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I tried supermarket hot cross buns – the winner tastes better than M&S but cost less than half the price
A WARM, fruity and spiced hot cross bun makes the perfect Easter treat.
And even though it’s still weeks away, supermarkets are lining their shelves with all-sorts of flavours and special varieties.
The original recipe contains raisins and is usually marked with a cross on the top and is traditionally eaten on Good Friday.
So if you’re not a fan of the fancy flavours, which bun is best?
I’ve tried out traditional-flavoured buns from each supermarket to reveal my favourite Easter treat..
Aldi Specially Selected Luxury Fruited Hot Cross Buns
- 99p for 4 or 24.7p each
- Per bun: 177 calories, 1.3g fat, 15.7g sugar, 0.27g salt
Costing less than 25p, not only are Aldi’s buns great value, they taste delicious too.
They were just as good as M&S for texture, aroma and flavour and had a generous fruit content, but cost less than half the price.
They were sweet without being sickly with a buttery, soft dough. Loved the spice in the dough and thought these had a very traditional flavour. I’d happily live on these until Easter Sunday.
- 5/5
Exceptional by Asda Extra Fruity Hot Cross Buns
- £1.80 for 4 or 45p each
- Per bun: 232 calories, 2.8g fat, 20g sugar, 0.23g salt
Asda’s premium buns were really delicious with a soft glaze that made them look appetising.
They were moist enough with lots of dry fruit and the perfect level of sweetness.
I liked the texture and they had the perfect hit of spicy warmth. They are quite high in sugar and fat compared to other brands. Not cheap either at 45p per bun, but still cheaper than M&S and Waitrose.
- 4/5
M&S Luxury Fruited Hot Cross Buns
- £2 for 4 or 50p each
- Per bun: 220 calories, 3.1g fat, 19.3g sugar, 0.29g salt
Loved these fruity and flavoursome buns from M&S which were generously packed with juicy sultanas, currants, orange and lemon peel and had a perfect level of spice.
The dough was lovely, perfectly enriched with butter and egg, without the sugary glaze that others had and tasting better for it. Not sure exactly what elevates them to ‘luxury‘ status but there is no doubt die-hard fans of the seasonal snack will enjoy these. Perfect toasted, with a thick slab of butter.
- 4/5
Waitrose Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns
- £1.95 for 4 or 48.8p each
- Per bun: 174 calories, 1.7g fat, 17.6g sugar, 0.33g salt
The Waitrose buns looked really attractive with a lovely sheen and whilst they had a generous helping of raisings and sultanas which delivered plenty of flavour, they were a little lacking in spice.
There was a slight citrus aroma, which I enjoyed. Just lacking in wow factor.
- 3/5
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Fruity Hot Cross Buns
- £1.80 for 4 or 45p each
- Per bun: 191 calories, 2.4g fat, 16.9g sugar, 0.24g salt
A decent batch of buns, I thought they amount of fruit and level of sweetness was pretty much spot on, but they could have done with a bit more spice and if I’m being picky, they were a little on the dry side.
The currants were large and flavoursome and there was a slightly bitter aftertaste, though this wasn’t unpleasant. Perfect for a little morning pick me up.
- 3/5
Tesco Finest Extra Fruity Hot Cross Buns
- £1.80 for 4 or 45p each
- Per bun: 203 calories, 2.2g fat, 18g sugar, 0.32g salt
If you love the buttery texture of brioche bread, you’ll love these.
They had a light and fluffy taste though they did look a bit squashed and squidgy.
The fruit was a little sticky and several times got stuck in my teeth. Perhaps a little too salty.
- 2/5
Lidl Rowan Hill Hot Cross Buns
- £1.09 for 6 or 18.1p each
- Per bun: 190 calories, 2.2g fat, 14.3g sugar, 0.26g salt
For a budget option, these were alright. They didn’t have as much fruit as I’d have liked and what was there certainly didn’t have the fruity flavour that others did.
They were a little on the dry side. That said, they are an incredible price so if you are going to get through tons of them by Easter Sunday, these will save you packet. One of the lowest for fat, sugar content and calories, too.
- 2/5
How to save money at Easter
Sun Savers Editor Lana Clements shares her tips on how to save cash at Easter...
Stock up on eggs – The best value Easter eggs typically sell out by the time the long weekend comes around so by in advance and stash in a cupboard so that you don’t get tempted to nibble.
Cut entertaining costs – If you are hosting family or friends over the holiday, consider asking them to bring a dish such as dessert, or a couple of bottles to cut costs. Use a price comparison site to find the lowest prices on the food and any other decorations or gifts that you need. Try PriceRunner or Trolley.co.uk.
Plan ahead – School holidays combined with gift can make Easter a pricey time of year, especially if you have children. Create a budget ahead of time and look for ways to keep it in check. You can go for free days out by making a scavenge hunts and limit the number of
Flash sales – Make a list of what you need for Easter and look out for flash sales or promotions from supermarkets on items that you need.
Cashback – Use cashback sites to get a little kick back on any spending that you are doing. Try Topcashback or Quidco.
I came from nothing to make the biggest podcast in the world, I’ve worked my a** off, says Scamanda’s Charlie Webster
HER global chart-topping podcast, Scamanda, has been turned into a deliciously watchable TV series for true crime lovers to binge-watch.
The four-part docuseries is a passion project for journalist Charlie Webster, 42, who wanted to bring jailed cancer faker Amanda Riley’s story to life for a new audience free from constraints of an audio format.
Though she’d already made acclaimed podcasts like Surviving El Chapo and Died and Survived, she didn’t predict the phenomenon her Scamanda project would become when it was named the most popular podcast globally in 2023.
The pinch me moment was a long way from her humble beginnings growing up in the north of England and a life marked by harrowing incidents of childhood abuse as well as a near-death experience after contracting malaria during a charity cycle ride in Brazil in 2016.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Charlie said: “Sometimes I don’t even know where to laugh or cry, or think I’m the unluckiest person or the luckiest person in the world.
“Because sometimes I feel like, what the f**k, give me a break. Like, I’ve just been going through horrific IVF and none of it’s worked.
“I had a miscarriage earlier last year, I nearly died eight years ago. It’s like give me a break. But then sometimes I’m like, well, I’m still here.
“I’m speaking to you. And I’ve made a global phenomenon, which is my work. And that’s incredible, right?
“I’ve worked my ass off. I come from absolutely nothing. I don’t come from like, middle ground. I come from absolutely nothing.”
Later this year, Amanda Riley will be a free woman three years into her five year sentence for pleading guilty to wire fraud.
The mum-of-two conned people into believing she had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma via a highly-detailed and believable online blog which she used to aggressively fundraise, pulling in over $105,000 in donations over a seven year period.
A driving factor behind Charlie’s podcast was to examine betrayals and female friendships, which she feels aren’t explored enough.
Scamanda shows Amanda to be a pillar of her local church and community, and gradually reveals how her unethical plot was finally rumbled by the authorities after a whistleblower, now known to be Amanda’s former friend Lisa Berry, contacted investigative journalist Nancy Moscatiello who was looking to expose fraudulent activity.
Lisa was burned by Amanda years previously when she claimed to have terminal cancer, which her friend eventually found to be a lie prompting her to cut Amanda out of her life.
When she stumbled across Amanda’s cancer blog years later, alarm bells immediately rang and she raised the alarm.
Rather than paint Amanda as the monster some believe her to be, Charlie was keen to be non-judgmental and let viewers make up their minds.
Since being jailed, it has come to light that Amanda could have Munchhausen’s disease, a personality disorder where the sufferer craves attention through feigning illness, which, if the case, would make her actions less black and white than perhaps it might previously have been.
Charlie said: “One of the things I was intrigued with is like, is she a monster? Is she like a sociopath? Is she somebody that’s like very mentally, psychologically ill? Or is she aware of what she’s done? And she does she understand it?
“So from my perspective, having spent a lot of time with her, and I’m the only person that has spent that time with her, and I’m the only person other than her mum and her husband that she’s spoken to. And to me, she is aware what she’s done.
“She is sorry. And she takes responsibility for it. And she said to me that she’s every day, regrets what she’s done is and is ashamed of herself and can’t believe what she’s done.”
Amanda turned down Charlie’s request to take part in the series, however, she does feature in documentary footage made by an unnamed person prior to her arrest.
Though she isn’t actively involved in the series, Charlie believes Amanda will eventually want to share her side of the story.
She said: “I think she feels like she probably wants a voice. But also is concerned people won’t believe her.
“I think from her perspective, she’s not a monster but people think she is.”
Amanda’s story might still be creating a buzz two years on from its initial media frenzy, but Charlie is already working on a new project due for release later in the year and is also open to the possibility of a film being made about her own life.
Last year she released a book, Why It’s OK to Talk About Trauma, which delves into her own story and explores the mental, emotional and physical elements of trauma.
She decided on that direction over a memoir because she felt it would be more helpful to others, but now it is out in the world she is open to telling her story in more conventional terms.
Among the key moments would undoubtedly be her brush with death when she contracted malaria on a 3,000 mile cycle ride across Brazil in 2016.
During the terrifying ordeal her vital organs collapsed and she even recalled having conversations with Death as her life hung in the balance.
“A few people in the industry have commented about it,” said Charlie. “And maybe it is something that I will write up and then pursue.
“I’d love to do something like a film, because honestly, even if I just think about what happened to me in Rio, it’s kind of surreal sometimes.
“Honest to God, it’d be like a hopeful, inspirational film, with probably a bit of dark comedy.”
Watch Scamanda on Disney+ from 21st February in the UK.
Terrified Emma Raducanu came over to us shouting ‘here he is, here he is’ as stalker entered stadium, coach reveals
EMMA RADUCANU spotted her stalker just two points into Tuesday night’s match in Dubai, her former coach claims.
The British tennis star, 22, burst into tears and hid behind the umpire’s chair as the “fixated man” was removed by security.
The individual was arrested by Dubai police, although charges were later dropped after he went on to “sign a formal undertaking to maintain distance from her and has been banned from future tournaments”.
Raducanu’s former coach Roman Kelecic, who has worked with her on a temporary basis, has has claimed that the man stalked her in Singapore, the UAE and Qatar over the past month.
On Tuesday night’s incident, he told Croatian outlet Net: “Three or four hours before the match we have a photo of that stalker. Not only us, the entire security at the tournament has his photo and everyone knows who he is.
“The first game, two points gone, 15-15, Emma is on the other side of the court and she’s showing us something. At that moment we didn’t know what it was. Emma loses the first game and runs to us, crying, shouting, ‘here he is, here he is, here he is’.”
Raducanu had been approached by the man, who left her a note and took her photograph, in a restaurant on Monday.
On the incident, Kelecic added: “That was the only moment in a month where I, the fitness coach, the security guard who was with us, was not with her.
“So, that man was assessing the situation and looking for the best moment to get closer to her.
“He had a strategy that was terrifying, he thought everything through, calculated it.
“It’s terrifying how much he, in essence, thought about it all and planned it. His strategy worked, and it was to get closer to her.”
Raducanu’s stalker got “physically close” to her as he posed for selfies on Monday.
Kelecic revealed: “So, it’s a creepy story.
“This man followed her back to Singapore, to Abu Dhabi where I was with her, again in Doha, now in Dubai and we noticed him.
“But initially we thought he was a fan, an admirer, because Emma is a really big tennis star with a huge fan base.
“Until he got physically close to her, started having contact in the form of selfies, hugging, etc.”
On Wednesday, Raducanu posted a statement on her Instagram account.
It read: “Thank you for the messages of support.
“Difficult experience yesterday but I’ll be okay and proud of how I came back and competed despite what happened at the start of the match.
“Thank you to Karolina for being a great sport and best of luck to her for the rest of the tournament.”
