Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Best Low-Sugar Hot Cross Buns

The 10 lowest-sugar hot cross buns products on this list range from 8.6 g to 19 g of sugar per 100 g. The hot cross buns with the least sugar per 100 g, ranked using label data. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score. We checked 20 hot cross buns with complete data.

1

Caramelised Biscuit Flavour Hot Cross Buns

Village Bakery · 4 Buns

c NOVA 4 282 kcal 8.6 g sugar 7.8 g protein 4.5 g fat
2

Hot cross buns

Morrison · 4

b NOVA 4 233 kcal 10.7 g sugar 6.6 g protein 1.2 g fat
3

Lemon and White Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Asda

c NOVA 4 288 kcal 12 g sugar 7.4 g protein 5.5 g fat
4

Hot cross buns

Lidl · 6 x 70g

c NOVA 4 183 kcal 14.3 g sugar 5.7 g protein 1.8 g fat
5

Strawberries and Cornish Clotted Cream Hot Cross Buns

Morrisons

d 282 kcal 15.1 g sugar 6.9 g protein 6.9 g fat
6

6 Hot Cross Buns

Asda

d NOVA 4 211 kcal 15.6 g sugar 6 g protein 2.4 g fat
7

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
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

9 Mini Millionaire's Hot Cross Buns

M&S Food · 315g

d NOVA 4 321 kcal 17.9 g sugar 8.1 g protein 8.7 g fat
10

Spices Apple Hot Cross Buns

Waitrose · 4

c NOVA 4 270 kcal 19 g sugar 7 g protein 2.4 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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