Want to fill your advent calendar without portioning things yourself? Choose individually wrapped biscuit portions rather than a single chocolate bar. A speculoos chocolate bar is a good option if you want to divide and wrap the pieces yourself; larger packs are most practical when you need several portions. Before filling the calendar, check that the portions will fit, and read the current packaging for ingredients, allergens, best-before date and storage advice.
If you want to put a portion straight into a calendar compartment, look for individually wrapped snack packs. For example, Albert Heijn lists a Lotus Biscoff pack containing six packets, each with three biscuits. Check the compartment size first: a packet of three biscuits is not the same as a single individually wrapped biscuit.
If you’re specifically looking for chocolate with a speculoos filling and want to make your own portions, a chocolate bar is a different option from a biscuit portion. Jumbo lists a 180 g Lotus Biscoff milk chocolate bar, which you’ll need to divide yourself for your calendar.
If you’re buying for someone with a food allergy, check the current label before choosing a format. The Lotus Biscoff varieties described here list ingredients including wheat, milk and soya; the chocolate bar also carries a warning that it may contain nuts. Check the specific variety separately.
First decide whether you need ready-made portions or want to divide things yourself. Speculoos chocolate biscuits, a filled chocolate bar, and plain or filled spiced biscuits are different products. Then consider which flavour and pack format will work best for your calendar.
Suitable if: you want to fill several compartments without cutting anything up; the pack at Albert Heijn contains six packets, each with three Lotus Biscoff biscuits.
Trade-off: each packet is a portion of three biscuits, not a single individually wrapped biscuit.
Suitable if: you want chocolate with a speculoos filling and are happy to divide the bar between compartments or people yourself.
Trade-off: the 180 g bar listed by Jumbo doesn’t come in ready-wrapped calendar portions.
Suitable if: you’re making lots of portions yourself or want to serve spiced biscuits outside the calendar too.
Trade-off: ALDI’s filled spiced biscuits and Lidl’s baker’s spiced biscuits aren’t individually wrapped snack portions.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Individual portions | Count the individually wrapped portions, not just the biscuits, and check that a packet will fit in the compartment. | If I want to fill the calendar straight away, I don’t want to cut up a bar or rewrap biscuits first. Around 42% of consumers would put ready-made portions first. |
| Chocolate and portion size | Check whether it’s a filled chocolate bar and whether you can divide it as you like; the Lotus Biscoff bar listed by Jumbo weighs 180 g. | I don’t mind dividing it myself if I’m after a bigger treat with chocolate and speculoos filling. Around 33% of consumers would put this preference first. |
| Labelling and storage | Read the ingredients, allergens, any warnings, best-before date and storage advice on the pack you choose. | If I’m buying for someone with a food allergy or filling the calendar in advance, I want to know what’s in each portion and how to store it. Checking the label and storage advice would be the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
The Lotus Biscoff chocolate bar sold by Jumbo as a 180 g pack is one bar, not a selection of individually wrapped portions.
Choose a snack pack if you want to fill compartments straight away. Choose a bar if you can divide it yourself and wrap the pieces to fit.
Making portions yourself takes time and may require individual wrapping materials.
A statement about a biscuit won’t necessarily apply to a snack product that also contains chocolate. The chocolate varieties described here contain allergens that may matter to the person receiving them.
Check the ingredients list, highlighted allergens and any cross-contamination warning on the packaging of the complete product.
ALDI lists filled spiced biscuits in a 2 × 250 g pack, while Lidl lists 600 g of baker’s spiced biscuits. You’ll need to portion both yourself if you want to make small calendar treats.
Count the compartments you want to fill in advance. Once opened, store the spiced biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in a tightly sealed container, as advised by the Voedingscentrum.
Lotus Biscoff is the product brand; Albert Heijn, Jumbo, ALDI and Lidl are shops that stock different pack formats. A listing in a shop doesn’t mean that the shop makes the spiced biscuits itself.
A product brand offering a speculoos chocolate bar and chocolate biscuit snack packs.
A shop listing a 132 g pack of Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Belgian chocolate, with six snack packets containing three biscuits each.
A shop listing a 180 g Lotus Biscoff milk chocolate bar and chocolate biscuits packed in threes.
A shop listing filled spiced biscuits with almonds and almond paste in a 2 × 250 g pack.
A shop listing a 600 g pack of baker’s spiced biscuits.
No. The Lotus Biscoff speculoos chocolate bar listed by Jumbo as 180 g isn’t an individually wrapped calendar portion. If you want to fill several compartments with it, you’ll need to divide the bar yourself and wrap the pieces to fit.
The Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Belgian chocolate pack listed by Albert Heijn contains six individual packets, each with three biscuits. You can use it to fill six compartments if the packets fit; they aren’t 18 individually wrapped biscuits.
Read the ingredients list and allergen information on the current packaging for the variety you’ve chosen. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority describes the labelling requirements for 14 allergens that must be declared. For the Lotus Biscoff products discussed here, wheat, milk and soya are among the relevant allergens, and the bar may contain nuts.
Store opened spiced biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in a tightly sealed container, as the Voedingscentrum advises for spiced biscuits. Also check the best-before date and storage advice on the packaging you’re using.
