Choose individually wrapped assorted mini packs if guests need ready-to-hand portions and a mix of biscuits is welcome. If everyone should be offered a custard cream, choose standard custard-cream packs and plan how to serve them: custard creams make up only part of the mini-pack assortments described by Hill Biscuits and Philip Dennis Foodservice. Check the current packaging for ingredients and allergens before serving.
Assorted mini packs let guests take an enclosed serving without someone dividing an open pack at the table. Hill Biscuits and the Crawford's assortment listed by Philip Dennis Foodservice both offer cases of 100 mini packs, but custard creams are only one variety.
Standard custard-cream packs suit a table where the biscuit choice matters more than individual wrapping. Allow time and space to arrange the biscuits in bowls or trays.
Check the current packaging for each product you serve, particularly when a mini-pack case contains several recipes. Keep the relevant packaging available at the serving table so guests can check the information for themselves.
Decide whether the priority is an enclosed handout portion or a custard cream for every guest. Then check the assortment, labels and serving arrangements for the format you choose.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Handout portions | Check whether the biscuits are individually wrapped, how many packs are in the case and how many biscuits are in each pack. Hill Biscuits lists 100 three-biscuit packs; Philip Dennis Foodservice lists 100 individually wrapped Crawford's mini packs. | I'd like guests to take a portion without biscuits being divided during the party. |
| Custard-cream quantity | Count the custard-cream packs, not just the total packs. Hill Biscuits lists 20 custard-cream packs of three biscuits in its 100-pack assortment: 60 custard-cream biscuits. The Crawford's assortment also contains other varieties. | If custard creams are the advertised biscuit, I need enough of that variety rather than enough assorted packs overall. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current label for every variety being served, including precautionary statements. Morrisons lists wheat and milk for McVitie's Tasties Custard Creams and says they may contain sesame; other products and assortment varieties have their own ingredient information. | Guests need to be able to check the particular biscuit they are offered, not just a general description of custard creams. |
| Nutrition information | Compare like-for-like label figures, such as per 100g, and check the stated serving size. Sainsbury's lists 3.3g sugars and 1.2g saturates per biscuit for its Custard Creams 200g; its per-biscuit guide marks both as high. | A small packet alone doesn't tell me how its biscuits compare with those in a sharing pack. |
An assorted case may have plenty of portions but too few custard creams for the planned menu. Hill Biscuits lists 20 custard-cream packs among its 100 three-biscuit packs.
Plan from the custard-cream allocation. For Hill's case, that is 60 custard-cream biscuits; use standard custard-cream packs as well if the assortment will not meet your needs.
Individual wrapping describes how biscuits are served, not their sugar or saturated-fat content. Sainsbury's per-biscuit guide marks sugars and saturates as high for its Custard Creams 200g.
Read the nutrition information for the biscuits themselves and use the stated serving size when comparing products.
A mixed case contains different biscuit recipes, so the ingredient information for its custard creams does not describe every variety in the case.
Check the packaging of the products you will serve and keep the relevant ingredient information available to guests.
These examples show the difference between assorted portion packs and standard custard-cream packs; they are not a list of Joybuy products.
Hill Biscuits lists a 3.24kg Mini Pack Selection for serving an assortment in individual portions.
Philip Dennis Foodservice lists a Crawford's assortment of 100 individually wrapped mini packs.
Morrisons lists McVitie's Tasties Custard Creams as a standard custard-cream biscuit rather than an assorted mini-pack case.
Sainsbury's lists a 200g standard pack of Custard Creams for serving from a shared dish.
M&S describes its Extra Cream Custard Creams as containing additional vanilla cream and real custard powder.
These Joybuy options are other biscuits that may suit a street-party snack table. None is a custard cream, so choose a custard-cream product separately if that particular biscuit is needed.
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Sealed mini packs offer handout portions, but these are jam-filled biscuits, not custard creams.
Check the number of packs on the product packaging before planning servings.
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Sealed mini packs can be handed out at the party; the biscuits have a jam filling rather than a custard-cream filling.
Confirm the number of packs on the packaging before calculating portions.
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Small serving packs offer another way to hand out biscuits, but these chocolate-dipped animal-shaped biscuits are not custard creams.
Check the packaging for the number of servings and ingredient information.
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The six-bag format offers separate biscuit portions for a party, but Oreo is a chocolate sandwich biscuit, not a custard cream.
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Individual packs offer a handout option, but this is a butter-cream-filled cracker sandwich rather than a custard-cream biscuit.
Not necessarily. Hill Biscuits lists three biscuits in each pack of its Mini Pack Selection. Check the pack contents as well as the number of packs when working out servings.
Hill Biscuits lists 20 custard-cream packs with three biscuits in each, making 60 custard-cream biscuits. The other 80 packs contain different biscuit varieties.
Check the current packaging for each biscuit variety you plan to serve, including any precautionary allergen statements. For example, Morrisons lists wheat and milk for McVitie's Tasties Custard Creams and says they may contain sesame; a mixed mini-pack case needs a check for its other varieties too.