Choose sprinkles for Friday drinks if you want to scatter them over bread, yoghurt or cake, for example; a 300 g pack may be more practical than several smaller ones. If you’re looking for something guests can eat straight from their hands, choose a different snack: loose sprinkles need a base or serving utensils. Then decide which flavour or mix you’d like, and check the ingredients and allergens on the label of the pack you choose.
You want to scatter sprinkles over bread, crispbread, yoghurt or cake so several guests can enjoy the same topping. Packs of 300 g are available; choose a size that matches what you actually plan to serve.
You’re looking for a dark, milk, white or mixed variety for the sweet items on your drinks platter. Jumbo’s range includes these options, but ingredients vary from product to product.
If guests need to avoid certain ingredients, you’ll want to know exactly what’s in the sprinkles you choose. Check the current label for each variety and keep the packaging to hand when serving a shared topping.
First decide whether you want a topping or a snack that’s ready to eat. If you’re choosing a topping, compare the pack size, variety and label.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Pack size | Check how many grams the pack contains and think about how much bread, yoghurt or cake you want to sprinkle. | If I’m putting out a topping for several guests, I want enough without having too much left over. This would be the main consideration for around 37% of consumers. |
| Flavour and appearance | Choose deliberately between dark, milk, white and a mix; only compare a stated cocoa content for the variety in question. | I want the topping to go with the food on my sweet sharing platter. Flavour and presentation would be the first thing around 27% of consumers consider. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current label of the exact pack you’ve chosen. | If guests need to avoid certain ingredients, I don’t want to rely on the flavour name. Around 18% of consumers would consider checking the label their most important buying requirement. |
| How to serve them | Consider whether you’ll use an edible base, small bowls or spoons; sprinkles aren’t an easy-to-eat snack. | If guests want to help themselves from a bowl without any preparation, I first need to decide whether loose sprinkles are the right choice. This way of serving would be the main consideration for around 18% of consumers. |
Chocolate sprinkles are sold as a sweet bread topping. Without something to sprinkle them over or a utensil to serve them with, they’re less suited to drinks parties where guests eat with their hands.
First, plan what you’ll serve them with. If you want a snack that doesn’t need a base or serving utensils, choose a different product category.
Ingredients vary from product to product. Jumbo’s product information lists whole milk powder in its milk chocolate sprinkles; Choca sprinkles contain, among other things, wheat and soya, and may contain milk.
Check the exact pack before buying, and make it clear which sprinkles are in a shared bowl when you serve them.
A name or colour doesn’t tell you everything about what’s inside. Jumbo describes Choca Vlokken as cocoa confectionery sprinkles, while some chocolate sprinkles are labelled with a minimum cocoa solids content.
Check the product description and ingredients if the composition matters for your recipe or choice of flavour.
De Ruijter offers dark, milk, white and mixed sprinkles, among other varieties. Jumbo also lists a 300 g pack of De Ruijter Puur.
Jumbo lists 300 g packs of its own-brand sprinkles in varieties including dark, milk and duo mix.
Jumbo lists Venz Rimboe sprinkles in milk/vanilla and dark/vanilla, both in 200 g packs.
Jumbo lists Choca Vlokken in a 200 g pack and describes the product as cocoa confectionery sprinkles.
These products are worth considering when planning a sweet topping for Friday drinks. As well as the pack size, check the product format: don’t assume a pack called Chunks is the right choice if you specifically want sprinkles.
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A milk chocolate variety to use as a topping for a sweet item on your drinks platter. The pack contains 300 g; if guests have dietary restrictions, check the label on the pack you choose.
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A 390 g pack for anyone wanting to spread a chocolate topping across several portions. As the product name says Chunks, check the format if you have fine sprinkles in mind.
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A dark chocolate topping in a 390 g pack, ideal for a sweet item to share. Don’t assume that the word ‘pure’ means it’s suitable for someone avoiding milk; check the current label to be sure.
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A mixed variety of sprinkles for anyone looking to add a little variety to their topping. The pack contains 200 g; consider whether that’s enough for your group and check the ingredients in the mix.
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A milk chocolate variety for anyone looking for a smaller pack to use as a topping. The pack contains 200 g; choose a size to suit your drinks platter and check the label if anyone has dietary restrictions.
Sprinkles are mainly intended as a bread topping or garnish, rather than an easy-to-eat party snack. If you’re serving them as part of a sweet item, provide something to sprinkle them over, or use small bowls and spoons.
Choose the pack size based on what you plan to serve, rather than on a set number of guests per pack. Jumbo and Lidl list 300 g packs; compare the amount with the number of dishes you want to use the sprinkles on.
Yes. Check the current label for the exact variety before serving sprinkles to guests. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergens must be clearly listed on the labels of prepacked foods; ingredients vary from product to product.
No, the word ‘dark’ isn’t enough to tell you. Read the ingredients and allergen information on the specific pack, including any mention of milk.
Follow the storage advice and use-by date on the packaging. For De Ruijter Puur 300 g, Jumbo’s product information says to store it in a cool, dry place.
