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 will also be new desserts, like sticky toffee pudding and homemade chocolate chip cookies, the ultimate comfort dessert.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The toppings available included tapioca boba, lychee jellies, strawberry popping boba, mango puddings and crystal boba.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Remove the pits and add the cherries to sweet dishes like peanut butter toast, chia pudding, and cobbler or to savory recipes like garden salads, slaw, salsa, and compote.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 3 June 2024
Tropical fruit such as mango is the star of the menu, including mango pudding, mango pancakes, and mango mochi.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 28 May 2024
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The toppings available included tapioca boba, lychee jellies, strawberry popping boba, mango puddings and crystal boba.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Remove the pits and add the cherries to sweet dishes like peanut butter toast, chia pudding, and cobbler or to savory recipes like garden salads, slaw, salsa, and compote.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 3 June 2024
Tropical fruit such as mango is the star of the menu, including mango pudding, mango pancakes, and mango mochi.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 28 May 2024
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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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