Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Hot Cross Buns

The 10 lightest hot cross buns products on this list range from 183 to 266 kcal per 100 g. The hot cross buns with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 22 hot cross buns with complete data.

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Hot cross buns

Lidl · 6 x 70g

c NOVA 4 183 kcal 14.3 g sugar 5.7 g protein 1.8 g fat
2

Luxury hot cross buns

Deluxe Lidl · 4

NOVA 4 209 kcal 16 g sugar 3.9 g fat
3

6 Hot Cross Buns

Asda

d NOVA 4 211 kcal 15.6 g sugar 6 g protein 2.4 g fat
4

Hot cross buns

Morrison · 4

b NOVA 4 233 kcal 10.7 g sugar 6.6 g protein 1.2 g fat
5

Extra Fruity Hot Cross Buns

Tesco Finest · 4 Buns

c NOVA 4 254 kcal 20.4 g sugar 6.9 g protein 2.5 g fat

Also: Vegetarian
6

4 Luxury Fruited Hot Cross Bun

Aldi Specially Selected · 4

d NOVA 4 257 kcal 32.6 g sugar 6.4 g protein 1.9 g fat
7

Hot Cross Buns Lightly Spiced

Village Bakery

c NOVA 4 257 kcal 23.3 g sugar 6.6 g protein 2.6 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian
8

Hot Cross Buns

Amazon · 6 x 70g

d NOVA 4 263 kcal 17.5 g sugar 7.5 g protein 3.2 g fat

Also: Vegetarian
9

4 Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns

Waitrose

d NOVA 4 264 kcal 26.6 g sugar 6.5 g protein 2.6 g fat
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Waitrose 4 spicy & plump richly fruited hot cross buns

Waitrose

c NOVA 4 266 kcal 16.4 g sugar 7.2 g protein 3.5 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published hot cross buns on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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