Difference between Toffee and Brittle

What is the difference between Toffee and Brittle?

Toffee as a noun is a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard while Brittle as a noun is a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts; brickle.

Toffee

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard a small, individual piece of toffee

Brittle

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Inflexible, may break or snap easily under stress or pressure.Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts; brickle.

We hope you now know whether to use Toffee or Brittle in your sentence.

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