toffy

Boiled sugar confection

Toffy is an alternative spelling of toffee—a chewy candy made by boiling sugar and butter together.

The spelling with -y is less common than -ee but appears in British usage.

She bought a bag of toffy at the sweet shop.

confection

candy

Sugary edible treats

fudge · bonbon · praline · nougat · truffle · honeycomb · brittles · confectionery · sweetmeat · treat

ingredients

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

cream · vanilla · salt · almonds · nuts · chocolate · glucose · caramelized

texture

chewy

Resisting easy biting

crunchy · crisp · soft · gooey · crack · snap · shatter · glassy · crumbling · pull

cooking

boiling

Liquid vaporization temperature

setting · cooling · slab · mold · wrapper · cutting · scoring

Opposites
candy type

toffychocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

hard candy · gummy · licorice · mints · nougat

texture

toffycotton candy

Spun sugar confection

melt-in-your-mouth · crunchy · brittle · mousse · liquid

Phrases
Family

toffee, toffees

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G