Recent Examples on the WebLike fruitcake in a jar, the confiture is jam-packed with quince, fig, pear, date, prune, apricot, raisin, citrus, nuts and spices ($15 for roughly 7 ounces). Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021 The team uses a classic French confiture technique to create their spoon preserves. Beth Graham, Saveur, 12 June 2019 Exquisite cakes in abstract, geometric shapes, each filled with four to six layers comprising mousse, spongy cake, confiture, cream, and crunch, line the display case ($8.75 each).BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019 The small plates ease you in gently, seared foie gras and fried rabbit livers hinting at the delights to come, but standing up on their own with the confitures and butters that accompany them. Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018 The small plates ease you in gently, seared foie gras and fried rabbit livers hinting at the delights to come, but standing up on their own with the confitures and butters that accompany them. Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Old French, from confit "preserved (of food)" (past participle of confire "to prepare [a drink], preserve [fruit] in a liquid or sugar") + -ure -ure — more at confit