# Biscoff Spread. It's so good! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287 "2012-08-03T13:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/21 "2012-08-08T02:34:59Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > My jar arrived today. But my dinner has garlic in it and I think the tastes will clash. I’ll wait until I do not have garlic-y food to taste it. Where did you order a jar from that is came so fast and how much did overnight shipping cost on a $4 jar that you can get at the closest WalMart FoodCenter? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/22 "2012-08-08T08:22:20Z")
Got it from Amazon and since I have Amazon Prime, shipping is practically nothing. (The cost of Amazon prime divided by a year’s worth of purchases - of which I make many.) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/23 "2012-08-08T11:39:21Z")
I’m going to make rice krispie treats with it today. I have high hopes. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/24 "2012-08-08T13:31:25Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > It’s good. It legitimately tastes like cookies, but it bothers me to see it compared to peanut butter. > > Even moreso than Nutella, it’s a sweet rather than a meat alternative. Peanut butter is a good source of protein. Nutella is slightly more nutritious than canned frosting, and Biscoff is cookies in a jar. So, don’t make a habit of sending the kids off to school with Biscoff sandwiches. 2 things I know better than to try are Biscoff spread and Nutella. I don’t need another high calorie treat that I love. _Oh, I’ll just have a taste of the crack. I probably won’t like it that much_. I’ve also managed to keep my kids in the dark about these until recently, when my nephew introduced my daughter to Nutella on Nilla Wafers one day when I was not around. A friend of mine really does seem to think Nutella is a substitute for peanut butter—she makes her kid Nutella and jelly sandwiches. Not only does that combination sound super gross to me, but she’s generally so conservative when it comes to his food that it causes me quite a bit of 😕. ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/25 "2012-08-08T13:37:18Z")
Unless there’s been a re-write of Dutch but it’s actually Speculaas…you’d get blank stares ordering/looking for speculoos in the Netherlands…slight nitpick ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/26 "2012-08-10T01:33:47Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Got it from Amazon and since I have Amazon Prime, shipping is practically nothing. (The cost of Amazon prime divided by a year’s worth of purchases - of which I make many.) So? What did you think? Did you finish the jar in one sitting? I really need to go check whether I have any left downstairs! JIF has come out with two Nutella clones, and one is a mocha flavor. My daughter reports that it is better than Nutella. And we, as a family, have decided that Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter is better than the Biscoff spread, but we are unlikely to refuse either one. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/27 "2012-08-10T01:53:16Z")
> [@Future\_Londonite](#): > > Unless there’s been a re-write of Dutch but it’s actually Speculaas…you’d get blank stares ordering/looking for speculoos in the Netherlands…slight nitpick Belgium, man…Belgium! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/28 "2012-08-10T21:08:17Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > So? What did you think? Did you finish the jar in one sitting? I really need to go check whether I have any left downstairs! > > JIF has come out with two Nutella clones, and one is a mocha flavor. My daughter reports that it is better than Nutella. And we, as a family, have decided that Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter is better than the Biscoff spread, but we are unlikely to refuse either one. I reluctantly confess that I liked it, but not to the extent others here did. It is very sweet and kind of rich. I still have a bit left. I didn’t report back because I didn’t want to ruin the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/29 "2012-09-10T02:56:45Z")
New TJ’s Cookie Butter jar is going fast in my house. Pretzels balance out the sweetness well, although I will admit having a few with CB and Nutella together. With the right ratio, that combo has potential. At least one kiddie didn’t go for it on pancakes…I tasted the cold leftovers and was also not wowed. I think a less sweet plain cookie or animal cracker (as Kath94 suggested) is the way to go. Interested to see if any cooked recipes come out over time. ETA: Amazingly not that fattening…6g fat/1.5 sat fat per tbsp. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/30 "2012-09-10T19:34:59Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > New TJ’s Cookie Butter jar is going fast in my house. Pretzels balance out the sweetness well, although I will admit having a few with CB and Nutella together. With the right ratio, that combo has potential. > > At least one kiddie didn’t go for it on pancakes…I tasted the cold leftovers and was also not wowed. > > I think a less sweet plain cookie or animal cracker (as Kath94 suggested) is the way to go. Interested to see if any cooked recipes come out over time. > > ETA: Amazingly not that fattening…6g fat/1.5 sat fat per tbsp. Ooh, pretzels! I’m trying that next! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/31 "2012-09-10T22:39:42Z")
So…anyone tried the spread ON the cookie? Hrm? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287/32 "2012-09-12T01:31:27Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Belgium, man…Belgium! 🙂 I know the board allows cussing, but that’s a bit too far! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscoff-spread-its-so-good/630287.md?page=1)