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  • past participle of candy.
  • past tense form of candy.
Definitions

candied

[kan-deed] / ˈkæn did /




ADJECTIVE
sugary
Synonyms


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If you find candied citrus peel, toss some in; if not, use the zest of a full orange.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Other pizzas that piqued my interest include a half-white-and-half-red sauce pizza topped with candied bacon, ham, sweet onions, fennel and basil, and a blue cheese-focused pizza topped with pears, rosemary, shallots and onions.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

There’s the Ukrainian poppy seed cake makivnyk, the Middle Eastern hot chocolate sahlep, the Spanish nougat turrón and the Chinese candied fruit tanghulu, among others.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

There was a bakery store to one side of it which sold beautiful charlotte russes with red candied cherries on their whipped cream tops for those who were rich enough to buy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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