For an Easter table with lots of guests, individually wrapped biscuits are handy if you want to put one out for each person. For a smaller gathering, portions of two or three may be better suited to what you’d like to serve. Count the inner wrappers before you buy, and always check the label on the pack you purchase for guests with dietary requirements: individually wrapped doesn’t mean allergen-free.
If you want to put one sealed biscuit beside the coffee for each of your guests, packs of individually wrapped biscuits make it easier to count them out. For example, Albert Heijn describes a box of 300 individually wrapped Lotus biscuits; check availability before you plan around it.
If you don’t want to open a large pack for every guest, first decide how many biscuits you want in each sealed portion. Jumbo lists bags containing two or three biscuits for the Lotus Biscoff varieties it has reviewed.
If guests need to avoid specific ingredients, check the label before choosing a suitable variety. The gluten-free Prewetts biscuits described by Albert Heijn are individually wrapped, but according to the product information they also contain milk and soya and may contain nuts.
Before doing your Easter shopping, decide how many sealed portions you want to hand out. Then check how many biscuits are in each portion and whether the label meets your guests’ needs.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who should consider this? |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed portions | Count the individually sealed inner packs and read the storage instructions. | If I only want to put the biscuits I need on the table, I want to be able to leave the remaining portions sealed. For around 33% of consumers, this ease of serving would be the main concern. |
| Amount per guest | Compare the number of biscuits in each bag with the number of portions in the pack. | For a small Easter gathering, I want to know in advance whether one bag is a single treat or a more generous portion. Around 27% of consumers would focus mainly on portion size. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients, allergens and any warnings for the exact variety. | If a guest needs to avoid certain ingredients, I want to check the pack before putting out a biscuit for them. For around 27% of consumers, suitability would come first. |
| Variety of flavours | Choose the flavours only once the portions and ingredients suit your guests. | Once I’ve settled on the basics, I might want to alternate between speculoos and chocolate. Around 13% of consumers would make flavour variety their first selection criterion. |
A sealed portion can also contain two or three biscuits. As a result, the number of portions you can hand out may differ from the number of biscuits shown on the front of the pack.
Count both the inner bags and the biscuits in each bag, then match those numbers to what you want to put out for each guest.
The gluten-free Prewetts variety described by Albert Heijn contains milk and soya and may contain nuts. So a gluten-free label doesn’t answer every question about allergens.
Ask which ingredients are relevant to your guests and compare them with the full information on the pack you choose.
If someone has an allergy or other dietary restriction, the label on the pack you buy is what matters for your final check.
Before serving, read the ingredients, allergens, best-before date and storage instructions on the physical packaging.
The Lotus bulk box reviewed was listed as unavailable in the range at Albert Heijn; ALDI directs shoppers to their local store for some varieties. The pack format you choose will only be useful for your planning if you can actually buy the right pack.
Check availability in good time and decide on the final number of portions based on the pack you actually buy.
For the speculoos varieties reviewed, Albert Heijn and Jumbo describe packs of individually wrapped biscuits and portions containing two or three biscuits.
Albert Heijn describes the Milk chocolate Viennese fingers as gluten-free and individually wrapped.
ALDI Nederland lists the biscuits reviewed in packs of six individually wrapped biscuits.
ALDI Nederland describes a chocolate assortment of 20 butter biscuits, packed in pairs.
Lidl describes Sondey as a range that includes biscuits, cookies, wafers and bars.
These products offer different quantities of biscuits for an Easter table or a sharing occasion. Pay particular attention to the number of biscuits in each sealed portion: for some packs, you’ll need to check the packaging before you buy.
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A pack of seven biscuits to consider for a small sharing occasion. Check the pack to see whether each biscuit is individually sealed, and read the current allergen information.
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Worth considering if you want to serve two biscuits at a time with coffee or tea. Check the pack to see how many sealed portions are in the 150 g pack, and check the allergens.
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The three 77 g packs are an option to consider for separate snack occasions. Check how many biscuits are in each sealed portion before deciding how many guests you can cater for.
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A speculoos variety to compare if you want to spread the biscuits over several serving occasions. Check whether the smaller bags are individually sealed and how many biscuits each one contains.
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Worth considering if you want to hand out portions of three biscuits. Check that the five smaller packs are individually sealed, and read the allergen information on the pack.
No, the type of packaging alone doesn’t determine how long they keep. Before buying and serving, check the best-before date and storage instructions on the pack you choose. For example, the chocolate variety of Lotus Biscoff described by Jumbo should be stored in a cool, dry place.
Make sure the ingredients and allergen information for the exact packs is easy to read. For example, keep the packs beside the biscuits and make sure different varieties are clearly distinguishable, so guests don’t have to rely on the name or flavour.
Not without checking the other ingredients and warnings. The gluten-free Prewetts Milk chocolate Viennese fingers described by Albert Heijn contain milk and soya and may contain nuts. Compare the label with your guest’s specific requirements.
Choose individually wrapped biscuits if you want to put one out for each guest; a bag containing two or three biscuits is suitable only if you want to offer a larger portion. Also count the number of bags in the outer pack to make sure you have enough sealed portions for the table.
