If you’re filling one biscuit tin for everyone to share on St Nicholas’ Eve, a larger pack is a practical place to start. If you’d like to portion the biscuits in advance or save some for another time, look for packs divided into smaller portions. Whichever you choose, check the quantity and the label on the exact product, especially if anyone needs to avoid particular ingredients or allergens.
If everyone is helping themselves from the same biscuit tin during the gift-giving evening, you’ll want to know how many biscuits to put out. Compare the net weight and, if stated, the number of biscuits. For example, Jumbo lists chocolate biscuits in 300 g packs.
Smaller inner packs can be useful if you want to divide biscuits between people or save them for different occasions. For example, Lotus Biscoff lists a pack of chocolate-covered speculoos with 7 × 3 biscuits; check whether that format suits your gathering.
If someone at the table needs to avoid certain ingredients, the exact product matters more than the brand name. Jumbo Chocolettes Milk and Lotus Speculoos with Chocolate product information lists, among other things, wheat, milk and soya; check the current label before serving.
First decide whether you’re filling one plate or portioning out the biscuits. Then choose an amount that suits what you plan to serve, and check the relevant ingredients for everyone at the table.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who should pay particular attention? |
|---|---|---|
| Enough to share | Check the net weight and the number of biscuits, if stated. | If everyone is helping themselves from one plate at the same time, I want to be able to judge whether there’ll be enough biscuits. Around 33% of consumers prioritise having enough for everyone. |
| The right quantity | Choose a pack size that suits what you want to serve that evening and later on. | I don’t want to have lots left over when there are other treats on the table too. For around 27% of consumers, avoiding an unnecessarily large stock is the top priority. |
| Portioning them out | Check the number of inner packs and biscuits in each one. | If I’m serving them on several occasions, I don’t want to open the whole pack straight away. Around 20% of consumers prioritise being able to portion them out. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the label on the exact product, including any relevant may-contain warnings. | If someone at the table needs to avoid certain ingredients, I want to know what’s in the pack before serving it. For around 20% of consumers, this is their first concern. |
The net weight doesn’t tell you how many individual biscuits or portions are in a pack. That matters if you want to set something out for every member of the family.
As well as the weight, check the number of biscuits or inner packs, if this is stated on the packaging.
Ingredients can vary between biscuit varieties. For example, the product details for Jumbo Chocolettes Milk and Lotus Speculoos with Chocolate list, among other things, wheat, milk and soya.
Always read the label on the pack you’re actually serving, even if you’ve bought something from the same brand before.
If you don’t eat all the biscuits during the gift-giving evening, how you store them will affect their quality when you serve them again.
According to the Voedingscentrum, store biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in a well-sealed container; also follow any instructions on the packaging.
A multipack makes it easier to hand out biscuits, but chocolate biscuits are still sweet treats. The Voedingscentrum advises against giving children too many sweet snacks, such as biscuits and sweets, or giving them too often.
Use the portion sizes to decide what to put on the table, not as a guide to how often you serve biscuits.
If you want to compare different biscuit formats, Jumbo lists products including Verkade Smiles in packs of 5 × 5 biscuits and Lange Nekken with milk chocolate in packs of 5 × 2 biscuits.
An option if you’re specifically looking for chocolate-covered speculoos. Lotus Biscoff lists a pack of 7 × 3 biscuits.
Jumbo lists products including Chocolettes Milk and Digestive Biscuit Milk Chocolate in 300 g packs.
Albert Heijn has a range of chocolate biscuits where you can browse own-brand products and other brands.
These 150 g packs are worth considering if you’re looking for a smaller quantity or something extra to add to the biscuit tin. If you’re filling one plate for a larger gathering, work out separately how many biscuits you’ll need.
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A smaller pack for sharing out; if you want to portion the biscuits out for each person in advance, check how many individual portions the pack contains.
Net weight: 150 g. Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging before serving.
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A smaller amount of chocolate biscuits to put out alongside other treats; if you’re filling a plate for everyone to share, work out how many packs you’ll need.
Net weight: 150 g. If anyone has dietary requirements, check the ingredients and allergens on the label for this variety.
Before buying and serving, read the allergen information on the label of the exact pack. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority requires allergens to be listed on the labels of prepacked foods. Don’t rely solely on the brand or flavour name, or on a pack you bought before.
Store opened biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in a well-sealed container, as recommended by the Voedingscentrum. Also follow the storage instructions on the packaging.
No, the pack format doesn’t tell you how often to serve sweet biscuits. The Voedingscentrum advises against giving children too many sweet snacks, such as biscuits and sweets, or giving them too often; use the portioning mainly to plan how you’ll hand them out.
