Make this Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding in the slow cooker – an easy Easter pudding recipe using leftover hot cross buns.
Updated 2026 ·
This slow cooker bread pudding with hot cross buns proved a real hit on the Maison Cupcake Facebook page. A whopping 22 of you shared it!
It’s so easy there’s barely a recipe but for completeness for my archives I am recording the recipe on the blog today.
Slow cooker bread pudding with hot cross buns
This super easy Easter slow cooker pudding takes barely five minutes prep then you can forget about it for two hours!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 5-6 hot cross buns
- butter to spread on the buns
- 3 large eggs
- 150 ml milk
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar
- parchment paper to line the slow cooker
Instructions
- Take half a dozen hot cross buns (using up old ones is fine!).
- Line a crockpot or slow cooker with parchment paper.
- Slice and butter the hot cross buns, then cut them in half vertically.
- Arrange the bun pieces in the crockpot.
- Beat 3 large eggs with 150ml milk and 1 tablespoon sugar. Pour over the buns.
- Scatter with some brown sugar and slow cook on low setting for 2 hours.
- Serve warm with custard! Yummy!
For an alternative bread and butter pudding check out my Marmalade Bread and Butter Pudding – it’s made in the oven but feel free to experiment with it in the slow cooker!
Ah this sounds divine! Love hot cross buns and LOVE bread & butter pudding so this sounds like the perfect Easter dessert for me!
And it’s easy too! Win win!
I love slow cooker baking and I think hot cross buns make a really tasty bread pudding too
It’s a great way to use them up – we’d bought a BOGOF offer so were overrun with them!!!
Delicious looking pudding buns 🙂 I’ve never used slow cooker in baking
The round up is mouth watering 🙂 Thank you Sarah for hosting this party
Thanks Winnie! I look forward to seeing your entries in future weeks!