LOTUS Cheesecake Christmas SPECIAL - Real Recipes from Mums (2024)

FAQs

What is Biscoff cheesecake made of? ›

A Vanilla Cheesecake swirled with Biscoff followed by a thick layer of Biscoff and then finished with a generous topping of crushed Lotus Biscuits. All on top of our signature crunchy biscuit base.

Biscoff Cookies tastes like a sweet and delectable biscuit with hints of cinnamon, buttery richness, and caramel notes. They are thin and crispy, with a delightful caramelization on the surface. Biscoff Spread is a great accompaniment that can be enjoyed on toast or as a standalone snack.

Cookie butter is readily available wherever Biscoff are sold, and you can buy similar versions from brands like Roland and Trader Joe's. But, as with most anything, there's something special about making cookie butter entirely from scratch (and it's a heckuva lot cheaper, too).

Historically Biscoff was produced (and continues to be produced) in Lembeke, Belgium.

Born in 1932, thanks to a Belgian baker named Jan Boone Sr, Lotus Biscoff emerged as caramelised biscuit made from natural ingredients.

Caramel. So instead of the acidic, malty, slightly bitter, and vaguely fruity taste of molasses, Belgian brown sugar gives Biscoff a backbone of caramel flavor.

Lotus Biscoff conquers the world

Coffee lovers all over the world ask for a Lotus Biscoff with their latte or espresso. Unsurprisingly, the name Lotus Biscoff itself is a combination of 'biscuit' and 'coffee'.

Why is Biscoff so popular? Because it's delicious, is the simple answer. Beyond that, it's hard to pinpoint why exactly Biscoff (which has been around for a long time) has suddenly taken off across every bakery, cafe, bar, and TikTok feed around the country.

All things Biscoff!

It's a sweet yet spicy biscuit in a way, with the caramelised taste of wonder. The spread is even better. If you are a fan, I'd recommend dipping a lotus biscuit into the spread and devouring just that.

Lotus Bakeries stresses that the price increases over the past two years were always aligned with actual costs, and were unavoidable due to unprecedented increases for raw materials, packaging, transport and wages, among others.

Is Biscoff healthy? ›

Biscoff biscuits, also known as speculoos cookies, are a type of sweet treat that is typically high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, and unhealthy fats. Consuming excessive amounts of these biscuits on a daily basis can lead to several health issues.

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But that's pretty good. Now let's try normal biscoff, just cause I've still got the Aldi taste in my mouth. Not so much stronger, but the Aldi one's good. It tastes like normal Biscoff but more subtle.

In comes the now world-famous Biscoff

Famous for speculaas and other biscuits at home and abroad, bakery Maison Dandoy was started in 1829. They used a variation of the word speculatie or speculaas – speculoos – as in French, making them the first to introduce the word speculoos into their branding.

Ingredients. Biscuit spread 71%: Caramelised biscuits 58% (wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), candy sugar syrup, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), soya flour, salt, cinnamon), rapeseed oil, sugar, emulsifier (soya lecithin), acid (citric acid).

Biscoff or speculoos is a Belgian shortbread-type biscuit traditionally made of wheat flour, candy syrup, oil, salt and cinnamon. It's crispy yet chewy, with a delightful caramel tinge. But don't confuse Biscoff with the Dutch speculaas, which contain a greater variety of spices.

Ingredients. Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil from sustainable and certified plantations, rapeseed oil), candy sugar syrup, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), soy flour, salt, cinnamon.