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This is a list of notable sweet puddings that conform to one of two definitions:

  • A dish consisting of a fluid mixture of various ingredients baked, steamed or boiled into a solid mass
  • A dessert consisting of sweetened milk thickened to a creamy consistency, either by cooking or the addition of starch or other thickening agent

Puddings

Name Image Origin Description
Almond jelly Annin Tofu - 20160722.jpg Hong Kong Gelatin-like pudding made with almond milk
Ashure Aşure.jpg Turkey Made from a mixture of fruit, nuts and grain.
Asida Asida-Libya.JPG Maghreb Similar to a sweet porridge.
Pudim Abade de Priscos Pudim Abade de Priscos.png Portugal Made from eggs, sugar, Port wine, and presunto (fat layer)
Banana pudding Banana pudding, homemade.jpg United States A dessert generally consisting of repeated layers of vanilla custard, cookies (usually Vanilla Wafers or ladyfingers) and sliced fresh bananas placed in a dish and served, topped with whipped cream or meringue.
Bánh chuối Best banana pancake Hoi An, Vietnam.jpg Vietnam Similar to banana bread or banana pudding.
Bebinca Bebinca com gelado.jpg Portugal and India Made with coconut milk.
Blancmange Blanc-manger on glass platter.jpg France Gelatinous pudding made from cream or milk and sugar, thickened with cornstarch and gelatin
Bread and butter pudding Bread pudding June 2020.jpg United Kingdom Made by layering slices of buttered bread scattered with raisins in an oven dish into which an egg and milk mixture, commonly seasoned with nutmeg (and sometimes vanilla or other spices), is poured. It is then baked in an oven and served. Some people may serve it with custard or cream, but often the pudding under the crust is moist enough to be eaten without sauce.
Brown Betty Strawberry brown betty (5876742661).jpg United States Made from breadcrumbs and apples, it is thought to date back to Colonial times.
Cabinet pudding Cabinet pudding (5).JPG United Kingdom A traditional pudding with currants and sultanas mixed in.
Chè Chè xoài.jpg Vietnam A term for any sweet pudding or soup.
Chocolate biscuit pudding Sri Lanka Made of alternating layers of milk-dipped Marie biscuits and chocolate pudding/icing, possibly topped off with roasted cashew nuts. A Sri Lankan dessert, commonly abbreviated "CBP."
Christmas pudding Christmas pudding.JPG United Kingdom Made with brandy, treacle and dried fruit. The dried fruit and peel are soaked in brandy, and later the whole pudding is before being set on fire at table. The brandy enables it to burn. This pudding is usually topped with plastic or sweet robins, skaters, berries, holly and snowmen.
Clootie dumpling Clootie dumpling.jpg Scotland A dumpling served as dessert, stuffed with currants, sultanas, breadcrumbs, golden syrup and milk.
Coconut pudding Coconutbar.jpg Hong Kong A dim sum dessert made with coconut milk. Also called a coconut bar.
Cottage pudding United States A plain cake with vanilla custard, sometimes served with fruit.
Cơm rượu Comruou.jpg Vietnam A rice pudding.
Crème caramel Homemade Flan.jpg France, Spain Gelatinous custard pudding topped with caramel.
Diplomat pudding Hungary Invented in 1908 at a diplomatic conference.
Doufuhua Douhua dessert.jpg China Made from tofu as main ingredient. Certain variant includes brown sugar, osmanthus syrup or soy milk.
Dutch baby pancake Dutchbaby.jpg United States Similar to Yorkshire pudding.
Eve's pudding EvesPudding.jpg United Kingdom Made from apples and Victoria sponge cake mixture.
Figgy duff Canada Traditional bag pudding, containing no figs as the name implies.
Figgy pudding Figgy Pudding with flaming brandy.jpg United Kingdom Like a white Christmas pudding containing figs. The pudding may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.
Flummery Flum1.JPG United Kingdom Made from stewed fruit and cream.
Frumenty United Kingdom Made primarily from boiled, cracked wheat - hence its name, which derives from the Latin word frumentum, "grain". Different recipes added milk, eggs or broth. Other recipes include almonds, currants, sugar, saffron and orange flower water.
Goody Apple Goodie crisp.JPG Ireland Made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
Got fan Gotfan.jpg China Made with plant powders.
Haupia Haupia.jpg Polynesia Gelatin-like dessert made from coconut.
Jam roly-poly Jam roly-poly02.jpg United Kingdom Like a Swiss roll filled with jam.
Junket Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent (6477078261).jpg United Kingdom Made from sweetened milk curdled with rennet.
Kazandibi Kazandibi Dessert.jpg Turkey Literally means 'bottom of cauldron', typically made from tavuk göğsü or muhallebi.
Keşkül Turkish keşkül.jpg Turkey Almond based milk pudding, often garnished with coconut shaving or pistachio nuts and is off-white in colour.
Kheer Kheer.jpg India Made by boiling rice or broken wheat with milk and sugar, and flavored with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashew nuts, pistachios or almonds.
Kue asida Kue asida.jpg Indonesia Localized variation of Asida in Indonesia.
Kūlolo Kulolo.jpg Hawaii A cake-like coconut pudding with a caramel-like taste.
Kutia Kutya.jpg Eastern Europe Grain based.
Malvern pudding Malvern pudding.jpg United Kingdom Baked dish made with apples and custard.
Malva pudding Malva Pudding.jpg South Africa South African pudding with a caramel-based apricot jam.
Mango pudding Mango pudding.JPG China Made from mango and a cream mixture; often served in dim sum restaurants
Muhallebi Turkish muhallebi.jpg Middle East Milk pudding similar to blancmange.
Panna cotta Greek yoghurt panna cotta in blackberry sauce.jpg Italy Meaning "cooked cream", usually eaten chilled with fruit or spices.
Persimmon pudding Persimmon pudding (5180557664).jpg United States Traditional American dessert made with persimmons.
Pistachio pudding Pistachio pudding IMAG0107 (11295959574).jpg United States Simple pudding made with pistachio nuts.
Po'e Polynesia Made with mango, pineapple or banana, it is similar to poi.
Poi Mango ka shake.png Samoa Made with tropical fruits, coconut milk and other flavorings.
Puding Diraja Puding Diraja.jpg Malaysia Sweet pudding made of fios de ovos, banana, evaporated milk, cherries and cashew nuts. Sometimes, added either prunes, raisins or dates.
Put chai ko Bowl Rice Cakes.jpg China Snack made with steamed sugar
Queen of Puddings Queen of Puddings - Süti Sári.png United Kingdom Rich dessert made from sweetened breadcrumbs topped with jam and meringue.
Rødgrød Rote Grütze mit Vanillesoße.JPG Denmark and Germany Called "Rote Grütze" in German, both names meaning "red groat". Sweet and fruit-sour dessert, based on redcurrant, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, and (stoned) cherries; uses starch, sago, semolina or (in former times) groat as thickening agent
Rượu nếp Rượu nếp cẩm2.JPG Vietnam Made from glutinous rice that has been fermented with the aid of yeast and steamed in a banana leaf.
Sago pudding Baked Sago Pudding.jpg Southeast Asia Simple pudding made of Sago as main ingredient.
Spotted dick Spotted Dick Wikimeet London 2005.jpg United Kingdom The "spots" are currants and sultanas.
Sticky date pudding Eva and CY's Sticky Date Pudding (497816423).jpg United Kingdom Like a sticky toffee pudding, but with dates mixed in.
Sticky toffee pudding StickyToffeePudding.jpg United Kingdom A rich sponge pudding saturated in a toffee sauce
Suet pudding United Kingdom Made with Suet, flour, bread crumbs, raisins and spices
Summer pudding Summer pudding.jpg United Kingdom White bread filled with berries and their juices. The bread goes pink when the berries burst and the juices flow onto it.
Sussex pond pudding Sussex Pond Pudding 2.jpg United Kingdom A rich, heavy pudding that forms a "pond" from the caramel.
Sütlaç Firinda sütlaç.jpg Turkey Rice pudding, sometimes baked.
Tapioca pudding Tapioca pudding-3.jpg Brazil A simple, bland, grain based pudding made with milk, tapioca pearls and sugar.
Teurgoule Teurgoule 2.jpg France Rice pudding speciality of Normandy. Consists of rice cooked in milk, sweetened with sugar, and flavoured with cinnamon and sometimes nutmeg.
Treacle sponge pudding Treacle sponge (4240114074).jpg United Kingdom Like a sponge cake, usually served with custard.
Watalappam Watalappan (23091763250).jpg Sri Lanka Made from coconut milk, eggs and sugar.
Zerde Zerde.jpg Turkey Made from rice, colored yellow with saffron.

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