butterscotch

Golden candy flavor

Butterscotch is a confection made by heating butter and brown sugar together, resulting in a rich, golden-brown candy with a distinctive sweet, buttery flavor.

The term extends to anything flavored or colored to resemble this candy: butterscotch pudding, butterscotch chips, butterscotch sauce.

As a color, butterscotch describes a warm golden-tan shade.

The butterscotch cookies were gone within minutes.

confection

candy

Sugary edible treats

pudding · fudge · brittle · drops · bonbon · praline · truffle · filling · ganache · morsels

flavor

caramel

Cooked sugar confection

vanilla · rich · creamy · sweet · golden · warm · mellow · burnt sugar · treacle · dulce de leche

color

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • tanYellowish-brown hue
  • caramelCooked sugar confection

honey · tawny · warm brown · ochre · buff · toast · biscuit · sand · wheat · fawn

nostalgia

retro

Evoking recent past

grandma · traditional · childhood · candy dish · hard candies · diner · comfort · homemade · nostalgic · timeless

pairings

apple

Crisp tree fruit

banana · chocolate · vanilla · cream · pear · oatmeal · blondie · cookie · cake · pie

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile

butterscotchbitter

Sharp, unpleasant taste

sour · tart · lemon · unsweetened · savory

confection type

butterscotchchocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

dark chocolate · licorice · peppermint

Phrases
Family

butterscotches

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G