chips
To Decorate
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons water
- 100 grams chocolate melts
Instructions
- Line 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking paper and lightly oil a large mixing bowl before setting both aside until needed.
- Place the yeast, 2 teaspoons of the sugar and all of the lukewarm milk into a small bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. The mixture should have started to foam, which is a sign the yeast is active.
- In a large bowl (different to the one you have already oiled), add the flour, cinnamon, egg, butter, chocolate chips, remaining sugar and activated yeast mixture. Use a butter knife to mix and combine the ingredients until a dough forms – it will be sticky and the chocolate will melt a little so don’t worry!
- Turn the dough onto a floured bench and knead for approximately 8 minutes or until the dough begins to feel elastic.
- Place the dough into the prepared oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and sit in a warm place for around an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 12 equal pieces before rolling into balls.
- Place the dough balls into the prepared cake tin, cover with a tea towel and place the tin in a warm spot for another 30 minutes to allow the dough to rise again.
- While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius (Fan-Forced.
- Once the dough has risen, place the tray into the oven to bake for 20 minutes, or until the buns are golden and spring back when touched.
- To prepare your glaze, place the apricot jam and water into a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds before mixing to combine.
- Brush the glaze over the still warm Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns before carefully transferring the buns onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the buns are cold, melt the extra milk chocolate melts and place it in a piping bag before piping the crosses onto the top of each bun.
Thermomix Instructions
- Line 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking paper and lightly oil a large mixing bowl before setting both aside until needed.
- Place the yeast, 2 teaspoons of the sugar and all of the milk into your thermomix bowl and cook for 2 minutes on 37 degrees, speed 1. Leave the yeast mixture in the bowl whilst you move onto the next steps.
- Add the flour, cinnamon, egg, butter and remaining sugar into the thermomix bowl. Mix for 15 seconds on speed 7 or until all ingredients have combined.
- Knead for 1 ½ minutes using the kneading function before adding the chocolate chips and kneading for a further 30 seconds.
- Follow the instructions as above from step 5
Notes
- You can use plain or bakers flour for this recipe.
- Either milk or dark chocolate can be used.
- Be careful not to over knead the dough after adding the chocolate chips as they will begin to melt.
- If you don’t have apricot jam, you can use sugar instead.
- Ensure you let the Hot Cross Buns completely cool before adding the chocolate crosses, otherwise they will melt.
- These Hot Cross Buns are best stored in an airtight container and enjoyed within four days.
- You can freeze any leftover Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns for up to two months in a freezer safe container.
Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 28mgPotassium: 158mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 3mg
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laurenm83
I love your thinking, if you try them I’d love to hear how they go 🙂
di @ lime&soda
Yes. Everything is definitely better with Chocolate. I’ve never made hot cross buns, but might be tempted to now.
Tash @ Gift Grapevine
You can take the chocolate eggs, it’s all about hot cross buns at Easter for me! I’ll take them any way they come and do enjoy the choc chip variety but the good old original fruit hot cross bun, toasted with butter is still my favourite.
laurenm83
Oh my goodness, wash your mouth out!!! 😉 While I agree a good old fashioned toasted hot cross bun with lashings of butter is pretty amazing, there is always room for easter eggs too!
Lisa @ Twinkle Little Soul
Of course everything is better with chocolate chips! Is that even a question? Haha! Seriously though, these look delish. And I 100% agree with your sentiments on fruitless HCBs – it’s just not right x
laurenm83
I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one who feels this way!
Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me
We made homemade hot cross buns as kids with our teacher but not sure I have the skills now. Plus then I’d just eat them all warm with LASHINGS of butter x
laurenm83
That is the BEST way to eat them!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu
Oooh chocolate hot cross buns are my weakness! These look incredible!!!
laurenm83
Thanks Jessica. They are a weakness of mine too – I have many though!
Kirsty @ My Home Truths
I’m still a traditionalist and can’t do bread and chocolate together. Yes, that also includes nutella. I’m weird, I know!!!!!
laurenm83
That’s not weird at all. I can do Nutella Hot Cross Buns, but nutella smeared on fresh bread is a big no from me.
Kat - The Organised Housewife
Ooh these look delicious! I do love a good homemade hot cross bun.:)
laurenm83
Me too Kat! There is nothing better for morning tea in my opinion 🙂
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile
These look so totally perfect!! I love that you’ve used chocolate on top too! Perfect!
laurenm83
Thank you, you can never have too much chocolate right?!?!
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid
These are ace, especially for the dried fruit haters in your life. I found some fruit free buns in the supermarket at the weekend, but these would be much more delicious!
laurenm83
These are WAAAAAAY more delicious than fruit free buns – those things should be banned 😉