candied
adjective
can·died
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Definition of candied
1
: encrusted or coated with sugar
candied fruits
2
: baked with sugar or syrup until translucent
candied yams
Examples of candied in a Sentence
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For the candied hazelnuts: Toast nuts in a 350°F oven until golden brown, about 8 minutes. — CBS News, "The Dish: Chef Erling Wu-Bower shares his signature recipes," 27 July 2019 The sides, also sold separately ($4.25 each), include baked macaroni and cheese, soft candied yams, collard greens (weekend-only) and other soul food classics. — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, "First look at DJ Khaled’s The Licking soul food restaurant in Chicago, where fried lobster is the go-to order," 2 July 2019 This savory and sweet pastry features cream cheese icing, bacon, strawberry jalapeno jelly and a candied jalapeno all stuffed and stacked into one donut. 5. — Fox News, "How to score a free doughnut on National Doughnut Day," 3 June 2016 For a nonalcoholic option, try the Petite Candy Cappuccino, which is topped with candied orange and cinnamon ash ($6). — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, "Warm up with these 16 winter brunches in Chicago," 18 Jan. 2018 There’s also a strawberry salad with goat cheese and almonds ($13); and roasted beets with arugula, romesco, feta and candied walnuts ($13). — Michael Bauer, SFChronicle.com, "Stem Kitchen and Garden in Mission Bay: Go before it’s ‘discovered’," 12 July 2018 The whole thing is then topped with more candied bacon. — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sporkies 2018 finalists highlight everything fried, delicious and totally weird at the Wisconsin State Fair," 18 June 2018 Prosciutto and honeydew melon are tossed with candied hazelnuts and mint leaves in a lime, tamarind and fish-sauce dressing. — New York Times, "Red-Sauce Italian Cooking Finds a Future at Don Angie," 29 May 2018 The ribs were lightly glazed during the cooking process and a bit on the sweet candied side, but there’s no masking the pleasant pork taste of the meat that easily stripped from the bone. — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, "52 Weeks of BBQ: True Texas BBQ," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'candied.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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candied
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of candied
: cooked in or covered with sugar
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candied
adjective
can·died
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Kids Definition of candied
: cooked in or coated with sugar
candied ginger