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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The airy crumb melted like pudding.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The intimate Orebella event took place at Los Angeles Italian hotspot Etra, ending a meal of meatballs and pasta with gelato and toffee pudding.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
In this rich chocolate pudding cake, a crave-worthy fudgy sauce is created.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Note that brown sugar will alter the color of the pudding.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The intimate Orebella event took place at Los Angeles Italian hotspot Etra, ending a meal of meatballs and pasta with gelato and toffee pudding.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
In this rich chocolate pudding cake, a crave-worthy fudgy sauce is created.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Note that brown sugar will alter the color of the pudding.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pudding. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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