I tried Costa Coffee new hot cross bun with a twist - here is my honest review
Discover the flavours of Costa Coffee's new Bacon, Mature Cheddar & Chilli Jam Hot Cross Bun in my latest review.
Whenever a new item lands on coffee giant Costa’s menu which has an intriguing flavour profile, I end up jumping into my trainers and half-running to the coffee shop.
Luckily Derby city centre isn’t too far out for me, which is where I was headed one very cold Thursday afternoon.
The new menu features five key items on the spring launch including beverages both hot and cold, plus food.
Ube and matcha have a dedicated customer base, and having tasted both of these before, I wanted to try something different.
It was a busy day which means I already had lunch, however I had my eye on one item in particular, and that was a sweet treat - sort of.
I didn’t think the hot cross bun with cheese would be so substantial, that it would have me cursing myself for eating a full lunch earlier.
The full name for the Easter treat is Bacon, Mature Cheddar & Chilli Jam Hot Cross Bun.
This means it has interesting flavours of sweet, savoury and a little heat courtesy of sweet and fiery chilli jam.
Now, I am rather partial to a hot cross bun slathered in barely-melted butter, which I consider to be the traditional way of enjoying this sultana packed bready delight.
I didn’t ever think I could enjoy a hot cross bun any other way.
Turns out that if you put bacon and sweet chilli into the hot cross bun, it ratchets up the flavour profile to next level deliciousness.
The bacon was crisp with a nice chew, and the bread was pleasantly fruited with plump sultanas.
I have quite a strong palate in that I can handle robust flavours such chilli, wasabi and a boat load of garlic (not all together because that would be plain weird). The chilli jam in this bun rendered the fire element quite high, so if you’re not a fan of hot chilli, do bear this in mind.
I would have liked to see more butter on the bread, but that is only because I love butter and think this would only have made the bread even more moist and moreish.
Overall I loved Costa Coffee’s take on the traditional Easter treat and cannot wait to eat again.