For a sweet treat you can put straight on the buffet, choose individual mini brioche buns. If you’d like to create bites to suit your menu, opt for mini brioche buns to fill, allowing time to prepare them. In either case, work out how many you’ll need and check the ingredients, allergens and storage instructions for the products and fillings.
If your buffet is mostly savoury bites, mini brioche burger buns let you choose the fillings. La Fournée Dorée offers its Mini Brioch’Burgers for buffet tables, while Auchan also describes its mini burger buns as ideal for mini burgers or canapés.
An individual brioche means you won’t need to slice a large one when it’s time to serve. Harrys describes its Mini Tressée au sucre perlé as a small individual brioche and gives the portion size as 35 g per bun.
If any guests have dietary restrictions, the name ‘mini brioche’ alone isn’t enough to tell you whether a bite is suitable. Check the label on the product you choose, then check the label on each filling too.
| What matters | What to check | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| Making filled bites | The number of buns in the pack and the space available for filling; check the filling’s ingredients too. | If I want to serve mini sandwiches to match the buffet, I’d rather fill each bun than serve plain sweet brioche. This would be the main priority for around 42% of consumers. |
| Serving a sweet treat with no preparation | The weight of each brioche, the number of units and the recipe for the product you choose. | If I want to set out the sweet part of the buffet quickly, I’m looking for individual brioche buns that don’t need slicing or filling. This would be the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Checking ingredients and allergens | The ingredients list, allergens and any ‘may contain’ information on the pack; check fillings separately. | If guests have dietary restrictions, I need to be able to check the exact ingredients before deciding which bites to serve. Checking ingredients would be the priority for around 25% of consumers. |
Harrys Mini Tressée is a sweet individual brioche, while La Fournée Dorée’s Mini Brioch’Burgers are designed to be filled. They therefore serve different purposes on a buffet.
Decide whether you want to serve brioche as it is or make filled bites, then choose the right format.
If you choose buns to fill, allow time to prepare the ingredients and assemble each bite.
According to the product information for the items in question, Harrys Mini Tressée contains wheat and eggs, among other ingredients, while Auchan mini burger buns list sesame and milk, among other ingredients. A filling may contain additional ingredients you’ll need to take into account.
Read the label on the pack you actually buy and check every filling before telling a guest that a bite is suitable for them.
Carrefour’s mini bites for filling are listed as savoury party bites. Their small size doesn’t guarantee the recipe or texture you’d expect from a brioche.
If you’re specifically looking for brioche, check the product description and ingredients list rather than relying on the word ‘mini’.
Mini Tressée au sucre perlé is an individual brioche for a sweet selection.
Mini Brioch’Burgers come in a pack of 10, ready for you to make filled bites.
Auchan lists mini burger buns in a pack of 12, for mini burgers or canapés.
E.Leclerc lists Epi d’Or mini brioche burgers in a pack of 10, weighing 200 g.
This option is for savoury brioche bites that are already filled and need cooking before serving. It’s different from mini buns that you fill yourself or sweet individual brioche buns.
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For serving ready-filled savoury bites instead of filling each mini bun yourself: the pack contains 9 bites, weighing 115 g in total.
This frozen product should be stored at −18 °C or below. The product information recommends cooking it in the oven at 200 °C for 12 minutes, and checking that the bites are piping hot all the way through. It lists wheat containing gluten, milk and eggs; check the label on the pack you buy before serving.
Start with the number of units in each pack and what else is on the menu, rather than assuming every guest will need the same number of bites. La Fournée Dorée, for example, offers 10 Mini Brioch’Burgers per pack, Auchan has 12 mini burger buns, and Harrys gives the weight of each Mini Tressée as 35 g. How many you’ll need also depends on the other dishes and how long the buffet will be open.
Some products are suggested for both: Auchan mentions hot mini burgers and cold canapés, while the Jacquet product information consulted refers to hot or cold serving. Follow the instructions on the exact pack you buy and check the storage instructions for the fillings separately.
Read the ingredients and allergen information for each product, then do the same for any fillings. The Harrys and Auchan products mentioned here have different ingredients: the first lists wheat and eggs, among other ingredients, while the second lists sesame and milk, among others. For prepacked food in France, the DGCCRF says the label includes details such as the ingredients list, nutritional information, net quantity and an applicable date. Also check the storage instructions on the pack.