List of candies

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== 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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