Nutella Biscuits Tube 166g: Why the Tube and How to Serve

Nutella Biscuits Tube: Why the Tube, and How to Serve Them

A filled biscuit is more fragile than a plain one, and the tube is the answer to that rather than a bit of shelf theatre. It keeps the stack standing, stops the biscuits knocking into each other and closes again between servings.

Published 26 Sep 2026 Curator-written, not crowdsourced

Nutella Biscuits Tube: Why the Tube, and How to Serve Them, in summary: Nutella Biscuits in a 166g tube: a short, crumbly shell wrapped round a soft hazelnut chocolate centre. The tube protects a fragile biscuit and closes again. Skip the dunk and the fridge; serve with espresso or broken over ice cream.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.

A filled biscuit is more fragile than a plain one, and the tube is the answer to that rather than a bit of shelf theatre. It keeps the stack standing, stops the biscuits knocking into each other and closes again between servings.

A shell baked around a soft centre

Each biscuit wraps its centre in dough instead of pressing it between two halves, which is what separates a filled biscuit from a sandwich cream. Baking one is a genuine puzzle: the shell has to crisp while the spread inside stays soft and does not bubble out. The solution is a shell that is short and a touch thicker than usual, so it crumbles when you bite instead of snapping cleanly.

That is a trade-off rather than a fault. The shell tastes mildly of biscuit and feels like a crumble; everything else comes from the middle, a soft wave of hazelnut and chocolate with no bitter edge to hold it back. It sits at the sweet end of the tin and behaves more like a dessert than an everyday tea biscuit, which shapes how best to serve it.

Choosing between the tube and the bag

We stock Nutella Biscuits two ways: this 166g tube and the 20-piece bag. The tube earns its place for anyone who eats a few at a time. A rigid cylinder keeps the stack upright, where a soft pack lets filled biscuits jostle and break, and the tube can be shut again between servings, which matters because a short shell soaks up kitchen damp quickly once it has been exposed to the air.

The bag suits a household that gets through biscuits quickly. For a desk drawer or a slower pace, buy the tube. Wherever it lives, keep it cool and dark rather than cold: a fridge turns the centre hard and waxy, the opposite of what the biscuit was made to be, and its humidity softens the shell at the same time.

Coffee instead of a dunk, and one good pudding

Leave dunking to plainer biscuits. Hot tea melts the fat-based centre and crumbles the short shell at once, and half of it stays in the mug. Instead, let the cup supply what the biscuit lacks, which is bitterness. An espresso, a plain black coffee or a strong tea taken without sugar will all push back against the sweetness and make the second biscuit as good as the first.

The best use of a few from the tube is in a bowl rather than beside a drink. Crumble two biscuits over a scoop of vanilla ice cream and pour a hot espresso on top. The warm coffee loosens the filling into the ice cream while the broken shell keeps a little bite for just long enough, and a sweet biscuit becomes a pudding in moments.

The packs we stock

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread Filled Biscuits Tube, 166g (barcode 8000500310397)

What the label says

The published ingredient list for Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread Filled Biscuits Tube, 166g says it contains wheat and barley (gluten), milk, soya and nuts (hazelnuts), and it may contain mustard. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.

Typical values per 100g	Per 100g
Energy	515 kcal
Fat	24,8g
of which saturates	11,5g
Carbohydrate	64g
of which sugars	35,8g
Protein	7,9g
Salt	0,559g

Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.

What to drink with it

Starbucks Espresso Roast by NESPRESSO Coffee, Dark Roast, Box of 36, 198g: A dark-roast Nespresso capsule for the ice cream serve, or for a short cup whose bitterness answers the sweet centre.
Nescafe Gold Blend Intense Instant Coffee, 190g: A plain black instant coffee for when the kettle is quicker than the machine.
Yorkshire Tea Gold Blend Loose Leaf Tea, 250g: A strong loose-leaf brew, taken without sugar, for the tea drinkers at the table.

Elsewhere in the Nutella range

The full range is on the Nutella brand page.

FAQ

What is the difference between the tube and the bag? Both hold Nutella Biscuits. The 166g tube keeps the stack upright and closes again, while the 20-piece bag is the larger pack for quicker eating.

Can you dunk Nutella Biscuits? It is not worth it. The centre melts and the short shell crumbles together, so half the biscuit ends up in the cup.

Why does the biscuit crumble instead of snapping? Baking a crisp case round a soft centre, without that centre bubbling out, needs a shorter, slightly thicker dough.

What allergens are in them? The published list for this product declares wheat and barley (gluten), milk, soya and hazelnuts, and warns that it may contain mustard. Check the pack before buying.

How do you turn Nutella Biscuits into a pudding? Crumble two over a scoop of vanilla ice cream and pour a hot espresso on top, so the coffee melts the centre into the ice cream.

Curator's note: Keep a tube in for the night you want pudding and have nothing in. Two biscuits, a scoop of vanilla and a hot espresso poured over, and nobody asks what else is for dessert. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

In short: Nutella Biscuits Tube: Why the Tube, and How to Serve Them

Field	Detail
Brand	Nutella
Packs we stock	166g
Category	Chocolate Biscuits
Allergens (as published)	It contains wheat and barley (gluten), milk, soya and nuts (hazelnuts), and it may contain mustard.
Dunkable	No, the centre melts
Best with	An espresso or a black coffee
Occasion	After dinner, or broken over ice cream