Feel free to consider this post a Public Service Announcement...I know something YOU need to know...so sit up and pay attention! The information I'm about to impart will rock your world...but first, a little background: These delicious little caramelized biscuits/cookies come from a Belgium Bakery and are famous for being served on domestic and international airline flights. The mister and I fought over a package on our return flight from France...I let him have them and while he was stuffed into his micro-coach seat enjoying his victory, I waltzed up to the Flight Attendant and asked her if I could have another package...she gave me three! I ate one package, containing two cookies, before returning to my seat and then hid the others to savor once I had returned home...all's fair in love, war and cookies!
And savor them I did! That would have been the end to my Biscoff story except that last week my dear foodie friend Joni in Sacramento emailed to tell me I must RUN to the nearest World Market and buy a jar of Speculoos! And so I did. But once at World Market I couldn't find Speculoos anywhere! Luckily, one of the staff knew what I was talking about and handed me a jar of Biscoff Spread.
The spread, like the cookies, has a unique taste - not just caramel, but cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger and white pepper...it's a down-right yummy-gingerbread-y tasting spread that only has 88 calories in a tablespoon making it practically a free food!
I wasn't sure what to do with it once I got it home...my nieces and I ate it on toast, celery, crackers, English muffins, waffles and on sliced apples...all fabulous. And Joni pointed out that this spread would be wonderful in all kinds of desserts...from fillings in cakes, cupcakes or crepes to a topping on ice cream or brownies or whatever!! Check out the Biscoff Recipe site for some great ideas!
If you don't have a World Market near you, you can order the spread and the cookies on line by clicking here, it comes in smooth and crunchy (the crunch is from bits of the cookies!)
Lastly, to be completely honest, forth-right and true...my name is Nan and I'm a brand-new Biscoff Addict. Please don't send help. And you're welcome.