comfit

[kuhm-fit, kom-] /ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm-/
noun
1.
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English confit < Middle French < Latin confectum something prepared. See confect
Can be confused
comfit, comfort (see synonym study at comfort)
British Dictionary definitions for comfit

comfit

/ˈkʌmfɪt; ˈkɒm-/
noun
1.
a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed
Word Origin
C15: from Old French, from Latin confectum something prepared, from conficere to produce; see confect
Word Origin and History for comfit
n.

early 14c., "sugarplum," from Old French confit "preserved fruit," from Latin confectum, from confectionem (see confection).