More About Chocolate Biscuits

Our Chocolate Biscuits collection is the French biscuit aisle at its most chocolatey: LU classics such as Petit Écolier, Prince, BN, Pépito, Granola and Napolitain, Bonne Maman tartlets and shortbreads, St Michel, Milka, Kinder, Delacre, Bahlsen and organic biscuits from Bio Village and Bjorg. Epicerie Corner delivers these French and Belgian favourites, many of them rarely sold in the UK, nationwide.

Chocolate Biscuits in French Life

In France, biscuits (biscuits or gâteaux secs) are the backbone of the goûter, the after-school snack, and they accompany coffee at work and the end of a weekday lunch. Many of the most famous brands come from LU, the biscuit maker founded in Nantes in the nineteenth century by the Lefèvre-Utile family, whose initials gave the brand its name. LU created the Petit Beurre and later chocolate classics such as Petit Écolier, a butter biscuit topped with a thick tablet of chocolate, and Prince, a chocolate-filled sandwich biscuit. BN biscuits, with their smiling face, are another lunchbox icon, and Belgium contributes Delacre's elegant biscuit assortments.

Chocolate Biscuits in Our Range

LU Classics

LU Petit Écolier in dark, milk and white chocolate; Prince chocolate in several sizes; Pépito and Pépito mini rolls; Napolitain chocolate cakes, including a family size and chocolate-raspberry; Kango chocolate-filled shortbreads; Brun wafers in chocolate and vanilla; Petits Cœurs and Choco'Croc hearts; the LU Waffle with dark chocolate; and Granola, the shortbread topped with chocolate, alongside Granola cookies with big chocolate chips, chocolate and almonds, chocolate and Daim, chocolate and hazelnuts, extra-soft chocolate-heart cookies, mini cookies and bars.

BN, Bonne Maman and St Michel

BN Chocolate and BN Milk Chocolate filled biscuits; Bonne Maman all-chocolate shortbread, chocolate chip cookies, Tendres Cœurs with chocolate coating and chocolate-caramel tartlets; and St Michel chocolate biscuits from Brittany.

Milka, Kinder and Dinosaurus

Milka chocolate biscuits, Kinder Cards, Kinder Cookies and Kinder Happy Hippo, and Lotus Dinosaurus biscuits in milk and dark chocolate, shaped like dinosaurs for children.

Delacre and Bahlsen

From Belgium, Delacre offers the Bruges and Temptation assortments, Biarritz coconut-chocolate biscuits, Matadi chocolate wafers, Sprits milk chocolate biscuits and chocolate chip and triple chocolate cookies. Bahlsen Pick Up! bars combine crunchy biscuit with a chocolate layer.

Organic Chocolate Biscuits

Bio Village makes organic chocolate cookies, filled biscuits in milk, dark and cocoa, chocolate-tablet biscuits, chocolate-coated sticks and quinoa chocolate-chip biscuits. Bjorg adds organic filled biscuits, Choc'o Lait for children and palm-oil-free Natty biscuits.

Nantes, the Capital of French Biscuits

The city of Nantes, in western France, has a special place in the history of French biscuits. In the nineteenth century, its port received sugar and other goods from overseas, and several biscuit makers set up there, including LU and the Biscuiterie Nantaise, known today as BN. The LU tower, part of the former factory, still stands in the city and now houses a cultural centre. Brittany, just next door, is also home to biscuit makers such as St Michel, famous for butter biscuits and galettes. Thanks to this history, French biscuits share a style: simple, crisp recipes often built on butter and wheat, with chocolate added as a tablet, a coating or a filling rather than in complex layers.

How to Choose Chocolate Biscuits

• For lunchboxes: BN, Prince, Pépito mini rolls, Kinder Happy Hippo, individually portioned packs.
• With coffee: Petit Écolier, Delacre assortments, Granola.
• For children: Dinosaurus, BN, Kinder and Bjorg Kid.
• For sharing or gifting: Delacre Temptation and Bruges assortments.
• Organic or palm-oil-free: Bio Village and Bjorg.
• Allergens: biscuits contain wheat and often milk, egg, soya or nuts; check each product page.

Ideas with Chocolate Biscuits

Crush Petit Écolier or Granola biscuits for a cheesecake base, layer Pépito or BN biscuits with chocolate mousse for an easy dessert, or dip Brun wafers in coffee. Chopped Kango or Granola biscuits also make a crunchy topping for ice cream, yoghurt or a fruit crumble. Keep opened packets closed tightly so biscuits stay crisp, and store them away from heat in summer. For more biscuits, browse Biscuits or the French favourites in French Selection Biscuits.

Chocolate Biscuit FAQs

What is a Petit Écolier?

Petit Écolier, "little schoolboy", is a LU biscuit made of a crisp butter biscuit topped with a thick tablet of chocolate, recognisable by the schoolboy pressed into the chocolate. It comes in dark, milk and white chocolate.

What does LU stand for?

LU comes from Lefèvre-Utile, the family who founded the biscuit company in Nantes, in western France. The initials became one of France's most famous biscuit brands.

What is the difference between Prince and BN?

Both are chocolate-filled sandwich biscuits. Prince, by LU, is a crisp cereal biscuit with a chocolate cream filling. BN, from the Biscuiterie Nantaise, is known for its square shape and smiling face, with a softer filling.

What is a Pépito?

Pépito is a LU biscuit made of a crisp, round shortbread topped with a layer of chocolate. The range also includes mini rolls, small soft cakes with a chocolate filling, popular for lunchboxes.

Are there organic chocolate biscuits?

Yes. Bio Village and Bjorg make organic chocolate biscuits, cookies and filled biscuits, some without palm oil. Look for the organic logo and check each product page for ingredients and allergens.

How should I store biscuits?

Keep biscuits in a cool, dry place and close the packet after opening, or transfer them to an airtight tin. Chocolate-coated biscuits should be kept away from heat.