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 rum is rich and aromatic, with notes of toffee, fig, and wood spices.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Take The Adonis, which tastes of toffee, dates, and cocoa.
—Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2025
The third bonus flavor, Cinnamon Sticky Bun, came in May, with a cinnamon base, a brown sugar swirl, sticky bun dough and crunchy toffee pieces.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Banoffee Tart Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Graham tart shell filled with a layer of dulce de leche, banana diplomat cream and fresh bananas topped with vanilla bean chantilly and toffee bits.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Take The Adonis, which tastes of toffee, dates, and cocoa.
—Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2025
The third bonus flavor, Cinnamon Sticky Bun, came in May, with a cinnamon base, a brown sugar swirl, sticky bun dough and crunchy toffee pieces.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Banoffee Tart Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Graham tart shell filled with a layer of dulce de leche, banana diplomat cream and fresh bananas topped with vanilla bean chantilly and toffee bits.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
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“Toffee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toffee. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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