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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For Texas-style barbecue with generous portions of sides like mac and cheese, hatch green chile corn pudding and collards, head to this barbecue restaurant in Ansley Mall with an adjacent bar from famed pitmaster John Lewis.
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Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
The combination of rich, pudding-like filling and mandarin oranges and pineapple is a guarantee this will fly off the cake stand.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Most locations feature a selection of about 15 ice cream flavors stored in a dipping cabinet, including classics and seasonal options like banana pudding, cookies and cream, key lime pie and red velvet.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Key Takeaways Rice pudding and tapioca pudding can be enjoyed as part of a healthy breakfast or snack and are relatively low in calories.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 May 2026
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Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
The combination of rich, pudding-like filling and mandarin oranges and pineapple is a guarantee this will fly off the cake stand.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Most locations feature a selection of about 15 ice cream flavors stored in a dipping cabinet, including classics and seasonal options like banana pudding, cookies and cream, key lime pie and red velvet.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Key Takeaways Rice pudding and tapioca pudding can be enjoyed as part of a healthy breakfast or snack and are relatively low in calories.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 May 2026
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“Pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pudding. Accessed 28 May. 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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