Nuts are mixed with the caramelized sugar. Croquembouche is a complex pastry made of cream puffs and caramelized sugar. It is usually sweetened with caramelized sugar. Caramel sauce is made by mixing caramelized sugar with cream. Aparon are Filipino wafers drizzled with caramelized sugar and optionally, sesame seeds. This results in caramelized sugar dripping into the absinthe, which considerably changes the flavor. The caramelized sugar cube is edible if it is not burned too badly. Caramelized sugar is also sometimes used to give the rice a rich brown color.