In Australia, you don’t have to look far to find hot cross buns at Easter (or at any time of the year if we’re honest). As an expat, you might wonder where to find hot cross buns in New York so we’ve worked hard to update this guide for 2025, so let’s hop to it!
- Australian Bakery Cafe
- Aussie Pies and Sausages
- Balthazar Bakery
- Bien Cuit
- Bourke Street Bakery
- Wegmans
- William Greenberg Desserts
- Wolferman’s
Making Your Own
With so many recipes online to choose from, where should you start if you want to tackle hot cross buns yourself? Shout out to our mate (and Kiwi in New York) Erin Clarkson of food blog Cloudy Kitchen who has three different hot cross bun recipes for you to choose from:
- Roasted apple, crystallised ginger, and sultanas with salted caramel crosses (AWNY volunteer, Tarley made these and confirms they are to die for).
- ‘Classic style’ with vanilla bean pastry cream cross
- Dark chocolate and cardamom with chocolate pastry cream cross (pictured above)
Do you have secret intel on a hot cross bun supplier? Let us know in the comments!
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