honey joys en · NOUN
Etymology
Though it was apparently a prevalent snack in shops since the 1930s, its first definitive known mention was in a 1938 as a recipe in a newspaper. The origin of the name is unverifiable, as its creator is untraceable.
Meanings
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(Australia, plural, plural-only) Party snacks made by mixing cornflakes with honey, butter and sugar and baking in patty cases.
And she also said she knows how to make honey joys. We haven't had them since my sixth birthday.
2020, Fiona Palmer, Tiny White Lies:Meanwhile, I'm catering for Verity's fifth birthday party on the same day at 2 p.m. – am up to my armpits tonight in honey joys and chocolate crackles! I also have to bake a mermaid cake!
2011, Jacqueline Pascarl, Abducted: The Fourteen-Year Fight to Find My Children: