10x these are the tastiest and most fun Sinterklaas snacks this year
Those who are good get treats. And this year, you’ll be serving those treats. Yep, you’re playing Snacksint and Borrelpiet this year! What are you going to make? Don’t panic. Even though the surprises are stacked all the way to the ceiling and everyone has written a poem of 10 double-sided pages, you have plenty of deliciousness at home. We’ve collected the 10 tastiest and most fun snacks for Sinterklaas for you.
Our Sinterklaas gift to you! Whether you’re going for sweet Sinterklaas snacks or savory bites this Sinterklaas, you’ll be all set with these ten Sinterklaas Eve snacks. Because good food is half the work when it comes to a successful gift-exchange evening, right?
10x snacks for Sinterklaas
1. Sinterklaas drinks platter
If you really want to go all the way on December 5, the Sinterklaas drinks platter is what you should make. The concept is just as simple as that eight-line “Sint-zat-te-denken” poem you wrote for your uncle. Grab a large wooden serving board and put ALL the Sinterklaas candy you can think of on it. Spiced cookies, meringues, pieces of almond pastry, chunks of speculaas, golden chocolate coins: go wild as if you’ve never received anything in your shoe. This drinks platter is your grand surprise on Sinterklaas Eve!
2. Fries with spiced-cookie crumbs
Inspired by the invention of snack bar Mickies in Boxtel, Brabant: serve your guests fries with spiced-cookie crumbs. Ideal when Sinterklaas Eve still has to begin and you need to line your stomach. Fry some fries, mix mayonnaise with ground kruidnoten and sprinkle some coarsely chopped kruidnoten over the top. I know, you’ll be wondering why you didn’t think of this yourself sooner.
3. Croquette letter
And what do you serve with fries with kruidnoten? Exactly, a croquette letter! Deliciously indulgent, of course, and totally fitting for the Sinterklaas festivities. It’s also great that you don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen making it yourself. Turn on your deep fryer and simply join the dice game in the meantime. PS: a letter like this costs next to nothing, so it’s also very doable if you have a large group coming over.
4. Mashed potatoes with smoked-sausage letter
A quintessentially Dutch tradition like Sinterklaas calls for quintessentially Dutch snacks. And even though the word “snack” may not immediately make you think of a pan of mashed potatoes, you’d… better do. Especially because you can serve an incredibly delicious smoked-sausage letter with it. A lovely start to your surprise evening, right—a plate of mash with a smoked-sausage letter? It’ll make lovers of Dutch comfort food very happy. And if mash isn’t your thing, a smoked-sausage letter is always a great addition to your Sinterklaas drinks platter.
5. Pizza wands
One of our favorite Sinterklaas snacks: pizza wands. They’re cute, easy to make and they’re… pizza. From now on, this will be at the top of everyone’s wish list. Even after Sinterklaas has long since headed back to Spain. Bet?
6. Speculaas chunks
Sinterklaas and his Pieten mainly scatter extremely sweet stuff around, so sweet treats absolutely shouldn’t be missing from your drinks spread. Everyone’s favorite: speculaas chunks. They’re very easy to make yourself. They’re even at their very best that way! We have the ideal recipe for you. Even if you’re a complete disaster in the kitchen, you’ll manage this.
7. Speculoos tiramisu
Speculaas and speculoos aren’t the same thing, but speculoos reminds us of Sinterklaas no matter what. Everyone is happy with a classic tiramisu—and with a version featuring Lotus Speculoos mixed in, we’ll be singing in no time. Delicious with coffee or as dessert, after that mash with smoked-sausage letter, for example.
8. Speculaas waffle cookies with Baileys
The ultimate snack for everyone in the group who is 18 or older: speculaas waffle cookies with Baileys. Have you ever seen so much deliciousness in a single recipe title? These are the kind of things you absolutely can’t keep your hands off.
9. White chocolate kruidnoten with Licor 43
White chocolate kruidnoten with Licor 43 fall into exactly the same category as the Baileys speculaas waffle cookies. Will you need to make an emergency trip to the dentist on December 6? Yes. Probably. But we don’t care. Sinterklaas only comes once a year, and we’re going to celebrate it properly.
10. White chocolate kruidnoten cheesecake
Yes, your poem could win the Literature Prize and your surprise will probably go viral on TikTok. But do you know what will really impress your guests? White chocolate kruidnoten cheesecake. It’s indeed just as delicious as it sounds. If you’re completely fed up with the shrieks of overexcited, nervous children, this is the secret that will get them to be completely silent.
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