plum pudding

American  

noun

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

---

plum pudding British  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of plum pudding

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

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 • Dec. 9, 2022

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

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

Olive ate even more: Gooseberry tarts and currant bread and cream trifle and plum pudding and chocolate bonbons and spice cake—all dribbled over with butter rum sauce and apricot sauce and peppermint sauce.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine