crumbly

Example Sentences

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I pop the piece into my mouth and the chocolate gives way to a crumbly center that tastes like toffee and honey.

From Literature

Today he’s brought some crumbly brown meat that smells just wonderful, and then I get a bite in my mouth and, scratch my fur, it’s rich and delicious and dripping with fat.

From Literature

When Elizabeth writes of stepping into her gleaming kitchen to “test the crumbly brown goodness of the toasted veal cutlets à la Connecticut,” she is not so much lying as world-building.

From Salon

Slice-and-bake cookies, whether rich shortbreads like the one here or crumbly sablés, are supposedly goofproof.

From The Wall Street Journal

The classic starts with a buttery, crumbly shortbread base, topped with a layer of lightly salted gooey caramel, and finished with a lush chocolate ganache.

From Salon