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!
What a lovely round up . The bread pudding looks delicious, would be great with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.
Yes it would and I actually prefer that to custard 🙂
I am LOVING the idea of bread and butter pudding made with hot cross buns in a slow cooker… AMAZEBALLS!!!!!
It’s so easy Katie, you must try it.
Oh wow that pud looks incredible! I really need a slow cooker…and to start eating sugar again!!! Thank you for featuring my granola bars!
I think you could sub the sugar here with an artificial sweetener if you’re ok with those. But some demerara on top does give it an extra glow!