plural puddings
1
2
a(1)
: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base
corn pudding
bread pudding
(2)
: a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency
especially
: one made from sweetened milk or cream cooked with a thickener (such as eggs, flour, tapioca, or cornstarch) and usually flavored
chocolate/vanilla pudding
(3)
British
: dessert sense 1
b
: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag
steak and kidney pudding
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There are five different hot sauces, exactly 58 tortillas and a variety of sweet treats, from pudding and cobbler to cake, chocolate and cookies.
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Soaked chia seeds, or chia pudding, is the most popular way to eat the ingredient.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
Heather might bring something homemade and decadent to finish, like Ina Garten’s chocolate brownie pudding.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Soaked chia seeds, or chia pudding, is the most popular way to eat the ingredient.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
Heather might bring something homemade and decadent to finish, like Ina Garten’s chocolate brownie pudding.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
Try mixing chia seeds with water or milk to create a chia pudding.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pudding. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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pudding
noun
pud·ding
ˈpu̇d-iŋ 
1
: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base
corn pudding
2
: a soft, spongy, or thick creamy dessert
bread pudding
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