If you’re baking for someone with coeliac disease, don’t use Verkade NoboSprits Original: according to Verkade, it contains wheat flour. Choose a biscuit that’s explicitly labelled gluten-free to suit the role the spritz biscuit plays in your tart. For example, use a digestive for a biscuit base or an oat biscuit if that flavour works with your recipe. If you’d like to shape the biscuits yourself, you can bake them with gluten-free ingredients. In every case, check the current packaging and look out for any other allergens.
You’re baking a tart or cake for yourself or a guest with coeliac disease. You’ll need a biscuit or baking ingredient explicitly labelled gluten-free, rather than an ordinary spritz biscuit made with wheat flour, such as Verkade NoboSprits Original.
You’re looking for a biscuit to use as a base, crumb layer or decoration. A gluten-free digestive, an oat biscuit or a homemade biscuit could work in your recipe, but it may not taste the same as a spritz biscuit.
Other allergens, such as milk, eggs, nuts or soya, may also matter to the people eating your baking. A gluten-free label doesn’t replace the need to check for these allergens individually.
First, check that the specific product is labelled gluten-free. Then choose a biscuit that suits its role in your tart: a biscuit or digestive for a base, an oat biscuit if you want that flavour, or homemade biscuits if you’d like to choose the shape yourself.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free label | Check the label and ingredients on the current packaging; don’t use Verkade NoboSprits Original, which contains wheat flour. | When I’m baking for someone with coeliac disease, I want to know whether a biscuit is labelled gluten-free before choosing it for its flavour. Around 50% of consumers put suitability first. |
| Flavour and function | Check whether the biscuit is suitable for a base, crumb layer or decoration, and whether oats, chocolate or a filling will work with your recipe. | For my tart base, I’m mainly looking for a biscuit whose flavour won’t overpower the filling; around 25% of consumers put this consideration first when choosing for a tart. |
| Practical choice and allergens | Check availability at your shop and read the information about other allergens as well as the gluten-free label. | When I buy ready-made biscuits, I need to be able to find them and take account of any other allergens that matter to those eating them. Around 25% of consumers put these practical considerations first. |
A crumbly texture doesn’t tell you whether a biscuit is suitable for a gluten-free diet. Verkade lists wheat flour as an ingredient in NoboSprits Original.
If you’re baking for someone with coeliac disease, choose a product explicitly labelled gluten-free and check the packaging of the biscuit you’re actually using.
Gluten-free doesn’t mean a biscuit is also free from milk, eggs, nuts or soya. PLUS lists eggs, milk and nuts, among other allergens, for its gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, and soya for its gluten-free double cookies.
Compare the allergen information on the packaging with the needs of everyone who’ll be eating them.
Chocolate, oats or a filling can change the flavour of a tart base, so these biscuits won’t taste the same as spritz biscuits.
If you don’t want chocolate or oat flavours in your base, look for a biscuit or digestive labelled gluten-free without those additions.
Ingredients and allergen information can change. PLUS notes that online product information may change too.
Check the current packaging of your chosen biscuit just before using it.
Worth considering if you want to compare Oaties with regular NoboSprits Original.
A place to browse different types of gluten-free biscuits for a tart recipe.
A place to browse gluten-free biscuits alongside other baking products.
Worth considering if you’re looking at gluten-free biscuits with a distinctive flavour.
This Oaties variety is an option to consider if milk chocolate flavour works with your tart. If you’re baking for someone with coeliac disease, only use it if the packaging for this variety confirms that it’s gluten-free.
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Worth considering for a tart that works with milk chocolate flavour; it won’t taste the same as a spritz biscuit. Before using it, check the packaging for this variety to confirm it’s labelled gluten-free and to check for other allergens.
Not if they contain wheat flour. Verkade lists wheat flour in NoboSprits Original. Choose a product explicitly labelled gluten-free instead and check the current packaging.
According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the ‘gluten-free’ label means a product contains no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten. Check that the biscuit you want to use has this label on its packaging.
No. PLUS lists soya in its gluten-free double cookies, and eggs, milk and nuts, among other allergens, in its gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Check the allergen information for each product individually.
You could use a gluten-free mix or gluten-free almond flour for the biscuit dough, as described by Albert Heijn for gluten-free biscuits. Also check that all the other ingredients and decorations you use are suitable for a gluten-free diet.
Use it to compare products, but check the packaging before you bake. PLUS says that ingredients and allergen information can change.
