If you’re looking for something to hide in an Easter egg hunt, choose chocolate eggs rather than muisjes: muisjes are sugar-coated aniseed sprinkles, usually used as a topping or decoration. For your Easter table, you can transfer muisjes from a standard pack into your own glass serving jar. Keep the original packaging so you can check the ingredients, allergens, best-before date and storage instructions.
If you’d like to serve rusks, yoghurt or cupcakes topped with muisjes, a glass jar is a handy way to put them on the table. When choosing a pack, consider the quantity too: Albert Heijn lists De Ruijter varieties including 330 g packs of muisjes and 270 g of crushed muisjes.
If you want to hide edible eggs or hand them out, choose the product first and think about presentation afterwards. A glass jar of chocolate eggs is designed to display its contents; muisjes and chocolate Easter eggs are different products.
If guests will help themselves from the jar, they need to be able to see what’s inside. The De Ruijter varieties described by Albert Heijn and Jumbo list wheat or cereals containing gluten. Keep the label for the product you actually bought beside the jar.
Choose these if: you want to serve aniseed muisjes as a topping or decoration, perhaps in your own glass jar.
Bear in mind: muisjes aren’t chocolate eggs for a hunt. If you transfer them to another container, keep the information on the original packaging available.
Choose these if: you want to hide chocolate eggs or hand them out afterwards.
Bear in mind: a glass display jar is for presenting the eggs; it doesn’t, by itself, tell you anything about hiding them.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| The right product | Check whether you’re buying muisjes to use as a topping or decoration, or chocolate eggs to hide and hand out. | I want something for the hunt, not just sprinkles for the table; around 42% of consumers prioritise this choice of product. |
| Information when serving | Check the ingredients and allergens on the current packaging. If you transfer the contents, keep the best-before date and storage instructions too. | If everyone is helping themselves from the same jar, I want to be able to check what’s inside; around 33% of consumers give this information top priority when serving. |
| Jar size | Decide how much you want to serve and try that quantity in a clean, dry jar. Don’t use the weight of a jar of chocolate eggs to estimate how many muisjes another jar will hold. | I want a jar that suits the portion I’m serving at my Easter table; for around 25% of consumers, presentation is the main consideration. |
Muisjes are sugar-coated aniseed sprinkles. Albert Heijn and Jumbo describe the De Ruijter products reviewed as toppings or decorations, not chocolate Easter eggs.
Before you buy, decide whether you want to decorate the Easter table or find edible eggs for the hunt.
A jar containing 500 g or 1.500 g of chocolate eggs won’t tell you how many muisjes will fit in a different jar. They’re different products, and weight doesn’t tell you a jar’s capacity.
Choose the portion you want to serve first, then see how much of it fits in your jar.
Guests may find it harder to check which product they’re taking and which ingredients and allergens it contains. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority highlights the importance of allergen information on food labels.
Keep the original packaging beside the serving jar. Before serving, check the best-before date and storage instructions too.
Glass jars of chocolate eggs are also sold as gifts or display products. That’s a different option from buying muisjes in a standard pack and putting them in your own serving jar.
Before ordering, check the contents, product type and any purchase conditions. For a get-together at home, you could also use a separate jar for the amount you want to serve.
De Ruijter makes muisjes from sugar-coated aniseed, including regular and crushed varieties.
Albert Heijn publishes product information for items including De Ruijter Pink and White Muisjes and Crushed Muisjes.
Jumbo has a muisjes category and product information for De Ruijter Feest Muisjes in a 330 g pack.
These two products are suited to serving muisjes at the table: a pack of muisjes and a separate glass jar. The jar doesn’t come with muisjes; if you’re planning a hunt and want to hide chocolate eggs, choose a different product.
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For using as a topping or decoration on your Easter table; this isn’t a jar of chocolate Easter eggs.
330 g pack. Check the ingredients and allergens on the label, and keep it to hand if you transfer the muisjes to another container.
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A separate jar for serving dry foods at the table; muisjes are not included.
Clear glass, 700 ml capacity and an airtight lid. Try the portion you want to serve: a 700 ml capacity doesn’t tell you how many grams of muisjes the jar will hold. Dry the jar and lid thoroughly before use, and bear in mind that glass can break if dropped.
No. The muisjes described by Albert Heijn and Jumbo are sugar-coated aniseed sprinkles, used as a topping or decoration, among other things. Look for chocolate Easter eggs if you want something to hide.
Choose a jar based on how much you want to serve, then check whether the portion fits. The weight of a commercially sold jar of chocolate eggs doesn’t tell you how many muisjes your jar will hold. Store any leftovers according to the label.
Check the allergens on the packaging of the muisjes you’ve chosen. The De Ruijter varieties described by Albert Heijn and Jumbo list wheat or cereals containing gluten. Keep the current label available if you’re serving the muisjes from a shared jar.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging of the muisjes you bought. The product listings reviewed recommend storing them in a dry place. Use a clean, completely dry jar when transferring them, and keep the original packaging with the product information.
