For an informal cream tea where guests can help themselves, start with a bag of white-chocolate buttons: Nestlé describes Milkybar Giant Buttons as a 94g sharing bag, while Cadbury offers a 100g bag of white-chocolate buttons. A bar needs breaking into pieces, and a truffle box suits a different table presentation; whichever format you choose, check the current packet before serving guests with dietary restrictions.
A button bag lets guests take a piece without breaking a bar. Waitrose describes the 94g Milkybar Giant Buttons sharing bag as approximately three servings; treat that as a pack reference, not an exact guest count.
If a box suits the table better than a pass-around bag, Lindt offers LINDOR White Chocolate Truffles in a 200g box. It is a different serving format rather than a like-for-like sharing pouch.
Check the ingredients and precautionary allergen statements on the exact packet before serving. The product information for these options includes milk and, for some products, soya or nut-related statements.
Decide how guests will take the chocolate, then check the pack size and label for the people you are serving.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Serving format | Look for bite-sized pieces and an explicit bag format if guests will help themselves. A bar needs breaking; boxed truffles offer a different presentation. | I want guests to take a piece without anyone portioning a bar. A button bag fits that plan more directly than a bar or truffle box. |
| Pack size | Check the stated weight and any serving reference. Waitrose lists the 94g Milkybar Giant Buttons bag as approximately three servings; Cadbury describes its White Chocolate Buttons Bag as 100g. | Chocolate will be a small extra alongside the cream tea, so I want a pack reference without treating it as an exact number of guests served. |
| Ingredients | Read the current packet’s ingredients and precautionary allergen statements for the exact product. Check any dietary claim against that packet rather than a different chocolate in the same range. | Before putting chocolate out for guests, I need to know whether the particular pack suits their dietary requirements. |
| Table use | Decide whether the chocolate will be passed around, set out in a box or broken into pieces. Waitrose lists its Belgian White Chocolate as a 180g bar. | If I plan to use some chocolate in a dessert as well, I may prefer a bar; for immediate self-service, I would rather use individual pieces. |
Buttons, bars and boxed truffles call for different ways of serving, even when they all have a place on a cream-tea table.
For casual self-service, check that the product is a bag of individual pieces. Choose a bar if you are happy to break it up, or a box if its presentation is part of your plan.
Waitrose lists the 94g Milkybar Giant Buttons bag as approximately three servings, but the amount taken will depend on what else is served.
Use the stated servings to plan the chocolate as part of the whole cream-tea spread, especially if you expect it to be more than a small extra.
Allergen and precautionary statements differ between products. Waitrose also carries a choking warning for children under four for the Milkybar Giant Buttons bag.
Read the exact packet before serving, including its ingredients, precautionary statements and any age-related warning.
Nestlé describes Milkybar Giant Buttons White Chocolate as a 94g sharing bag with bite-sized pieces.
Cadbury describes its White Chocolate Buttons Bag as 100g of bite-sized white-chocolate buttons.
Lindt offers LINDOR White Chocolate Truffles in a 200g box, with white-chocolate shells and melting centres.
Waitrose lists its Belgian White Chocolate as a 180g bar with 25% cocoa solids.
These button bags suit the informal, help-yourself cream-tea format. Check each packet’s details for your guests before serving.
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The 94g bag contains white-chocolate giant buttons for guests to take without breaking a bar. Waitrose lists approximately three servings for this pack; it contains milk, so check the current packet before serving.
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This 100g bag contains white-chocolate buttons for informal sharing. Its product information lists milk and soya; check the current packet’s ingredients and precautionary statements, particularly when serving guests with allergies.
Choose a bag of buttons if guests will help themselves without breaking a bar. Nestlé describes Milkybar Giant Buttons as a 94g sharing bag, and Cadbury describes its White Chocolate Buttons Bag as 100g of bite-sized pieces. Waitrose’s approximately three-serving reference for Milkybar is a planning guide, not an exact guest count.
Yes, if you are willing to break it into pieces before guests help themselves. Waitrose lists its Belgian White Chocolate as a 180g bar, which can also be used in a dessert.
Read the ingredients and precautionary allergen statements on the exact current packet. The Milkybar bag contains milk, while the product information for Lindt’s white-chocolate truffles includes milk and soya and a precautionary nut statement. Check any age-related warning too if young children will be present.
A truffle box works if you want to set out individual chocolates in a box rather than pass around a pouch. Lindt’s LINDOR White Chocolate Truffles come in a 200g box, so choose it for that serving plan rather than expecting a bag of buttons.