I ate hot cross buns from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Morrisons - 1 was clearly the best

Hot cross buns are a popular treat for Brits at . The sweet buns, which are fluffy, buttery and fruity, are a delightful food that becomes popular in Spring. But, for some, it is a treat that they have all year round. For me, it's a staple of Spring and every time they arrive in the , I'm delighted. So, I decided to try different supermarket versions of hot cross buns and decide which one was the best.

There was one obvious winner, a hot cross bun that was more buttery and silky than the rest. And considering how much it cost, I was rather surprised. The supermarkets I went to were , , and . I was excited to try them all and choose the best, although I was expecting a difficult task. Starting off, it was hard to decide, but once I tried the last one, the winner became clearer.

After trying hot cross buns from four UK supermarkets, the winner for me is Tesco. It was the last one I tried and it stood out to me instantly.

For me, it's important for a hot cross bun to be spongy but not dry. Plus, there needs to be a decent amount of when I cut into it.

I also want my hot cross bun to seem buttery. I don't want to have to spread too much butter on it to give it that desired level of moisture. For me, the Tesco hot cross buns ticked all of the boxes.

The other three were pretty enjoyable, but my taste buds were treated the best by Tesco's hot cross buns. Sainsbury's was the close second. The texture was pretty delightful and there was a good spread of fruit, but Tesco just seemed to go the extra mile.

Lidl and Morrison's hot cross buns are not bad, but they didn't match the other two supermarkets. The Lidl ones were slightly dryer than the Tesco and Sainsbury's one.

However, with enough butter, they were more than enjoyable. The Morrison's ones surprised me.

The hot cross buns I got from Morrison's were labelled as being "extra fruity". That excited me and made me think that I may have found my winner.

However, they were dryer than Tesco and Sainsbury's, so I was slightly disappointed. Don't get me wrong, they are not terrible hot cross buns.

But when they are compared to the likes of the hot cross buns I got from Tesco, there is no way they can measure up. What surprised me even more was the fact that the hot cross buns I got from Tesco on them, meaning they were reduced because they were about to go passed their use-by date.

Regardless of that, they still stood out as the winner. I don't know what makes the Tesco own-brand hot cross buns better than the rest, but clearly they are doing something right because they were absolutely terrific.