If the taste of Biscoff cookies is your thing, then you’re going to love the warm festive flavours of my homemade Speculaas Spice Mix recipe. It’s a great mix to use in muffins and cakes, and especially delicious in my Speculaas Sugar Cookies for Christmas! Use it for the holidays, when you're in a festive mood, or just any time of year!

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I first fell in love with Speculaas biscuits on a trip to the Netherlands a few years ago. I knew Biscoff cookies were a thing, but I never really knew the background of them. Speculaas or Speculoos are a traditional Dutch cookie, usually made in the shape of a windmill, using wooden moulds or a windmill cookie cutter. It’s a simple cookie recipe that gets it’s flavour mostly from an earthy warm spice mix. It's a traditional recipe that's usually made for St Nicholas Day, so while I was on holidays there, I purchased a Speculaas cookie kit. It came with a wooden mould, a recipe card and a bag of spices, but I wanted to keep making my own Speculaas cookies, so I had to come up with my own spice mix. All natural, no artificial flavours in sight....here's my homemade Speculaas Spice Mix. I hope you find lots of ways to enjoy it!
Ingredients
- Lemon rind
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ground coriander
- Ground cloves
- Ginger
- Cardamom or Cardamon

Substitutions and Additions
- Orange rind instead of lemon, orange zest will give this spice mix a slightly warmer flavour
- No cardamom? Try using allspice instead
How to use Speculaas Spice Mix
- Add it to muffins -add some spicy warmth to your choc chip muffins!
- Stir it through your porridge -these delicious warm flavours would be perfect in my Apple Pie Porridge!
- Hot chocolate -add a little homemade Speculaas Spice Mix to your hot chocolate this holiday season for a super festive vibe.
- Make it for gifting -pop your spice blend into glass jars and add a little tag, along with a recipe card for my Speculaas Sugar Cookies. Adding a little cookie cutter would make this a gorgeous gift for your favourite foodie!
- Stir it through my French Vanilla Ice Cream and add some biscoff chunks for a Christmas dessert
- In your favourite baked goods - anywhere you'd normally use a pumpkin spice or gingerbread spice, like in my Gingerbread Truffles

Storage
- Spice jar -simply add these spices to a clean jar or airtight container, pop on the lid and you’re good to go!
- Shelf life -this Speculaas Spice Mix will last as long as the spices you’ve used, just keep it at room temperature, where you’d normally keep your other spices
I hope you enjoy this Homemade Speculaas Spice Mix, filled with all of my favourite spices for holiday baking. And if you make this recipe, please take a minute to leave a rating and/or review -I'd really appreciate it!

Speculaas Spice Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon finely zested lemon rind
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon cardomom powder or cardamon powder
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a glass jar with a tight fitting lid, or airtight container
- Shake to combine
- Store at room temperature and use as required
Notes
- This homemade Speculaas Spice Mix will keep as long as the shelf life of the spices you've used.
- Multiply the quantities and make as Christmas gifts -perfect to use in my Speculaas Sugar Cookies and Gingerbread Truffles
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