Brunch hosts looking to fill a platter
If lots of guests will be having biscuits with their tea or coffee, the pack weight and the stated number of biscuits or servings can help you work out how much you’ll need.
Which pack is practical for you?
Families looking for a choice of chocolate flavours
A mix of milk, white and dark chocolate adds variety to one platter. Smaller individual packs can also be useful when you’re serving biscuits alongside other brunch dishes.
Hosts catering for guests with allergies
If any of your guests need to avoid ingredients such as milk, gluten, soya or nuts, the product name alone won’t tell you enough. Check the ingredients, allergens and any ‘may contain’ information on the pack you buy.
What should you look for when choosing?
First, decide how many biscuits you want to serve and whether one large platter or smaller portions would work best for your brunch. Then check the ingredients of the exact variety if you’re catering for guests with allergies.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
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| Quantity | Compare the pack weight with the number of biscuits or servings. Albert Heijn states that its sugared biscuits with milk chocolate weigh 400 g and provide approximately 30 servings. | If you want to fill one platter for a full brunch table, you’ll need to work out how much you can serve. Having enough biscuits is the top priority for around 45% of consumers. |
| Allergens | Read the ingredients, allergens and any ‘may contain’ information on the packaging of the exact variety. | If a guest has a food allergy, you’ll want to check the product you’ve bought before serving it. This check is the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Variety and portions | Check which types of chocolate the pack contains and whether the biscuits are individually portioned. | You may be serving other brunch dishes too, and want to offer a few different flavours or pre-portioned servings. This is the top priority for around 22% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Going by the pack weight alone
The weight doesn’t tell you how many individual biscuits or stated servings you can serve. Albert Heijn states that its 400 g pack provides approximately 30 servings; ALDI’s Biscotto Chocolate Biscuits contain 20 biscuits in 250 g.
Check both the weight and the number of biscuits or servings, depending on how you plan to serve them.
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Relying on the product name for allergen information
The chocolate biscuits reviewed vary in their ingredients and possible traces. A flavour name won’t tell guests with allergies whether the exact variety is suitable for them.
Before serving, read the label on the pack you’ve bought and, if in doubt, set aside a suitable alternative.
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Treating a small individual pack like a large family pack
Lotus Biscoff with chocolate comes in 7 packs of 3 biscuits. This may work well alongside other brunch dishes, but you’ll need to estimate quantities differently than you would for a large, open pack.
Work out how many portions your guests will need, then decide whether an individual pack will be enough or whether you’d like to serve a larger pack as well.
Brands to compare
Albert Heijn
A supermarket own-brand option if you’re looking for a larger pack of milk chocolate biscuits: the sugared biscuits reviewed weigh 400 g and provide approximately 30 servings.
- Ingredients, nutritional information and allergens are listed for this variety.
- The ingredients and packaging may differ for other AH chocolate biscuits.
Jumbo
The range includes Digestive Biscuits with milk chocolate and dark chocolate, in 300 g packs.
- You can choose between the chocolate varieties listed.
- Check the number of biscuits and the ingredients on the packaging for the variety you choose.
Biscotto
The ALDI Chocolate Biscuits reviewed contain 20 butter biscuits with dark, white and milk chocolate, in a 250 g pack.
- The biscuit count and three types of chocolate make it easier to put together a platter.
- The biscuits are wrapped in pairs, not individually.
Verkade
Verkade makes various types of chocolate biscuits, including Chocorondjes, Tops, Duo'tjes and Oaties with milk chocolate.
- The range offers a choice of different types of biscuits.
- Check the pack size and allergens for the variety you choose; these details don’t apply to the brand as a whole.
Lotus Biscoff
Lotus Biscoff with chocolate is available in 7 packs of 3 biscuits.
- The small packs are easy to serve alongside other brunch dishes.
- The variety reviewed contains wheat, milk and soya; check the ‘may contain’ information on the label too.
Chocolate biscuits on Joybuy
These chocolate biscuits are an option if you want to serve individually wrapped portions alongside other food on the brunch table. Check the total contents before deciding how many packs you’ll need.
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Ulker IKRAM biscuits with chocolate cream 12x(4x84g)
An option for individually wrapped portions to serve alongside other brunch dishes; the product description says the packs are individually wrapped.
The title states 12x(4x84g), but the packaging information is unclear. Check the total net weight and number of servings on the packaging before working out how much you’ll need for a group.
The product information lists gluten, milk, soya, egg, hazelnuts and sulphites, and possible traces of sesame. If anyone has allergies, check the current label.
Frequently asked questions
How do I work out how many chocolate biscuits I’ll need?
Check the number of biscuits or stated servings, then decide how many you want to serve alongside the other brunch dishes. Albert Heijn states that its sugared biscuits with milk chocolate provide approximately 30 servings in a 400 g pack; ALDI’s Biscotto Chocolate Biscuits contain 20 biscuits in 250 g.
Should I check the allergens on the pack itself?
Yes. If anyone has allergies, check the label for the exact variety you’re serving. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergens must be listed on the label; ingredients and product information can vary between varieties.
Are the chocolate biscuits reviewed suitable for guests with a milk or gluten allergy?
Don’t assume they are: the AH variety reviewed lists milk and cereals containing gluten, while Lotus Biscoff with chocolate contains milk and wheat. For every guest with an allergy, check the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ information on the pack you’ve actually bought.
How should I store biscuits after Easter brunch?
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging of the product you’ve chosen. For the sugared biscuits reviewed, Albert Heijn recommends a cool, dark and dry place, and an airtight tin once opened.