If you want a ready-to-enjoy treat for each day of Advent, individually wrapped portions or bars are more practical than a large bar you’ll need to divide yourself. Choose a size that suits the amount you’d like each day, and count how many individual pieces you get. Check the latest ingredients and allergen information on the packaging too.
If you want to fill your calendar without cutting or repackaging anything, look for individual portions. For example, Albert Heijn lists 16 individually wrapped portions in its chocolate caramel and biscuit minis. You’ll need extra treats to fill a 24-day calendar.
If you’re happy to make one day’s treat a little more generous, a multipack of individual bars could be a good option. ALDI Nederland lists six 50 g bars in its Choceur Candy Bars multipack, which will fill six days.
If you’re mainly after caramel-flavoured biscuit or chocolate with speculoos, you could also consider a larger bar or tablet. You’ll need to divide the portions yourself for the Verkade and Lotus Bakeries products mentioned here.
First, decide whether you need a treat that fits straight into a calendar compartment, with no preparation. Then choose your preferred flavour and portion size. If allergies are a concern, always prioritise the latest information on the packaging.
Choose this if: you want a small, pre-portioned treat for each day you’ve chosen.
The trade-off: a mini portion is smaller than a standard bar, so check how many days the pack will cover.
Choose this if: you’d like to include a larger bar on one of the days.
The trade-off: a pack with only a few bars means you’ll need other treats for the remaining days.
Choose this if: a particular flavour or filling matters more to you than ready-made daily portions.
The trade-off: you’ll need to divide the bar yourself and wrap the pieces if you want individual calendar treats.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Most important for |
|---|---|---|
| Individual daily portions | Check whether the pieces are individually wrapped and how much each portion weighs. | If I want to pick up one treat each day without breaking or wrapping anything, individual portions are my top priority. Around 36% of consumers put daily portions first. |
| Flavour and texture | Check whether the product contains a biscuit layer, biscuit pieces or a filling, and note the flavour described. | I’d rather choose deliberately between a caramel filling and speculoos pieces than focus on size alone. For around 29% of consumers, flavour and texture matter most. |
| Number of treats | Count the individual pieces and compare the total with the number of days you want to fill. | When I’m planning the whole calendar, I want to know how many days a pack will actually cover. That’s the main consideration for around 21% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the latest ingredients list, highlighted allergens and any ‘may contain’ warning on the packaging. | If I need to avoid an allergen, the packaging must meet that need before flavour or size comes into the picture. Around 14% of consumers give this check top priority. |
The weight doesn’t tell you how many individual treats you’ll get. Albert Heijn lists 16 portions in its caramel and biscuit minis, while ALDI Nederland lists six 50 g bars in its Choceur Candy Bars multipack.
Count the individual pieces, then work out how many days you’ll need to fill with other treats.
The Verkade XXL bar mentioned here and Lotus Bakeries’ Biscoff chocolate tablets aren’t ready-made sets of individual advent treats.
Choose this size only if you’re happy to divide it yourself. Otherwise, opt for individual portions or bars.
Dividing the bar takes extra time and may mean you need additional wrapping materials.
Ingredients and warnings vary between products and can change. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens are listed on the labels of prepacked foods.
Check the latest packaging before putting the treats in the calendar, and again before they’re eaten.
Lidl lists its Way To Go Biscuit caramel bar as an in-store product. That doesn’t tell you whether it’s available at a particular branch.
Check current availability before planning your calendar around one specific product.
These product ranges showcase different kinds of chocolate with biscuit or speculoos. A brand name alone doesn’t tell you how many portions are in a particular pack.
The own-brand range includes both caramel and biscuit minis and larger caramel and biscuit bars.
This ALDI brand offers products including Candy Bars and a separate product called Choco & biscuit.
The XXL Choco Biscuit with caramel-flavoured filling is a larger bar made with biscuit, caramel-flavoured cream and milk chocolate.
Lotus Bakeries lists 180 g chocolate tablets with Biscoff speculoos pieces or speculoos cream.
Lidl lists caramel and biscuit as a flavour in its Way To Go chocolate range.
These products include wafers, biscuits or bars with a chocolate or caramel flavour. Check the size of each piece on the packaging, and make sure the pieces are individually wrapped before using them as separate calendar treats.
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A wafer option if you’d like a buttery caramel flavour in your calendar. The product name lists 12 pieces of 27 g each. Check whether they’re individually wrapped if that’s important for your calendar.
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An option if you’d prefer a milk chocolate biscuit to a bar. The pack weighs 150 g. Count how many individual portions it contains, and check whether they’re wrapped separately.
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For anyone looking for a larger bar with biscuit pieces for each chosen day. The product name lists 24 bars of 90 g each. Check that the individual wrapping and size suit your calendar.
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A chocolate-flavoured biscuit stick for anyone who’d prefer to put sticks rather than a bar in the calendar. The product name lists 47 g. Use the packaging to decide how many sticks you’d like to include for one day.
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A small chocolate-flavoured wafer for an individual treat. The product name lists 16.5 g per pack. Check how many packs you’ll receive before planning how many days to fill.
Only if you have enough individual treats for all 24 days. Albert Heijn lists 16 portions in its chocolate caramel and biscuit minis, while ALDI Nederland lists six bars in its Choceur Candy Bars multipack. You’ll need extra treats for both examples.
Yes, if you’re happy to divide the bar yourself and can wrap the pieces individually. If you want one ready-to-enjoy piece each day with no preparation, choose a product whose packaging confirms it contains individual portions.
Read the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any ‘may contain’ warning on the latest physical packaging. Online product information can help you choose, but Albert Heijn notes that ingredients and allergy information can change.
Follow the storage instructions and best-before date on the packaging of your chosen product. Albert Heijn says the date is printed on the packaging of its chocolate minis; Verkade recommends keeping its XXL Choco Biscuit bar in a cool, dry and dark place.
