plum pudding

noun

1. a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc.

plum pudding

noun

1. (in Britain) a dark brown rich boiled or steamed pudding made with flour, suet, sugar, and dried fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of plum pudding¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

From painful spit-it-out-on-my-plate experience, I have learned to ask about or simply avoid trifle, fruitcake, fudge, plum pudding, Christmas cake, tiramisu, ball-shaped cookies, and, of course, chocolates shaped like liquor bottles and pretty much anything that is set on fire before being served.

From Los Angeles Times

The relationship between the United States and Britain is never more “special” than at Christmastime: mince pies and plum pudding, Victorian carolers and Boxing Day sales.

From Los Angeles Times

I was about to say it’s as American as applesauce cake, but I don’t remember much about applesauce cake — though I will say it beats plum pudding anytime.

From Los Angeles Times

Typically, roast beef was topped with a slice of plum pudding.

From BBC

But, as one conflicted character in Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut, “Black Cake,” notes, it “was essentially a plum pudding handed down to the Caribbeans by colonizers from a cold country.”

From Washington Post