If you adore fluffy, fragrant, and deliciously light hot buns then you’re going to be obsessed with this easy vegan hot bun recipe. Think fluffy buns full of chocolate chips and you already know the level of incredible taste and texture there’s in store for you.

This might just be the best easy vegan chocolate hot bun bread recipe ever…at least, it’s the best I’ve ever tasted. Imagine light, fluffy buns chocked full of chocolate chips. The smell coming out of the oven is incredible and the taste is even better. It’s like pure hot bun meets scones heaven. And it’s completely vegan. It doesn’t get any better than that if you ask me.

You can serve these chocolate chip hot buns as a decadent breakfast or delight everyone by serving them for tea. They are a hit at birthday parties, get-togethers, and everything in between.

Top 10 favorite things about these easy vegan chocolate hot bun bread masterpieces:

Easy to make
Great for birthday parties
Features fluffy pull-apart bread that almost melts in your mouth
Vegan
A truly luxe vegan breakfast
Meal prep friendly vegan buns
Packed with dark chocolate chips
Sweet without being too sweet
A crowdpleaser recipe
Kid friendly baking recipe – children adore making these buns

Meal prep friendly vegan hot buns recipe

Yes, you read that right. These amazing fluffy chocolate chip hot buns can be made in advance. You can make them in advance and quickly reheat them before serving for a dose of warm bread and melty delicious chocolate.

These easy buns can also be frozen for later, and just defrosted and reheated when needed. It doesn’t get much easier than that.

How to serve vegan hot buns

These buns are absolutely amazing when hot. Think warm bread scent mixed with melting chocolate chips and vegan butter that melts and oozes when spread over the buns. It’s irresistibly good. That being said, these buns are also amazing served cold. They are moist, chocolatey and pull-apart deliciousness no matter how they are served. Whether served hot or cold, they are always devoured in minutes.

Baking the chocolate chip buns

This recipe makes 10-12 buns that need to be placed 1-2 inches apart on the baking sheet. It means you need to prepare two baking sheets to hold all the buns. You can either bake them all at the same time in the oven, keeping a sharp eye on them as they bake because the top baking sheet will probably finish baking a little before the bottom one.

If you have the patience you can bake one sheet at a time in the middle of the oven.

But if you’re impatient like me, you can bake them at the same time as long as you keep a watchful eye on when they are done.

Preparing baking the night before

If you want to prepare the dough the night before, so it’s ready to bake in the morning, here’s how to do it:

Make the dough as per the recipe, but only use 1/4 of the Yeast. Using less yeast is important because the buns will rest over night and you don’t want to wake up to a mess of dough everywhere.

Once the dough is made (using only 1/2 pack dry yeast) place the dough in a covered bowl in the refrigerator overnight. The dough is ready to make into buns the next morning. Follow the recipes baking instructions, and you will have deliciously fluffy vegan hot chocolate chip buns in no time.

So, how are the best easy vegan chocolate hot bun bread made? It’s very simple. Just:

Instructions

In a pot, heat almond milk and butter until the butter is melted without bringing it to a boil. Set it aside to cool a little.
In a large mixing bowl, mix half of the milk and butter mixture with the yeast. Stir to combine and leave the yeast to begin working for a few minutes. It should begin to bubble a little.
Next, add the rest of the milk/butter mixture and stir together. Add the sugar, cardamom, and salt and stir to combine.
Begin mixing in the flour a little at a time. The dough should be pliant, stretchy, and not stick to your fingers, but not too dry. Knead the dough for a few minutes before adding the chocolate chips and very quickly kneading them into the dough. Don’t spend too much time on this as you don’t want the chocolate to melt.
Dust the mixing bowl lightly with flour and place the dough in the bowl. Place a clean towel cloth on top and set the bowl in a warm spot to rest for 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Once the dough is ready, dust a clean surface with a little flour and place the dough on it. Cut the dough into 10-12 equal chunks. Use your hands to shape the dough into buns and place them on the baking sheet leaving 1-2 inches between them. Brush melted butter on top and bake the buns in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until the buns are golden brown and baked through.
Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.Wait at least 10 minutes before serving.Enjoy.