For someone with coeliac disease, a regular spritz biscuit isn’t an obvious choice: Verkade lists wheat flour in Nobo Sprits Melk. For the parade, choose a ready-made biscuit alternative if an exact spritz shape is less important, or bake your own if the shape is a priority. In either case, check the gluten-free claim and the finished product’s current ingredients and allergen information.
For anyone with coeliac disease or another reason to avoid gluten strictly, the gluten-free claim and current allergen information on the finished product matter more than how closely it resembles a spritz biscuit.
If you’re mainly looking for a crisp biscuit to take to the parade, you could consider another gluten-free biscuit. If the familiar shape is important, a gluten-free spritz recipe is another option.
Parents and other adults taking a treat to the parade will find it helpful to choose a pack they can check before handing it out, and a product whose availability they can confirm in advance.
First, decide what gluten-free claim and allergen information the treat needs. Then choose between a ready-made biscuit and baking your own, based on shape, flavour and preparation time.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free claim and allergens | Look for ‘gluten-free’ on the finished product and read the current ingredients and allergen information. Under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014, a food carrying this claim may contain no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten. | When choosing a biscuit for someone with coeliac disease, I want to check the claim and packaging before handing it out. This is the top priority for around 50% of consumers. |
| Sinterklaas feel and spritz shape | Decide whether speculaas is enough as a seasonal biscuit, or whether the familiar spritz shape is important; if it is, you could try a gluten-free spritz recipe. | I’m looking for a treat that suits the parade, but want to know whether another biscuit can stand in for a spritz. This similarity matters most to around 30% of consumers. |
| Convenience and availability | Check availability at your chosen shop before setting off, and take the unopened pack with you so you can read the information on it. | If you’re shopping shortly before the parade, you’ll want to take a biscuit with you without having to bake first. Convenience is the top priority for around 20% of consumers. |
A plain appearance tells you nothing about the ingredients. Verkade lists wheat flour in Nobo Sprits Melk, so this product is not a gluten-free alternative.
For the biscuit you’re actually buying, check both the gluten-free claim and the ingredients on the packaging.
Ingredients and allergen information can change, as Albert Heijn notes in its product information. A warning may also apply to a specific pack: on 9 September 2026, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority reported that the almond declaration might be missing from AH Glutenvrij Speculaasbrok.
Check the packaging before handing the product out, and if in doubt, look for current safety alerts for the exact product.
Jumbo’s gluten-free speculaas is a good fit for Sinterklaas, while Verkade Oaties and Heerlijck Banket coconut macaroons are different types of biscuit. None of these products automatically has the characteristic spritz shape.
Decide in advance whether you want a seasonal biscuit, a crisp biscuit or specifically the spritz shape. If the shape is essential, consider baking your own.
A product category on a website doesn’t tell you whether the biscuit you want will be in your shop when you set off.
Check availability at your local branch or through your chosen ordering option before relying on a particular product.
Jumbo lists Lekker Vrij van Gluten Speculaas as a gluten-free biscuit alternative that’s suited to the Sinterklaas parade.
Verkade describes Oaties as gluten-free biscuits. The brand also makes Nobo Sprits Melk.
Albert Heijn lists a range of products under this label, including oat biscuits and almond biscuits.
ALDI describes Heerlijck Banket coconut macaroons and coconut rings as gluten-free biscuit alternatives.
This option suits anyone looking for a ready-made biscuit alternative for the parade rather than the exact spritz shape. If you’re buying for someone who eats strictly gluten-free, check the claim and allergen information on this variant’s packaging.
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A ready-made biscuit alternative for anyone who doesn’t need the spritz shape. Check that the packaging for this Milk Chocolate variant says ‘gluten-free’, and read the allergen information before handing it out.
Pack weight: 150 g.
Don’t assume they are: Verkade lists wheat flour in Nobo Sprits Melk. If you’re buying for someone who eats strictly gluten-free, check the claim and ingredients on the exact pack rather than relying on the type of biscuit.
Under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014, a food product in the EU can carry the ‘gluten-free’ claim if it contains no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten. Oats sold as gluten-free must also meet requirements designed to prevent contamination with wheat, rye and barley.
Yes, if a seasonal biscuit is enough and you don’t need the spritz shape. Jumbo lists Lekker Vrij van Gluten Speculaas with the Crossed Grain symbol; check the packaging of the product you buy before serving it.
Use the product page to help you decide, but check the packaging before handing the product out. Albert Heijn says product ingredients and allergen information can change.
A specific gluten-free spritz recipe is an option if you want the familiar shape. Check the packaging of every ingredient, and avoid contact with gluten-containing flour or used kitchen utensils while preparing the biscuits.
