I LOVE CUTE food. And I love creating little pieces of art that are both delicious and darling, and make The Princess want to roll up her sleeves and come help in the kitchen.
Hum Bow Bunny Buns!
And while everyone else is having their Spring Fling, binging on jelly beans and Marshmallow Peeps, the Steps and I are in the kitchen whipping up batches of Bunny Buns.
They’re cute and tasty and not quite as bad for you as most Easter sweets, making them one my one of my very favorite Easter confections.
Bunny buns are actually those delicious little Chinese buns (hum bow), slightly sweet and so pillowy and light they melt in your mouth. And while they’re usually stuffed with a bbq pork filling, our little Easter dumplings are crammed full of Eastery, yummy coconut filling!
Warning: These little darlings are addictive . . .
Ingredients:
Filling:
Combine:
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. flaked coconut
2 tbsp. butter
In a small bowl, dissolve 2 tablespoons of the sugar in the milk and water. Sprinkle in the yeast and allow to sit 10 minutes. Mix in the remaining sugar, 2 cups of flour and the salt. Mix until the dough is no longer sticky, adding additional flour as needed. Place dough on a floured service and knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch the dough down, roll it into a cylinder. Cut it into 12 equal pieces. Pinch two small balls off each of the 12 pieces for ears, and roll the larger twelve pieces into balls.
Roll each of the larger balls into a circle about 4-6 inches in diameter. Place 1 tablespoon (or slightly more) of filling into the center of the circle. Pull the edges of the circle up over the filling, pinch in the center to seal. Place the buns seam side down on a sheet of parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and repeat for each circle, leave a 2 inch space between each bun.
Pinch the pairs of small balls into bunny ears and attach–you may have to moisten the ears to make them stick. I used knitting needles to poke a pair of eyes into each of the eared bunnies.
Cover and let rise until puffy and light. Brush with a light sesame oil or a light egg wash.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.
Serve immediately–you can sprinkle them with powdered sugar and or fine coconut flakes, but I think they’re too cute to cover up 
How many does this recipe make?
24 delicious little bites of heaven . . . and they’re about 80 calories each, so not nearly as bad as candy!
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These are adorable – I so want to make them for our family! Pinning this
well thank you! they’re a lot of fun
How did the chocolate turn out? I don’t like coconut. Any other suggestions!
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Hi, what type of flour did u use? Thanks
A mix of 2/3 White Wings and 1/3 Wondra powdered flour..good luck & have fun!
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I haven’t, but thank you–I will! Everyone in my house is a HUGE coconut fan (before I met this bunch, I’d never cracked an actual coconut *g*)
And I’ll let you know how it turns out (the chocolate filled bunny buns, not the cracked coconut–sometimes that’s just a disaster)
How did the chocolate turn out? I made these last year and they were a hit but I’m not a fan of coconut so I’dlike to try chocolate ones too!
Chocolate turned out awesome! going to do it again this year…
Can you tell me how you added the chocolate? I would love to make them chocolate filled. That sounds delicious!