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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At his stand, customers will also find banana pudding made by Scratch Family Bakery in Five Points.
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Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Durian and Thai tea puddings are also house-made for dessert using a recipe from Burapapituk’s father, who cooks in a five-star hotel in Thailand.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Tasting notes of the 107 proof expressions include fresh raisins, sweet herbs, and spices, along with toffee pudding, sweet rich tobacco, caramel apple, plums, fruit market, toasted honey, vanilla bean, and maple syrup.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Strain the pudding before adding it to the crust to make sure there are no scrambled eggs inside.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Durian and Thai tea puddings are also house-made for dessert using a recipe from Burapapituk’s father, who cooks in a five-star hotel in Thailand.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Tasting notes of the 107 proof expressions include fresh raisins, sweet herbs, and spices, along with toffee pudding, sweet rich tobacco, caramel apple, plums, fruit market, toasted honey, vanilla bean, and maple syrup.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Strain the pudding before adding it to the crust to make sure there are no scrambled eggs inside.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 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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