pudding

noun

pud·ding ˈpu̇-diŋ

plural puddings

: blood sausage

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

: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag

steak and kidney pudding

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Top the graham crackers with half of the pudding mixture and carefully spread out into an even layer. —

Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 McEntire was raised on a ranch in Oklahoma and in her neck of the woods, the biggest treat of the Christmas feast was banana pudding. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 If your giftee isn’t into banana pudding or is looking for something more relaxing. —

Anna Haines, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Lewis Barbecue in downtown Charleston specializes in Texas-style barbecue and has fun options like green chile cheddar sausage, corn pudding, and nachos. —

Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pudding