Choose digestives if you mainly want a crumb base without a pronounced stroopwafel flavour. Choose stroopwafels if you want their syrup filling to come through in the base or topping; Allerhande’s stroopwafel cheesecake recipe combines both types of biscuit. Whichever you choose, check the allergens on the current packaging, especially if several children will be eating.
If children are helping to crush and press the biscuits, you can use digestives as the base without letting the stroopwafel flavour dominate the whole bake. Allerhande’s stroopwafel cheesecake recipe uses digestives in the base.
You want to see and taste stroopwafel in the base or decoration. Allerhande uses finely ground stroopwafel in the cheesecake base, with pieces on top.
Check the packaging against the needs of everyone who will be eating. The standard digestives reviewed contain wheat, while the stroopwafels reviewed may contain other allergens too.
First decide whether you want the biscuit to provide a base or a recognisable stroopwafel flavour. Then check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging you’ll actually be using.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who does this matter to? |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuit base | Check which biscuit the recipe uses for the base and how it should be crushed. | When I’m making a base with children, I don’t want the biscuit layer to taste mainly of stroopwafel. Around 46% of consumers are estimated to put the base first when choosing. |
| Stroopwafel flavour | Decide whether you’ll use stroopwafel in the base, as a topping or both; compare the number of biscuits per pack if needed. | For a dessert with visible pieces of stroopwafel, I want that flavour to come through in the finished result too. An estimated 27% of consumers put stroopwafel flavour first. |
| Allergens | Read the ingredients, allergens and any warnings on the current packaging. | If a child needs to avoid an allergen, I want to know first whether the biscuit I’ve chosen is suitable for them. For around 27% of consumers, this would be their first consideration. |
If you replace stroopwafel with digestives, you’ll also lose the stroopwafel flavour the recipe may be aiming for. Allerhande’s cheesecake recipe uses both types of biscuit in the base.
Before you buy, decide what role each biscuit plays in your recipe: base, flavour or decoration.
The Leev gluten-free stroopwafel reviewed contains egg and lupin, and carries a warning that it may contain milk, nuts, soya and sesame.
Read the full label and check it against the needs of every child who will be eating.
Ingredients and allergens can vary between products or change over time. So a listing you checked previously isn’t enough to decide whether a biscuit is suitable for a child.
Check the current packaging before buying and again before you start baking.
A recipe may ask you to grind biscuits in a food processor. According to Voedingscentrum, children should always use a blender or hand blender with an adult.
Give children a suitable preparation task, such as pressing down a cooled biscuit base, and leave operating electrical appliances to an adult.
A stroopwafel option when you want the filling to be a recognisable part of your bake.
Has reviewed variants of both digestives and butter stroopwafels, making it easy to compare the roles of the two types of biscuit.
The Bakker Joop stroopwafels reviewed are an option for a bake that includes stroopwafel.
The Sondey variant reviewed is a butter stroopwafel for use as stroopwafel in your bake.
The products reviewed include standard stroopwafels and Biscotto Digestive Biscuits for different roles in a recipe.
The caramel stroopwafels reviewed are an option if stroopwafel is the main flavour or decoration.
This product selection is for a bake that uses stroopwafel as a flavouring or topping. If you’re making a digestive-based base, you’ll need a different type of biscuit.
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For a bake where you want to use stroopwafel in the base or as a topping.
Check the allergens on the current packaging before children eat them.
You can if your recipe allows for a base without a pronounced stroopwafel flavour. If you want to keep that flavour, Allerhande’s stroopwafel cheesecake recipe offers another approach: it combines digestives and finely ground stroopwafel in the base.
Don’t assume they are: the AH Digestive and McVitie's Digestives reviewed contain wheat, as do the AH Roomboter stroopwafels reviewed. If you need a gluten-free option, choose a product that is explicitly labelled as such and check for other allergens too.
No. Gluten-free doesn’t mean it’s suitable for people with other allergies. The Leev gluten-free stroopwafel reviewed contains egg and lupin, and carries a warning that it may contain milk, nuts, soya and sesame. Check the full label for the person who’ll be eating it.
Children can help with suitable preparation tasks, such as crumbling biscuits and pressing down a base. If the recipe uses a blender or hand blender, Voedingscentrum advises that children should always use it with an adult.
