1. A food rich in sugar
   "After dinner, they indulged in a variety of confections from the dessert trolley";
   - sweet
    
2. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
   "The pharmacist's confection of herbs created an effective remedy";
   - concoction

1. Make into a confection
   "The chef confectioned the fruits into a delightful dessert";
   - confect

Derived forms: confections, confectioning, confectioned

Type of: assemble, creating from raw materials, dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw [archaic], piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together, treat

Encyclopedia: Confection