Make Easter egg-stra special this year with these caramel and choc chip hot cross buns. 
I have been obsessed with the choc fudge hot cross bun combo for a year now since I first tried Marks and Spencer salted caramel and choc chip hot cross buns when I was in the UK last year… Remember in the good old days when we could still travel"

I was actually so obsessed with those hot cross buns that they became my staple diet while I was in the motherland. I was determined to re-create the hot cross bun deliciousness when I got back down under but then COVID came and all the yeast and flour flew off the shelves and well, you know what they say about best laid plans.

Then, just as the baking aisles were fully stocked again, my baking mojo did a runner so the hot cross bun idea was shelved again.  That was until last week, when the big rain came and I thought I would need to build an ark but decided to make some hot cross buns while I waited. It took three attempts to try and test the recipe until I got it hot cross perfect. It’s been a real labour of love and a delicious one at that! 

I have to be honest, I was so busy perfecting this recipe in the Thermomix, that I didn’t get time to test it without one. That said, I think this would work really well without a Thermomix plus you get a bonus bicep workout with all that kneading! 

I’ve been a bit unconventional adding the fudge and choc chips “by hand,” but I found whe...