caramels

Butter-sugar candy cubes

Caramels are soft, chewy candies made by heating sugar with butter and cream until it browns and thickens.

The word also serves as the plural of caramel in its other senses—the golden-brown color, the flavor, or the sticky sauce drizzled over desserts: She unwrapped two caramels from the dish.

confection

toffee

Caramelized sugar confection

bonbons · nougat · brittle · butterscotch · candy · treats · sweets · confections · chocolates · lollipops

flavor

buttery

Rich like a spread

salted · vanilla · smoky · toasty · molasses · maple · honey · bittersweet · malty · creamy

texture

chewy

Resisting easy biting

stretchy · pull · elasticity · molten · firm · hard · crunchy · smooth · silky · melting

culinary

sauce

Liquid food accompaniment

apple · popcorn · sundae · fondue · frosting · ganache · layer · coating · dipping · apples

appearance

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • glossySmooth and shiny
  • shinyReflecting light smoothly

burnished · bronze · translucent · glossed · drizzled · pooled · swirled · layered · wrapped · squares

Categories
Opposites
candy texture

caramelshard candy

Solid sugar confection

lollipops · jawbreakers · rock candy · candy canes · peppermints

flavor profile

caramelslemon drops

Tart citrus-flavored hard candy

sour gummies · Sour Patch Kids

Phrases
Family

caramel, caramelize, caramelled, caramelling, caramelized, caramelizing, caramelizes, caramelization, carameled

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