For a coffee morning, you can plan how much you need by working out how many standard packs to buy: the packs mentioned contain 330 g of whole sprinkles or 270 g of crushed sprinkles. PLUS says that one 330 g pack of pink and white sprinkles contains around 22 portions. Only use this as a guide if the variety and portion size match, and check the current label for ingredients and allergens before serving them to guests.
If you’re serving rusks or bread to a group, you’ll want to work out how many packs you need in advance. PLUS says its 330 g pack of pink and white sprinkles contains around 22 portions, but your own serving size will determine how many you need.
For a birth celebration, baby shower or another special occasion, pink and white, blue and white, or celebration sprinkles can all contribute to the presentation.
When serving aniseed sprinkles, it’s important to have the label for your chosen variety to hand. The De Ruijter varieties described list wheat and cereals containing gluten. For catering with non-prepacked foods, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that consumers must be given allergen information.
First work out how many portions you want to serve. Then choose a colour or sprinkle style, and check the label for that exact variety.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Enough portions | Count the portions you need. PLUS says its 330 g pack of pink and white sprinkles contains around 22 portions; only use this as a guide for the same variety and a similar portion size. | If I’m serving rusks to a large group, I want to buy enough whole packs in advance without overestimating how many portions each pack contains. Around 40% of consumers prioritise having enough portions. |
| Colour and sprinkle style | Choose pink and white, blue and white, or celebration sprinkles to suit your presentation. Alternatively, choose 270 g of crushed sprinkles if you’d prefer a finer topping. | For a themed occasion, I want the colours to suit the event; for yoghurt or cake, a finer texture may be the deciding factor. Around 30% of consumers prioritise presentation or how they’ll use the product. |
| Allergen information | Read the ingredients and allergens on the current pack, and keep the information available when serving the sprinkles to guests. | If guests ask about ingredients, I want to be able to give them information about the variety I’m actually serving. Around 30% of consumers consider this a priority. |
Not every product called aniseed sprinkles is the traditional aniseed topping. Joris Muisjes 1 kg is sold as sweets, so neither the product name nor the large pack size tells you what it’s intended for.
Check the product description, ingredients and suggested use before ordering a larger quantity.
The approximately 22 portions quoted by PLUS are for its 330 g pack of pink and white sprinkles. You can’t automatically apply that figure to 270 g of crushed sprinkles or to a different serving size.
Base your calculations on the pack you’ve chosen, and decide how much you want to use on each rusk, slice of bread or other portion.
The De Ruijter sprinkles described list wheat and cereals containing gluten, but the information you provide must match the product you’re actually serving.
Keep the current pack by the buffet, or make its ingredients and allergen information available to guests.
The supermarket ranges mentioned include De Ruijter whole sprinkles in 330 g packs and crushed sprinkles in 270 g packs.
Albert Heijn’s category page lists four De Ruijter varieties: blue and white, celebration, crushed, and pink and white sprinkles.
Jumbo also lists De Ruijter whole sprinkles in 330 g packs and a crushed variety in a 270 g pack.
PLUS provides product information for several De Ruijter varieties, including pink and white, celebration and crushed sprinkles.
These 330 g packs of whole sprinkles are a good fit for a coffee morning when you’re looking for several packs and a pink or blue-and-white presentation. Work out how many packs you need based on your own portion sizes; don’t assume both varieties provide the same number of portions.
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For a coffee morning with a pink colour scheme; the pack contains 330 g of sprinkles.
The product description lists wheat and gluten. Check the current label and the portion count for your chosen pack before buying for a group.
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For rusks or bread at a coffee morning with a blue-and-white colour scheme; the pack contains 330 g of sprinkles.
Don’t automatically assume this variety has the same portion count as a pack of pink and white sprinkles. The product description lists wheat and gluten; check the current label.
Start with the number of portions you want to serve and how much you’ll use per portion. PLUS says its 330 g pack of pink and white sprinkles contains around 22 portions. Divide the number of portions you need by that figure and round up to whole packs, but only if you’re using the same variety and a similar portion size.
Choose crushed sprinkles if you want a finer topping, for example for yoghurt or decoration. The crushed pack mentioned contains 270 g, compared with 330 g for the whole varieties described, so adjust the quantity to suit what you’re actually serving.
Use the label for the sprinkles you’re serving as your source of information; the De Ruijter varieties described list wheat and cereals containing gluten. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that suppliers of non-prepacked foods, such as caterers, must tell consumers about any allergens present. A private gathering isn’t automatically the same situation, but it’s still helpful to keep the pack available.
Don’t assume so based on the name alone. Joris Muisjes 1 kg is sold as sweets; if you want a traditional topping for rusks, check the product description, ingredients and intended use.
