List of candies
== List of Candies ==
A candy is a sweet confection made with sugar or other sweeteners, often combined with other ingredients such as chocolate, fruit, or nuts. Candies come in a wide variety of forms, including hard candies, soft candies, gummies, and chocolates. Below is a list of notable candies from around the world.
Hard Candies[edit | edit source]
- Lollipop - A type of sugar candy usually mounted on a stick.
- Candy cane - A cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmas.
- Jolly Rancher - A brand of hard candy known for its bold fruit flavors.
Soft Candies[edit | edit source]
- Marshmallow - A soft, spongy confection made from sugar, water, and gelatin.
- Gummy bear - A small, fruit gum candy shaped like a bear.
- Licorice - A chewy candy flavored with the extract of the licorice plant.
Chocolates[edit | edit source]
- Chocolate bar - A bar-shaped piece of chocolate, often combined with nuts, caramel, or other ingredients.
- Chocolate truffle - A type of chocolate confectionery, typically made with a chocolate ganache center coated in chocolate.
- M&M's - Small, round candies coated with a thin layer of hard candy shell, filled with chocolate.
Caramel Candies[edit | edit source]
- Toffee - A confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses along with butter, and occasionally flour.
- Caramel - A chewy candy made by heating sugar and other ingredients until they turn brown and develop a rich flavor.
- Butterscotch - A type of confectionery made primarily of brown sugar and butter.
Fruit Candies[edit | edit source]
- Fruit pastilles - Small, chewy candies made with fruit juice and sugar.
- Jelly bean - A small, bean-shaped candy with a soft, chewy center and a hard candy shell.
- Fruit slice - A candy shaped like a slice of fruit, often with a sugar coating.
Nut Candies[edit | edit source]
- Peanut brittle - A hard candy made with caramelized sugar and peanuts.
- Nougat - A confection made from sugar or honey, nuts, and egg whites.
- Marzipan - A sweet paste made from ground almonds and sugar, often shaped into fruits or other objects.
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