Chocolate and Candies: English Vocabulary List

dark colored chocolate that tastes slightly bitter, often with no milk added to it

"Dark chocolate tastes rich."

"She prefers dark chocolate to milk chocolate."

a type of chocolate that is made from cocoa solids, milk powder, sugar, and often a small amount of vanilla or other flavorings

"Milk chocolate contains milk powder."

"Milk chocolate contained milk powder or condensed milk making it creamier than dark chocolate."

a type of chocolate that is made from cocoa butter, sugar, milk solids, and often a small amount of vanilla or other flavorings

"White chocolate has cocoa butter."

"White chocolate contained cocoa butter sugar and milk solids but no cocoa solids."

a type of chocolate made from ruby cocoa beans, which have a naturally pinkish hue

"Ruby chocolate has pink color."

"Ruby chocolate was naturally pink and fruity tasting without added colors or flavors."

a type of chocolate that is made from pure cocoa solids and does not contain any added sugar or milk solids

"Baking chocolate is unsweetened."

"Baking chocolate was unsweetened pure chocolate liquor used in recipes that added their own sugar."

a confectionery material made from melted chocolate and corn syrup or other sweeteners, used in cake decorating

"Modeling chocolate molds like clay."

"Modeling chocolate was pliable like clay and used to sculpt cake decorations and flowers."

unprocessed or minimally processed chocolate made from cocoa beans that have not been roasted

"Raw chocolate is unroasted."

"Raw chocolate was made from unroasted cacao beans to preserve antioxidants and natural flavors."

a type of chocolate substitute made from a combination of cocoa powder, vegetable fats or oils, and sweeteners

"Compound chocolate uses vegetable fat."

"Compound chocolate used vegetable fats instead of cocoa butter and did not need tempering."

a high-quality chocolate that has a higher percentage of cocoa solids and cocoa butter compared to regular chocolate

"Couverture chocolate has high cocoa butter."

"Couverture chocolate had extra cocoa butter making it ideal for coating and enrobing candies."

a flat, rectangular-shaped food made from chocolate that is usually divided into smaller pieces for easy consumption

"Chocolate bar is candy form."

"The chocolate bar was broken into squares and eaten as a snack or used for baking."

a small, typically flat piece of chocolate used in baking or confectionery

"Chocolate chip is small piece."

"The chocolate chip was a small teardrop shaped morsel of sweetened chocolate for baking cookies."

a type of chocolate that contains a higher percentage of cocoa solids and less sugar, offering a balanced mix of bitterness and sweetness

"Bittersweet chocolate has less sugar."

"Bittersweet chocolate had less sugar than semisweet and a more intense chocolate flavor."

a type of chocolate that contains a higher percentage of cocoa solids and less sugar than milk chocolate, but is sweeter than bittersweet chocolate

"Semi-sweet chocolate is darker than milk."

"Semi sweet chocolate was the most common baking chocolate for cookies and brownies."

a type of confectionery that is made from a mixture of chocolate and other ingredients such as nuts, caramel, nougat or fruit

"Candy bar includes nuts caramel."

"The candy bar contained chocolate nougat caramel peanuts or other fillings in a portable wrapper."

a small piece of food that contains sugar and sometimes chocolate

"Sweets are sugary treats."

"The jar of sweets contained hard candies caramels and chocolates from the old fashioned shop."

a sweet made of sugar and gelatin

"Marshmallow is spongy confection."

"The toasted marshmallow became golden brown and gooey inside when held over a campfire."

a sweet, spreadable confection made from sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, and flavorings, and is often used as a topping or filling for desserts

"Marshmallow fluff is spreadable."

"Marshmallow fluff was a spreadable version of marshmallow used in fudge and peanut butter sandwiches."

a soft sweet which is made of a thick substance produced by boiling sugar and then flavored

"Taffy is pulled candy."

"The salt water taffy was pulled and stretched until it became aerated and chewy."

a type of hard candy that is flavored with lemon and often coated with sugar

"Lemon drop is sour candy."

"The lemon drop was a hard bright yellow candy with a intense sour and sweet citrus flavor."

a small sweet in the shape of a bean which is hard on the outside and soft on the inside

"Jelly bean has gel center."

"The jelly bean had a soft chewy center and a hard candy shell often fruit flavored."

a small sweet made of jelly

"Gumdrop is gelatin-based."

"The gumdrop was a sugar coated gelatin candy shaped like a dome or half sphere."

a type of confectionery that is made from sugar, corn syrup, and other sweeteners, and often flavored with natural or artificial flavorings

"Sugar candy is sweet."

"Sugar candy was boiled sugar syrup poured into molds and sometimes flavored with mint or fruit."

a hard and colored candy often with a fruity taste, which is made of boiled corn syrup and sugar

"The hard candy is sweet."

"She offered hard candy to the children."

a thick sweet filled with nuts or fruit pieces

"Nougat has nuts honey."

"The nougat was a chewy confection of honey sugar egg whites and roasted nuts or dried fruit."

a hard sugary sweet in the shape of crystals

"Rock candy forms on string."

"Rock candy was large sugar crystals grown on a string or stick over several days."

a mass of sticky threads made by melting sugar, served on a stick

"Cotton candy is spun sugar."

"Cotton candy was spun sugar floss that melted instantly on the tongue at fairs and carnivals."

a soft sweet which is made by boiling butter and sugar together and flavoring it

"Toffee is caramelized butter sugar."

"The English toffee was a buttery rich candy that was hard and crunchy often coated in chocolate."

a hard sweet on a stick with one curved end

"Candy cane is peppermint striped."

"The striped candy cane was peppermint flavored and traditionally hung on Christmas trees."

a large sweet that is hard and round

"Jawbreaker is hard layered candy."

"The jawbreaker was a large hard ball of layered candy that took hours to dissolve completely in the mouth."

a type of candy that is flat or round and is on a stick

"The lollipop is colorful."

"The child's sticky lollipop left a trail of red syrup on his shirt and on the car seat during the drive home."

a soft sweet made from jelly flavored with fruit and covered with sugar

"Turkish delight is gelatin rosewater."

"Turkish delight was a gel of starch and sugar dusted with powdered sugar and flavored with rosewater."

a hard sweet that tastes sour

"Acid drop is sour candy."

"The acid drop was a sour boiled sweet that made the mouth pucker with citric acid."

‌a type of hard and clear sweet which is made from boiled sugar

"Barley sugar is boiled sweet."

"Barley sugar candy was made from sugar and water boiled with a decoction of barley."

a sweet with a nut, etc. inside covered in chocolate

"Bonbon has chocolate filling."

"The French bonbon was a chocolate filled with ganache caramel or fruit cream."

a kind of chewing gum that when blown takes the shape of a bubble

"Bubble gum blows bubbles."

"Bubble gum was a sweet chewing gum formulated to blow bubbles without sticking to the face."

a mass of sticky threads made by melting sugar, served on a stick

"Candyfloss is cotton candy."

"The candyfloss machine spun melted sugar into wispy fluffy strands around a paper cone."

a substance for chewing with different tastes such as strawberry, mint, etc.

"Chewing gum is sticky."

"He offered her a piece of peppermint chewing gum after lunch to freshen her breath before the afternoon meeting."

a sweet made with nuts, seeds, and pieces of dried fruit, coated in sugar

"Comfit has seed with sugar."

"The comfit was a seed or nut coated in multiple layers of hard sugar made by panning."

a small colored ball of chewing gum, which is sometimes covered with sugar

"Gum ball is round gum."

"The gum ball was a round piece of bubble gum with a hard candy shell often sold in vending machines."

a sweet that contains medicine or is flavored with fruit to treat sore throat

"Pastille is medicinal lozenge."

"The pastille was a small round or oval sweet that dissolved slowly in the mouth."

a sweet food made by cooking nuts in boiling sugar and used as a filling for chocolates

"Praline has nut caramel."

"The French praline was almond or hazelnut caramelized in sugar sometimes ground into a paste for fillings."

a small round flavored sweet

"Sugarplum was plum candy."

"The sugarplum was a small round fruit or seed confection not actually a plum."

soft, chewy confectionery made from sugar, flavorings, colorings, and gelatin or gelling agents, often enjoyed as a sweet treat

"Gummy candy is chewy gelatin."

"Gummy candy was made from gelatin giving it a springy chewy texture in fruit shapes."

a small, bear-shaped gummy candy made from sugar, flavorings, colorings, and gelatin or other gelling agents

"Gummy bear is bear-shaped."

"The tiny gummy bear was a fruit flavored gelatin candy shaped like a cartoon bear."

small, colorful, fruit-flavored candies with a hard shell and a chewy center

"Skittles are fruit-flavored candies."

"Skittles were small fruit flavored candies with a hard sugar shell and a chewy center."