Choose a portion-packed custard cream if travellers need separate servings without dividing an opened packet: Asda Groceries lists Schär Gluten Free Custard Creams as five 25 g portion packs. A conventional packet also works if you can portion the biscuits before leaving or share them after opening, but check its ingredients and storage instructions for your group.
Portion packs let you put a serving in each bag or hand one to a passenger without dividing a large packet in the car. Asda Groceries lists Schär Custard Creams as five 25 g portion packs, with two biscuits in each.
Schär is labelled wheat-free, lactose-free and suitable for vegans in the Asda Groceries listing. Those descriptions should not be assumed for conventional custard creams; check the label of the pack you buy, including any cross-contact warnings.
If factory-separated servings are unnecessary, you can divide biscuits into containers before departure or share a packet after opening. Conventional packs have different ingredients and storage directions, so check the exact product rather than choosing by pack size alone.
Decide whether you need sealed portions first, then check the exact pack’s ingredients, serving information and storage directions.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Separate portions | Look for an explicit number of portion packs and the weight of each. Asda Groceries lists Schär as five 25 g packs, each containing two biscuits; a large pack size alone does not establish separate wrapping. | I want to distribute servings during the journey without opening and dividing one shared packet. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the exact pack’s ingredients, dietary claims and cross-contact warnings. The conventional Asda and McVitie’s products list wheat and milk; Ocado’s Schär listing says it may contain lupin. | Someone travelling with me needs ingredients or allergen information checked before I pack the biscuits. |
| Serving information | Compare nutrition information on the same basis, such as per biscuit or per portion, and check how many biscuits you intend to pack. A 25 g Schär portion contains two biscuits according to Asda Groceries. | I’d like to know what is in the serving going into each bag, rather than judging it by the size of a biscuit. |
| After opening | Check the storage directions if you plan to open a conventional packet before departure. Decide how you will carry the remaining biscuits once the packet is open. | I can portion biscuits at home, but I need a way to keep the rest of the packet stored as directed. |
A conventional packet may need opening and dividing before the journey, which does not meet a need for sealed portions to hand out later.
Check for explicit wording such as “portion packs”, together with their number and weight. Asda Groceries lists five 25 g portion packs for Schär Custard Creams.
The conventional Asda and McVitie’s products list wheat and milk, while Ocado’s Schär listing includes a possible lupin cross-contact warning.
Read the physical pack’s ingredients and allergen statement before travel, even when an online listing describes a product as free from particular ingredients.
England’s school-food standards concern food provided in state-funded schools, not the choice of biscuits to carry on a private journey. The Department for Education’s standards distinguish snacks from biscuits served at lunchtime.
If buying for a state-funded school in England instead, check the current school-food standards and the exact product. The standards restrict snacks but permit biscuits at lunchtime if they contain no confectionery.
These examples show why a familiar custard-cream name does not, by itself, tell you whether the biscuits come in separate portions.
Asda Groceries lists Schär Custard Creams 125 g as five 25 g portion packs.
McVitie’s Tasties Custard Creams are a conventional packet to consider if separate portions are unnecessary.
Tesco Groceries lists Crawford’s Custard Creams as a 300 g packet containing approximately 26 biscuits.
Tesco Groceries lists both standard 400 g Custard Cream Biscuits and a separate 125 g Free From Custard Creams product.
Sainsbury’s lists a conventional 200 g Custard Creams pack for sharing or dividing before travel.
Asda Groceries lists a standard 400 g own-brand custard-cream pack as well as the separate Schär portion-pack product.
M&S Extra Cream Custard Creams are a different 165 g product, rather than an established portion-pack option.
This custard-cream option is for travellers who want ready-separated servings rather than a packet to divide before departure.
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For a road trip where separate servings matter, this product is listed as five 25 g portion packs, with two biscuits per pack.
Asda Groceries labels it wheat-free, lactose-free and suitable for vegans. Ocado’s listing notes possible lupin cross-contact, so check the physical pack’s current allergen statement.
Asda Groceries lists Schär Gluten Free Custard Creams 125 g as five 25 g portion packs, each containing two biscuits. Check the pack if you need a particular wrapping format: portion-packed biscuits are not necessarily wrapped one biscuit at a time.
Do not infer individual wrapping from the packet’s size or biscuit count. If sealed servings matter for the trip, look for an explicit portion-pack description on the exact product you plan to buy.
Read the physical pack’s ingredients and cross-contact statement. For example, Asda’s standard custard creams list wheat and milk and may contain rye, barley, oats and sesame; Ocado’s Schär listing says the portion-packed product may contain lupin.
No general restriction on carrying custard creams for a private journey follows from those rules. Department of Health and Social Care guidance describes restrictions on certain businesses’ placement and promotions of qualifying products in England; it does not classify every custard cream or regulate what a traveller packs.
Biscuits are not automatically excluded from lunch under the Department for Education’s current school-food standards for state-funded schools in England: they may be served at lunchtime if they contain no confectionery. The standards treat snacks differently, so check the exact product and the current requirements for the meal in question. Department for Education guidance says proposed updated standards from September 2027 remain subject to Parliamentary approval.