sugar cone

Crunchy ice-cream vessel

A sugar cone is an ice cream cone made from a sweet, crispy batter, darker and sturdier than a standard cake cone.

The cone tapers to a point and has a slightly caramelized flavor.

Sugar cones hold up better to melting ice cream: I'll take two scoops in a sugar cone.

ice cream

scoop

First-reported story

gelato · swirl · lick · drip · melt · sundae · parlor · flavor · neapolitan · mint chip

cone

wafer

Thin crisp disk

edible · vessel · crispy · crunchy · golden · baked · tapered · rolled · molded · portable

treat

indulgence

Yielding to desire

fairground · boardwalk · amusement park · festival · concession · vendor · kiosk · summer · picnic · reward

sweet

caramelized

Browned through sugar heating

maple · candy · saccharine · confection · sweetened · coating · crystallized · molasses · treacle

Categories
Opposites
ice cream vessel type

sugar conecup

Small drinking container

dish · bowl · sundae glass · paper cup · styrofoam cup

cone texture/style

sugar conecake cone

Edible frozen dessert container

wafer cone · waffle cone

Family

sugar, cone, sugary, sugars, sugared, sugarcane, sugaring, sugarcoat, sugarless

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G