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Alice in Frames Hot Cross Bun Pudding (vegan version)

When I saw Alice in Frames make this Hot Cross Bun Jam and Butter Pudding on ABC News Breakfast, I knew we must have it to enjoy over the Easter long weekend. A couple of easy substitutions with regular pantry ingredients are all that's required to make this recipe vegan-friendly.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Servings 6
Calories 371 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking Dish
  • Small Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Chopping Board

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Hot Cross Buns
  • 60 g Butter plus extra for greasing
  • ¼ cup Jam
  • 1½ cups Plant based milk
  • ⅔ cup Planted based cream or increase plant based milk if you don't have cream handy
  • ½ cup Corn Flour
  • ⅓ cup Sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Icing Sugar, for dusting optional
  • Cream, Ice-cream or extra custard to serve optional

Instructions
 

  • Line base of baking tray and grease sides. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Slice the hot cross buns in half and add butter and jam liberally. Marry up tops and bottoms then slice into 1cm fingers length ways.
    6 Hot Cross Buns, ¼ cup Jam, 60 g Butter
  • Wedge the hot cross bun fingers in the baking tray, then prepare the custard.
  • In the small saucepan off the heat add all custard ingredients. Stir with the whisk until all the lumps are gone.
    1½ cups Plant based milk, ⅔ cup Planted based cream, ½ cup Corn Flour, ⅓ cup Sugar, ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • On a medium heat, stir the liquid continuously until the liquid begins to thicken slightly. Do not over-thicken the custard mixture as it will firm up when baking.
  • Pour the custard over the hot cross buns and pop in oven. Check the bake after 15 - 20 minutes. Optionally, add some jam to the top of the buns for the last 10 minutes for a burnished finish. The pudding is baked once the custard is set and should be within 25 - 30 minutes.
  • Dust with icing sugar and/ or cinnamon and serve with cream, ice-cream or extra custard for a sensationally decadent treat.
    Icing Sugar, for dusting, Cream, Ice-cream or extra custard to serve

Notes

Be sure to check out Alice's Hot Cross Bun Jam and Butter Pudding recipe for some other easy substitutions and variations, as well as her website for an abundance of veg-forward recipes.
The Modern Vegan Guide is your companion for how-to-vegan your food, home and lifestyle.

Nutrition

Calories: 371kcalCarbohydrates: 54.2gProtein: 7.8gFat: 15.1gSaturated Fat: 4.1gSodium: 348mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 2.2gSugar: 26.4gCalcium: 16mg
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