“British pudding” can mean a lot of different things depending on the context—because in the UK, pudding isn’t just dessert.
Here are the main types:
🍮 Sweet British Puddings (Desserts)
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Sticky Toffee Pudding – moist sponge cake made with dates, topped with a rich toffee sauce.
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Treacle Sponge Pudding – light sponge with golden syrup, steamed and served with custard.
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Spotted Dick – a steamed suet pudding with dried fruit (the “spots”).
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Jam Roly-Poly – rolled suet pastry with jam, baked or steamed.
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Christmas Pudding – dense, spiced, fruit-filled pudding often doused in brandy and flamed.
🍖 Savory British Puddings
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Yorkshire Pudding – batter-based, baked in the oven, served with roast beef.
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Black Pudding – a type of blood sausage, often part of a full English breakfast.
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Steak and Kidney Pudding – a suet pastry filled with beef and kidney, steamed until tender.
