Consumer experts name the 67c best hot cross bun in Australia for 2023 – but not everyone agrees with them
- Experts at choice named 67c Woolworths’ Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Bun best
- It beat out stiff competition from Coles in second, as well as chocolate options
- News was shared on Facebook, where some said they prefer Coles’ buns
Consumer experts have named the best hot cross bun in Australia for 2023 as a 67 cent option from Woolworths, after it beat out stiff competition from 20 other brands.
The taste team from Choice tried 21 different hot cross buns from the likes of Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, IGA and Bakers’ Delight – but it was the Woolworths’ Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns ($4 for six) that was named the best this year.
The Woolworths’ buns received high praise from the experts for their softness, crusts and texture, earning extra points for being vegan-friendly, good for toasting and preservative-free.
The buns scored an overall rating of 75 per cent from the experts, and cost just 67 cents per bun.
Consumer experts have named the best hot cross bun in Australia for 2023 as a 67 cent option from Woolworths, after it beat out stiff competition from 20 other brands (hot cross bun options pictured)
The Woolworths’ buns received high praise from the experts for their softness, crusts and texture, earning extra points for being vegan-friendly, good for toasting and preservative-free (Woolworths’ bun pictured)
Coming in a close second place was Coles’ Traditional Hot Cross Buns, which also retail at $4 for six or 67 cents per bun.
Coming in a close second place was Coles’ Traditional Hot Cross Buns, which also retail at $4 for six or 67 cents per bun (pictured)
The Choice team said these buns were ‘moist and soft, but better toasted’.
They were given additional marks for being 27 per cent fruit and also vegan-friendly.
The top three was rounded out by Woolworths’ Luxurious Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns ($5 for four; $1.25 per bun) – which last year took the top spot.
The judges gave these buns 61 per cent and said they had a ‘good colour, even cross, soft texture and toast well’.
They also highlighted a ‘pleasant fruitiness’ that comes from the fact that there are no artificial colours or fragrances.
In fourth place was Woolworths’ Bakery Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns ($4 for six; 67 cents each) and fifth was Aldi’s Bakers Life Fruit Hot Cross Buns ($3.49 for six; 58 cents per bun).
Aldi scored an impressive 58 per cent considering the cheap price.
Woolworths’ luxury option (left) and their hot cross buns from the bakery (right) came in third and fourth place in the test
Budget supermarket Aldi took out fifth and sixth place (pictured) with both their fruit bun and their chocolate offering
When news about the hot cross buns was shared on Facebook, shoppers were quick to offer their own opinions (Coles buns pictured)
Elsewhere, the Choice team also looked at chocolate hot cross buns, where they voted the Aldi Bakers Life Chocolate Hot Cross Bun the best at 57 per cent ($3.49 for six; 58 cents per bun) or sixth overall.
‘There is little chocolate, but a good appearance and it’s much better toasted,’ the Choice team said.
Another chocolate hot cross bun that was praised was the Community Co Chocolate Hot Cross Buns ($4 for six; 67 cents per bun).
When news about the hot cross buns was shared on Facebook, shoppers were quick to offer their own opinions – and not everyone agreed with the experts.
‘Coles but only from in house bakery, if you are lucky get them early in the day just as they are bagging them up. So good fresh, then they freeze really well,’ one person wrote.
‘Coles are my pick,’ another seconded.
A third wrote: ‘Coles…love them because they’re not stingy with the fruit like the others are’.
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