raw vegan hot cross buns

if erewhon made hot cross buns

Penny

Mar 25, 2025

i’ve never been to an erewhon but this is what i imagine they make for easter

something raw vegan, organic, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free but still mysteriously expensive despite being made from pantry staples

these buns are packed with warm spices naturally sweetened and require zero baking effort so you can spend more time contemplating whether a $20 smoothie is actually worth it

makes eight

ingredients

‘buns’

100g almonds

100g dates

50g oat flour

50g peanut butter

10g rice malt syrup

2 tsp ground cinnamon

0.5 tsp ground nutmeg

0.25 tsp salt

water as required

coconut crosses

50g desiccated coconut

25g oat flour

30g rice malt syrup

water as required

method

‘buns’

add the almonds (100g), dates (100g), and oats (50g) to a food processor and blend together until the mixture is finely ground and begins to clump together

add the peanut butter (50g), rice malt syrup (10g), cinnamon (2 tsp), ginger (0.5 tsp), nutmeg (0.5 tsp), and salt (0.25 tsp) and pulse to bring together into a cohesive dough

add water as required to help it come together

shape the dough into a log and roll in baking paper

refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm

coconut crosses

lightly wipe out the bowl of the food processor, then add the desiccated coconut (50g), oat flour (50g), and rice malt syrup (30g)

blend until just combined

place onto a sheet of baking paper, cover and roll out to a sheet about 3mm thick and as long as your dough log

refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm

assembly

remove the bun log from the fridge and slice into quarters down the long axis

uncover the chilled coconut cross mixture and trim one long edge

to assemble take two quarters of the dough log and place them side by side