Sinterklaas in New York

Handmade Dutch kruidnoten, baked in Brooklyn.

Crunchy, spiced little cookies, the way they taste at home in the Netherlands. Free delivery to your door in Brooklyn and Manhattan, or shipped anywhere in the US.

Orders open November 12 through December 4, just in time for pakjesavond on December 5.

A little bit of home

Every year around Sinterklaas, the Netherlands smells of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Here in New York, that smell is hard to find. So Teddy started baking.

The last few years he made batch after batch of kruidnoten for Dutch friends and families in the city and delivered them himself, all over Brooklyn and Manhattan.

These kruidnoten are handmade and hand-rolled, using the best ingredients found in New York City: real butter (83% fat content), organic wheat flour, and the 75-year-old family recipe for speculaaskruiden from the Steinebach patisserie in Voorschoten, the Netherlands.

This year you can order online, pay right away, and choose whether you want delivery or shipping.

Allergen information: Contains milk and wheat. Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

As seen on Dutch National News

RTL Nieuws made a feature about Teddy and his kruidnoten.

Order

Classic Dutch kruidnoten in three sizes, plus two new things this year: speculaas granola and Teddy's speculaaskruiden spice mix.

Kruidnoten

250 gram

$9

A taster bag, or a treat for someone's shoe.

Kruidnoten

500 gram

$17

Our most popular size. Enough for the whole household.

Kruidnoten

1 kilo

$32

For the Sinterklaas party, the office, or serious fans.

New · Granola

Speculaas granola

$15 / 250 g

Speculaas spice, almonds and orange maple syrup. Breakfast, but make it Sinterklaas.

New · Spice mix

Speculaas­kruiden

$10 / 40 g

The same family-recipe spice mix Teddy uses for the kruidnoten.

Handmade Dutch kruidnoten in a Sinterklaas gift bag
NEW

Speculaaskruiden

A famous Dutch spice mix. Original Steinebach Bakery recipe.

This year, I want to offer the speculaaskruiden spice mix as well.

I love baking in my home kitchen, and especially with kids, it's always a fun afternoon of learning, tasting, and eventually enjoying your homemade goods. Original speculaaskruiden are hard to come by in New York, so I want to offer little packages with 40 grams (that's 1.41 oz) of the same speculaaskruiden spice mix I use for the kruidnoten.

The mix is made in-house, combining the best quality ingredients available in the city and, of course, following the original family recipe, so that you and your family can enjoy time together in the kitchen, and at the table.

Allergen information: Contains no known allergens. Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

Package of Dutch speculaaskruiden spice mix
Spice mix · 40 g (1.41 oz)
$10

The same mix Teddy uses for the kruidnoten

NEW

Speculaas granola

Speculaas, almond and orange maple syrup.

Crunchy oven-baked granola with rolled oats, almonds and orange, sweetened with maple syrup and spiced with the same speculaaskruiden as the kruidnoten. Great with yogurt or milk, or straight from the bag.

Allergen information: Contains tree nuts (almonds). Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

Speculaas granola with almonds and orange
Granola · 250 g
$15

Speculaas, almond & orange maple syrup

Delivery or shipping

You choose at checkout. Enter your address and you'll see local delivery if Teddy can bring it to your door; otherwise we ship it.

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Free local delivery

Teddy delivers in person, free of charge, to:

  • All of Brooklyn
  • Manhattan, up to 97th Street
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Shipping

Anywhere else in the US: Upper Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, New Jersey and beyond.

  • Shipping cost is calculated at checkout
  • Free shipping on orders over $100
  • Order by December 1 to receive it before December 5

If you want to leave it with your doorman, at a side entrance or at your office, add a note at checkout.

Key dates

Nov 12

Orders open

Late Nov

Local delivery starts. We'll email you your day

Dec 1

Last day to order for shipping before December 5

Dec 4

Last day to order for local delivery

Dec 5

Pakjesavond! 🎁

Questions

What are kruidnoten?

Small, crunchy Dutch spice cookies (many people call them pepernoten), flavored with speculaas spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger. In the Netherlands they're everywhere in the weeks before Sinterklaas on December 5.

How do I know when my delivery comes?

After you order, you'll get a confirmation email. Teddy delivers in rounds and will let you know which day he's coming your way.

I live just outside the delivery area. Can you make an exception?

Delivery is limited to Brooklyn and Manhattan up to 97th Street. Shipping anywhere in the US is a good alternative. You can also enter the address of a friend who lives inside the delivery area.

Allergen information

Kruidnoten: contains milk and wheat. Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

Speculaaskruiden: contains no known allergens. Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

Granola: contains tree nuts (almonds). Manufactured in a facility that also processes nuts and wheat.

Other questions or a big order?

Send an email to info@kruidnoot.com.

Recipes

Looking for recipes other than kruidnoten or speculaas? On my Substack, I wrote a recipe for my take on Dutch apple pie, with the speculaas spice mix in the dough and the apple filling!

Read the apple pie recipe

Dutch apple pie with speculaas spices

About Teddy

Ted Steinebach is a Dutch pastry chef, artist, writer and experience designer whose work brings together fine dining, chocolate, music, visual art, and cultural storytelling. Trained in classical pastry and shaped by the discipline of Eleven Madison Park in New York, he has developed a culinary practice in which flavor, texture, chocolate, live music, and visual composition come together as one experience. Behind the camera, he directed With the Current, and he writes about food and cooking.

Zie ginds komt de stoomboot…

…and your kruidnoten could be on it. Orders close December 4.

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