plum pudding

American  

noun

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

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plum pudding British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of plum pudding

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

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 • Dec. 9, 2022

That would be — you guessed it — black cake, a “moist, loamy” confection, “essentially a plum pudding handed down to the Caribbeans by colonizers from a cold country.”

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

It’s easier to make than a buche de noel, more satisfying than a plum pudding.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

Predict the paths taken by α particles that are fired at atoms with a Thomson’s plum pudding model structure.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Sarah had cooked it in advance: a sirloin of beef, smoked ham, onion pie, and a plum pudding for dessert.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson