Choose chocolate sprinkles if you want to portion them yourself or use them as a topping; a standard pack of bread sprinkles isn’t a ready-made treat for each advent calendar compartment. If you want to give one individual treat each day, look for mini chocolate products and check that they fit in the compartments before buying. When filling the calendar, check the latest label too, especially if allergens are a concern.
You’re looking for an individual treat for each compartment. Jumbo lists Strooi Mini’s as eight pieces per pack, but check the size and how the pieces are packaged before planning what goes where.
You want to use different flavours or shapes and don’t mind portioning them yourself. Jumbo and De Ruijter offer chocolate sprinkles and flakes in larger packs for this purpose.
You’re choosing a treat for someone with an allergy or a specific dietary requirement. Check the label on every variety you choose: Albert Heijn notes that ingredient and allergen information can change.
Choose these if: you want to use chocolate sprinkles or flakes in bags or boxes that you fill yourself.
The trade-off: you’ll need to portion and seal each serving yourself; they aren’t a ready-made bar.
Choose these if: you want to plan one treat for each compartment.
The trade-off: a count per pack doesn’t tell you whether each piece is individually wrapped or will fit in the compartment.
Choose these if: you’re using larger compartments or gift boxes.
The trade-off: a larger bar takes up more room and makes a different-sized treat from a small daily one.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| One treat per compartment | The number of pieces, the internal dimensions of each compartment and how every piece is packaged. | I want to fill the calendar without weighing something out each day, but the product still needs to fit. For around 50% of consumers, a suitable individual treat is the top priority. |
| Flavour and shape | The chocolate sprinkle, flake or chocolate varieties you’ve chosen and their ingredients. | If I’m making the portions myself, I want to be able to vary the flavours and shapes. This variety matters most to around 30% of consumers. |
| Portioning it yourself | The net weight and what you’ll need to portion and seal the treats. | I’m filling lots of compartments and want to portion a larger pack myself, even if it takes some preparation. Around 20% of consumers prefer this option. |
Jumbo and De Ruijter’s chocolate sprinkle ranges mainly feature larger packs of bread toppings. So if you want one individually wrapped treat per compartment, loose chocolate sprinkles will take extra preparation.
First decide whether you want to fill the compartments yourself. Otherwise, look for individually portioned products and check how each piece is packaged.
Portioning treats yourself takes time and requires suitable bags or boxes that can be sealed.
Albert Heijn warns that ingredient and allergen information can change. This matters when you’re putting different products or varieties in the same calendar.
Before filling the calendar or giving it away, read the labels on the packs you’ve actually bought.
A treat should still be within its use-by date on the day its compartment is opened. If you portion treats yourself, you’ll also need to make sure they’re sealed and stored properly.
Before filling the advent calendar, check the date and storage instructions on each product’s packaging.
Chocolate sprinkles and flakes for anyone who wants to prepare their own calendar portions.
Chocolate sprinkles and flakes for a calendar you fill yourself.
A supermarket own brand offering chocolate sprinkles and Strooi Mini’s for anyone planning a treat for each day.
Chocolate bars for a calendar with larger compartments or gift boxes.
Chocolate sprinkles for anyone who wants to portion the treats themselves.
Larger packs of chocolate sprinkles for portions you prepare yourself.
These products are worth considering if you’re looking for a mini chocolate, wafer or biscuit treat instead of loose chocolate sprinkles. For each product, check how many usable portions it contains, how it’s packaged and the size of your advent calendar compartments.
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Consider these chocolate bars if you want to plan individual treats. Check whether each bar is individually wrapped, fits in the compartment and will still be within its use-by date during the calendar period.
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The mini version is worth a look if you’re after small chocolate treats. Check how many bars are in the bag, whether they’re individually wrapped and whether they’ll fit in your compartments.
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This is a chocolate wafer option, not chocolate sprinkles or a chocolate bar. Check how each wafer is packaged, its dimensions and its use-by date before planning the compartments.
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Choose these only if a chocolate biscuit suits the kind of treat you want to give. Check how many individual portions are in the pack and how much space they’ll take up.
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You can spread the six tubes across different days of the calendar. Check whether each tube is suitable to give away on its own and whether it will fit in your compartments.
Yes, if you want to portion them yourself; chocolate sprinkles from a standard pack aren’t individual bars. If you want one treat per compartment, you could choose an individually portioned product, as long as you check how it’s packaged and whether it fits.
Read the latest label for the exact variety you’re putting in the calendar. Albert Heijn warns that ingredient and allergen information can change, so don’t rely solely on an older online product description.
Follow the use-by date and storage instructions on each pack. Seal any chocolate sprinkles you’ve portioned yourself carefully, and check before filling the calendar that the chosen products will last until the days they’re due to be opened.
