Choose a spritz biscuit if you want to put a biscuit in the advent calendar; choose chocolates if the chocolate itself is meant to be the treat. Plain, butter and chocolate-coated spritz biscuits offer different flavours, but even the chocolate version is still a biscuit. Measure the compartments before you buy, and check the current label and storage instructions for the specific variety you choose.
Want to divide individual biscuits between the compartments? Measure the compartments and check how many biscuits are in the pack. The pack weight won’t tell you whether a whole biscuit will fit in your calendar.
A milk chocolate spritz biscuit combines a biscuit with a chocolate coating. If you’re looking for chocolates instead, choose that type of product rather than a chocolate spritz biscuit.
Ingredients and warnings vary between varieties. Read the label on the exact pack before putting a biscuit in the recipient’s calendar.
First, decide whether the recipient is expecting a biscuit or chocolates. Then check the ingredients and whether the spritz biscuits will fit easily in the calendar.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Allergens and ingredients | Read the ingredients list and any warnings on the current pack of the variety you’ve chosen. | If I’m giving a biscuit to someone with an allergy, I want to know exactly what it contains and which warnings apply; around 42% of consumers put allergens and ingredients first. |
| Size and how to divide them | Measure the length, width and depth of a compartment; also check the number of biscuits and how to store them after opening. | I want to be able to set out a biscuit for every day without it getting stuck; around 33% of consumers prioritise the practical layout of the calendar. |
| Flavour and product type | Choose between plain, butter, chocolate-coated spritz biscuits and chocolates; read the product description and variety name. | If I mainly want to give a chocolate gift, a chocolate-coated biscuit isn’t automatically the same as a chocolate; around 25% of consumers prioritise flavour and product type. |
A chocolate spritz is still a biscuit, even when it’s coated in milk chocolate. It may therefore be a different treat from the one the recipient is expecting.
Decide whether you want to give biscuits or chocolates before comparing packs.
Plain describes the variety, not the absence of allergens. Spritz products reviewed list ingredients including wheat and milk; other ingredients and warnings vary.
Check the label on the exact product and flavour variety.
The number of biscuits or the weight of a pack won’t tell you whether an individual biscuit will fit in a calendar compartment.
Measure the compartments and consider how you’ll keep the biscuits dry and sealed after opening the original pack.
A variety shown online may not be available when you come to fill the calendar. For example, Jumbo stated that Verkade Specials Nobo Sprits Dubbel Chocolade was no longer part of its online range.
Check current availability before basing the number of calendar days on one specific variety.
Verkade describes Nobo Sprits Original as a biscuit and Nobo Sprits Melk as a variety coated in milk chocolate.
Albert Heijn lists AH Spritsen and other spritz biscuit varieties in its range.
ALDI lists butter spritz biscuits under its own-brand name, Biscotto.
PLUS lists both butter spritz biscuits and spritz biscuits with advocaat flavour.
Jumbo is a retailer for Verkade Nobo Sprits here, not a separate spritz biscuit brand.
This milk chocolate spritz biscuit is a good choice if you want to put a chocolate-flavoured biscuit in the advent calendar, but not if you’re looking for chocolates. Check for yourself whether an individual biscuit will fit in the compartments.
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For anyone looking for a milk chocolate spritz biscuit rather than chocolates; the pack contains 150 g. Measure the calendar compartments and check the current label before use, especially the information for wheat, milk, soya, nuts and sesame.
No. A spritz is a biscuit; even one coated in milk chocolate is still a biscuit with a chocolate coating. Choose chocolates if you want to give chocolate treats.
Don’t assume they’re gluten-free. The Verkade, AH and PLUS products described list wheat or wheat gluten. If the recipient needs a gluten-free product, check for an explicit gluten-free label and read the current label on the product you buy.
At the very least, check the information for wheat and milk on the spritz biscuits you choose. Depending on the variety, soya and egg may also be listed in the ingredients, or warnings may apply for nuts and sesame, among other allergens. Always read the pack for the exact variety.
Follow the storage instructions on the pack you choose, and make sure you seal it after opening. A compartment in a homemade calendar may not seal in the same way as the original packaging.
Use online information to compare varieties, but also read the current label on the pack. Albert Heijn warns that details such as ingredients and allergen information can change.
