Choose individually wrapped packs if you want to hand out chocolate biscuits after your Christmas baking or save them for lunchboxes. Check both the number of packs and how many biscuits each contains. If you’re using them in a baking recipe, first check the flavour, quantity and intended use the recipe calls for. Before sharing, read the ingredients and allergen information on the pack you’ve bought.
Want to share biscuits between guests, use them as treats or save some for later? Don’t just look at the total number of biscuits: check how many sealed packs there are and how many biscuits each contains. Jumbo’s product information for Lotus Biscoff and ALDI’s for Biscotto show just how much the pack sizes can vary.
If you want to take a sealed pack with you later, the inner packaging matters. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Chocolade as six packs of three biscuits each; ALDI lists Biscotto Mini Biscuits as six packs of six biscuits each.
If you’re sharing biscuits or something you’ve baked, check the ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ statements for the exact variant. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains what allergen information must appear on the label of pre-packed foods.
First decide whether the biscuits are mainly for a recipe, for sharing or to take with you later. That will help you work out whether flavour and suitability for your recipe, the number of sealed packs or the total quantity matters most.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who should pay particular attention? |
|---|---|---|
| Portions you can share | Count the individual packs and the biscuits in each one. Jumbo lists three biscuits per pack for Lotus Biscoff; ALDI lists six for Biscotto Mini Biscuits. | I want to hand out biscuits after Christmas baking and keep some sealed packs for lunchboxes. Around 33% of consumers prioritise portions that are easy to share. |
| Using them in a recipe | Check whether the recipe calls for whole biscuits, a topping or crumbs, and which flavour and quantity will work. | The biscuits I choose need to complement the other ingredients in my Christmas bake. For around 27% of consumers, how the biscuits will be used in a recipe comes first. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ statements on the pack of the exact variant. | If others will be eating them, I want to know which ingredients and allergens are relevant to their portion before sharing. For around 20% of consumers, checking this comes first. |
| Quantity and storage | Compare the total contents with how much you’ll use, and check the best-before date and storage instructions on the pack. | I want to have enough biscuits to hand without leaving an opened pack sitting around for too long. That’s why around 20% of consumers check the quantity and storage instructions first. |
An inner pack can contain several biscuits. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Chocolade as six packs of three biscuits, while ALDI lists Biscotto Mini Biscuits as six packs of six.
Plan how many biscuits you’ll need for each guest or lunchbox, then compare both the number of packs and how many biscuits each contains.
A claim like this doesn’t tell you which allergens are listed for the exact variant. For Chocowolken, Verkade lists milk, wheat, hazelnut and soya, among other ingredients, and notes that it may also contain peanuts, almonds and egg.
Before sharing, check the current ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ statements on the pack you’ve bought.
If you’re sharing something you’ve baked for Christmas, use the information on the packaging of the exact variant you used to check its ingredients.
Use product descriptions to help you decide, then check the packaging again before adding the biscuits to your recipe or sharing them.
Worth a look if you’re after chocolate-covered speculoos in small packs. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Chocolade as six packs of three biscuits each.
Verkade lists Chocowolken as a 3-pack of 3 × 35 g, with biscuit and chocolate and cream components.
ALDI lists Biscotto Mini Biscuits as a 225 g pack containing six packs of six biscuits each.
Lidl lists Sondey Choco biscuits melk in a 125 g pack.
Jumbo lists Melkchocolade Biscuits as a 125 g pack of nine biscuits.
These products are worth considering if you’re looking for chocolate biscuits or small chocolate portions to share. For each product, check whether the inner packaging, ingredients and flavour suit your Christmas baking plans. A portion size alone doesn’t tell you whether a product is suitable for a recipe.
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Worth a look if you want to serve or share milk chocolate biscuits as part of your Christmas baking. Check how many individual portions are in the pack, and read the ingredients and allergen information on the label before sharing.
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An option to share if pistachio and milk chocolate fit your plans. The product name lists ten units of 12,5 g; check whether they’re individually wrapped, and read the ingredients and allergen information before sharing them.
Read the ingredients list on the pack of the exact variant. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that any allergens that must be declared need to be listed in the ingredients on the label. If you’re sharing the biscuits, also check for any ‘may contain’ information.
No. A vegan claim doesn’t replace checking for allergens. Read the ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ statements on the pack you’re actually using.
Store opened biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in a well-sealed container, as advised by the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. Also follow the best-before date and storage instructions on the pack of the product you’ve chosen.
Don’t assume so: choose a biscuit that suits the use and quantity specified in your recipe. Lotus Bakeries also recommends Original Speculoos as an ingredient for cooking, but that doesn’t tell you how a particular chocolate variant will work in your recipe.
