variants
or less commonly toffy
plural toffees also toffies
: candy of brittle but tender texture made by boiling sugar and butter together
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The cake itself is warm and moist, the toffee sauce adds an extra layer of sweetness and the brown butter gelato works to cut through the richness and balance out the flavors for a perfect bite.
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Finally add flour, chocolate chips and toffee bits at low speed until fully incorporated.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Slabs of toffee would be made around the fire as games were played, and tall stories told.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Other varieties are dark chocolate toffee and peppermint toffee.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Finally add flour, chocolate chips and toffee bits at low speed until fully incorporated.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Slabs of toffee would be made around the fire as games were played, and tall stories told.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Other varieties are dark chocolate toffee and peppermint toffee.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Toffee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toffee. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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toffee
noun
tof·fee
variants
also toffy
ˈtȯ-fē 
ˈtäf-ē
plural toffees also toffies
: candy made by boiling sugar and butter together
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