If you want to eat just one stroopwafel at a street festival, choose one whose packaging explicitly says that each waffle is individually wrapped. Check how many you have to buy, too: the Daelmans variety described by Stroopwafels.com contains individually wrapped waffles, but is sold in a box of 36. A duo or larger pack is a better fit if you want to share or have several snack breaks planned. Whichever you choose, check the current label for ingredients and allergens.
If you want to take one stroopwafel with you and keep it sealed until you eat it, look specifically for individually wrapped waffles. Stroopwafels.com describes a Daelmans variety like this, but the retail pack contains 36 waffles.
A duo pack could work for two people or two planned snack breaks. PLUS lists Daelmans Stroopwafels duo as one 78 g wrapper, so it is not a pack containing a single waffle.
If the ingredients determine your choice, the label on the exact pack matters more than its size. Compare the ingredients and allergen information before choosing a variety.
First decide whether you need exactly one sealed waffle, want a pack to share or mainly need to check the ingredients. The number of waffles shown on the outer packaging doesn’t tell you whether each one has its own wrapper.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| One sealed portion | Look for ‘individually wrapped’ and check how many waffles you’re buying in total. | If I want to take one waffle with me, I want to keep it sealed until I’m ready to eat it, without opening a bag. For around 50% of consumers, an individually wrapped portion is the top priority. |
| Small pack to share | Compare the number of waffles and whether they’re sold in individual wrappers, bags or boxes. | If you’re sharing or have two snack breaks planned, you’ll want to take a suitable amount without opening a large bag. Around 33% of consumers give top priority to a small pack to share. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients and the ‘contains’ and ‘may contain’ statements on the exact pack. | If ingredients or allergens are a deciding factor, I want to know what’s in the waffle before I eat it. For around 17% of consumers, checking the label matters most. |
The number of waffles in a pack doesn’t prove that you can take one out while keeping it sealed. For example, Jumbo lists a stroopwafel product as 8 x 29 g; that description doesn’t tell you whether they’re individually wrapped.
If keeping one waffle sealed matters to you, check that the exact pack explicitly says ‘individually wrapped’.
The 78 g Daelmans duo wrapper listed by PLUS contains two stroopwafels in one wrapper. It’s suitable for sharing, but not if you want to take one waffle as a separate portion.
Choose a duo if you want both waffles; otherwise, look for a variety that’s explicitly individually wrapped.
A flavour or brand name doesn’t give you the full picture of the ingredients and allergens in a specific variety.
Read the current label. If you’re buying an unpackaged waffle, ask for the allergen information before choosing it.
A useful example if you want to take an individually wrapped waffle with you: Stroopwafels.com describes Daelmans Jumbo Karamel Stroopwafels as 36 individually wrapped waffles, each 9 cm in diameter.
Albert Heijn lists AH Stroopwafels as a 390 g pack containing ten 39 g portions.
Jumbo Supermarkten lists a stroopwafel product as 8 x 29 g.
PLUS lists Daelmans Stroopwafels duo as a 78 g wrapper.
Lidl Nederland lists Sondey Roomboter stroopwafels and Sondey Stroopwafels karamel-zeezout as different varieties.
These Kanjers packs are worth considering if you’re looking for stroopwafels to take with you or share. If you want one sealed portion per waffle, always check the packaging of the variety you choose.
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For anyone who wants to take one waffle to the festival and save the rest for another occasion. The pack contains 10 waffles; check whether each one has its own wrapper and read the current allergen label.
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A pack to consider if you want to share stroopwafels or buy some for several occasions. It contains 8 waffles; if you want to take individual portions with you, check how the waffles are wrapped inside the pack. Also read the current allergen label.
Choose a variety whose packaging explicitly says that each waffle is individually wrapped. Also check how many you have to buy in total: the Daelmans variety described by Stroopwafels.com is sold in a box of 36.
No. That description tells you the number of waffles and the weight per waffle, not how they’re wrapped. Check the exact packaging if you want to take one sealed waffle with you.
A duo pack works if you want to share two waffles or have two snack breaks planned. The Daelmans duo wrapper listed by PLUS contains two waffles in one wrapper, so it’s not the same as one individually wrapped waffle.
Read the allergen information on the exact pack before choosing or eating the stroopwafel. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, this information appears on the label of pre-packed products; if you’re buying one unpackaged, ask for it.
