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Easter

Poles Patisserie's custard hot cross bun.

From a vanilla slice version to an ice-cream sandwich, these are the hottest hot cross buns of the season

We’re seeing filled hot cross buns, hot cross scrolls, chocolate buns and raisin-infused latte takes, and that’s even before we get to gloriously unhinged options.

  • Erina Starkey
Lindt's Gold Bunny: Smaller and more expensive.

Easter egg prices jump and sizes shrink despite cocoa price crash

Lindt bunny prices have risen by almost a third and Cadbury eggs are rocketing as manufacturers and supermarkets scramble to justify shrinkflation this Easter.

  • Will Nicholas
Morning Market’s hot cross buns are studded with citrus and spice-soaked fruit.

‘So fluffy you’ll forget to chew’: 15 of Melbourne’s very best hot cross buns

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-spice or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, the Good Food team’s personal hit list has something for even the biggest bun sceptic.

  • Good Food team
Filled with kataifi pastry and pistachios, the Dubai chocolate bar has became a worldwide hit.

Heard about the Dubai chocolate bar? Here’s how to make it at home

Make the internet-busting Dubai chocolate bar and NYC-style loaded cookies better by adding in leftover Easter eggs.

  • Katrina Meynink
Ned’s Bake is a tried and true favourite for chocolate and traditional hot cross buns in Melbourne.

From classics to the new and cool: 10 of Melbourne’s best hot cross buns

Try coffee or vegan hot cross buns from up-and-coming bakeries. Or see why one bakery’s traditional buns draw queues every year.

  • Emma Breheny
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Lindt Milk Gold Bunny.

Battle of the bunnies: 14 classic Easter eggs ranked from the sickening to the sensational

The definitive ranking of eggs, rabbits and the odd Humpty Dumpty this Easter.

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Cocktail Porter’s home-delivered cocktail kit.

Brewers, distillers put Easter flavours in a glass (and we put them to the taste test)

Chocolate, hot cross buns, shiny packaging. It’s all your Easter wishes come true, only in liquid form.

  • Katie Spain
Jin Sun Kim, head chocolatier at Kakawa Chocolates in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

Freaky Easter treats are the flavour of the month

Burger sauce hot cross buns? Flat Easter eggs? Crosses on croissants and lamingtons? Australians can’t get enough Easter fun, inflation be damned.

  • Emma Breheny and Andrew Taylor