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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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 30 July 2025
Spoon pudding mixture evenly into 8 parfait glasses.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Julia—Jules to those who know her—petite and poised, blond hair pulled back into a bun, orders chia seed pudding.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Most commonly, ramekins are used to bake with popular dishes including crème brûlée, soufflés, puddings (particularly bread puddings) and chocolate lava cakes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 30 July 2025
Spoon pudding mixture evenly into 8 parfait glasses.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Julia—Jules to those who know her—petite and poised, blond hair pulled back into a bun, orders chia seed pudding.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Most commonly, ramekins are used to bake with popular dishes including crème brûlée, soufflés, puddings (particularly bread puddings) and chocolate lava cakes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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“Pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pudding. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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