caramelled

Cooked in sugar

Caramelled describes food that has been cooked with or coated in caramel—sugar heated until it browns and develops a rich, slightly bitter sweetness.

Caramelled onions are slowly cooked until their natural sugars darken.

Caramelled apples are dipped in molten caramel.

Also spelled caramelized, which is more common in American English.

sauce

drizzle

Very light precipitation

reduction · coulis · compote · ganache · coating · dressing · fondue · butterscotch · toffee · praline

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

  • richHaving much of something
  • butteryRich like a spread
  • nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored

deep · complex · malty · toasty · warming · indulgent · decadent · intense · bittersweet · treacly

golden

amber

Hardened ancient tree secretion

burnished · lustrous · shiny · glistening · lacquered · varnished · copper · gilded · tawny · honeyed

texture

sticky

Apt to adhere

crisp · glassy · brittle · soft · molten · crackly · smooth · velvety · tacky

dessert

flan

Caramel-glazed baked custard

éclair · pannacotta · cheesecake · mousse · soufflé · brioche · custard · churros · banoffee · millefeuille

burnt

charred

Burned until black

smoky · singed · overcooked · bitter · acrid · torched · overdone · dark

Opposites
sweetening/flavoring treatment

caramelledplain

Basic and unremarkable

unsweetened · unflavored · unglazed · uncoated · unsugared

cooking transformation

caramelledraw

In original state

uncooked · fresh · untreated · unprocessed · blanched

Family

caramelling, caramelly

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G