toffee

noun tof·fee \ ˈtȯ-fē , ˈtä- \

variants: or less commonly toffy

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of toffee

plural toffees also toffies

: candy of brittle but tender texture made by boiling sugar and butter together

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The second tap is a rotating flavor, currently a banana toffee road tested by Rucker himself.

— michael russell, OregonLive.com, "Channeling Paris, Canard opens next door to Le Pigeon tonight," 16 Apr. 2018
The packaging resembles four quail eggs in a nest—the two blue ones have a creamy center with peanut butter and crunchy toffee, while the pink strawberry basil ones have a slightly savory white chocolate filling.

— elaheh nozari, Bon Appetit, "This Chocolate Isn’t Your Average Easter Basket Candy," 28 Mar. 2018
Housemade desserts include a really moist but not overly creamy tiramisù ($8), a great sticky toffee cake ($8), a refined flourless chocolate decadence cake ($9) and a nice warm pear-apple crostata ($8).

— spencer caldwell, courant.com, "Carbone's Prime, Rocky Hill," 24 Mar. 2018
In the can: An earthy, sweet aroma of molasses, toffee, chocolate and tobacco is largely mimicked on the palate, where an upfront charred bitterness is chased by a rush of malty, lightly nutty sweetness.

— josh noel, chicagotribune.com, "Love Jai Alai IPA from Cigar City? Don't miss brewery's Maduro Brown Ale," 9 Mar. 2018
The nose was a whole bouquet: oak, nuts, vanilla, orange (surprisingly) and toffee.

— will nevin, OregonLive.com, "WW #96: Students, comics and a student speech comic," 16 Mar. 2018
The combination of the nutty flours and extra molasses (in the brown sugar) resulted in a deep golden cookie that had the aroma of caramel and tasted like toffee.

— anna thomas bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Whole-grain flours amp up a favorite cookie," 13 Mar. 2018
Honey, slight vanilla, and an almost butter toffee finish round out the experience.

— kathleen purvis, charlotteobserver, "A Charlotte food lover with celiac shares her best 10 gluten-free finds | Charlotte Observer," 12 Mar. 2018
From the rodeo, vendors and customers have shipped cowboy boots and hats, stuffed animals and food products, such as jars of honey and boxes of toffee, Carson said.

— paul takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "The Houston Rodeo is so big, it has its own post office," 8 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of toffee

alteration of taffy

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: a hard, sticky candy made by boiling sugar and butter together

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