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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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
To incorporate more berries into your diet, try using them as a topping for oatmeal, yogurt, and chia pudding, blending them into smoothies, or simply enjoying a handful as a snack.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
How to Make Sticky Toffee Chia Pudding This chia pudding recipe can be prepped the night before and stashed in the fridge.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
This rich chocolate dessert gets its' scoopable consistency from instant chocolate pudding which is poured overtop the cake after baking.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 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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