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23 Pudding Recipes You’ll Want to Eat Straight From the Pot

Think outside the foil-topped cup.
23 Pudding Recipes You'll Want to Eat Straight From the Pot
Photo by Alex Lau

When you're thinking aboutdesserts to serve to dinner party guests, pudding recipes may not come to mind. Pudding doesn't, after all, have a particularly glamorous reputation. But the truth is, pudding isn't just found in lunchtime plastic cups or vats at the far ends of a salad bar, and it has the capacity to both comfort and impress. Whether you gravitate toward double chocolate varieties with candied nuts, cardamom kheer, banana pudding, butterscotch pudding, or tapioca, you'll find an option you'll love below. Scroll down for our best pudding recipes—we’ll even let you lick the spoon.

  • Warm cocoa pudding in a bowl topped with candied pecans.
    Photo by Alex Lau
    1/23

    Warm Cocoa Pudding With Candied Pecans

    To kick off our list of essential pudding recipes, we bring you this warm iteration: a smooth chocolate pudding topped with candied pecans for nutty crunch.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
    2/23

    Diner-Style Rice Pudding

    If you’ve never tried rice pudding, we suggest you start here. Featuring vanilla, cinnamon, and (optional) molasses, this pudding is a textural triumph.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
    6/23

    Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts

    Wanna know the secret to a dynamite pudding? Olive oil and black pepper. These savory ingredients balance out the sugar and chocolate while candied walnuts provide a mic drop moment.

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  • Photo by Christopher Testani
    7/23

    Instant Pot Lemon Vanilla Rice Pudding With Whipped Cream

    Easy to make, tasty served warm or cold, and vanilla-forward with a bright pinch of lemon, there’s no reason not to love this rice pudding recipe.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    8/23

    Fancy Dirt Cake

    A kid’s dream (and let’s face it, ours too), this dirt cake is made from scratch (minus the gummy worms!), thus elevating it to “fancy”—and scrumptious—status.

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  • Photo by David Loftus
    9/23

    Cardamom Kheer

    Could this kheer be any more beautiful? With basmati rice, milk, and cream at its core, this dessert shines with the warmth of cardamom, cinnamon, and pistachios.

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  • Photo by Gentl & Hyers, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski
    10/23

    Chocolate-Avocado Pudding

    The beauty of this low-sugar,vegan-friendly pudding lies in avocado’s naturally silky, fatty composition, which is easily masked in flavor by cocoa, agave, maple syrup, and orange juice.

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  • Photo by Romulo Yanes
    11/23

    Café Au Lait Puddings

    Calling all coffee hounds! This pudding’s creamy coffee flavor simply has no competition. Serving late in the evening or want to offer it to kids? No problem: Just use decaf.

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  • Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
    15/23

    Marbled Mint-Chocolate Pudding

    Layers of minty white chocolate and thick chocolate custard guarantee every spoonful of this pudding delivers equal parts freshness and depth. Go extra with broken chocolate cookies on top.

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  • Photo by Greg Elms
    16/23

    Ginger Pudding

    With the texture of a smooth curd, this easy recipe calls for just three ingredients (spoiler alert: ginger is one of them). Enjoy chilled or warm.

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  • Richard Pierce
    17/23

    Rice Puddings with Caramel Gala Apples

    This recipe is like two treats in one: caramel apples (divided equally so no fighting!) and vanilla-scented rice pudding. Add whipped cream dollops to truly do this pudding justice.

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  • Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Chelsea Cavanaugh, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    18/23

    Chocolate Pudding Pie

    This dreamy chocolate pudding pie combines a smooth cocoa filling and thick whipped cream housed in a blind-baked pie crust. Gelatin ensures a structurally sound masterpiece.

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  • Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
    19/23

    Tapioca Pearl Pudding

    For those who love texture, this pudding is bound to be a hit. Tapioca pearls promise a satisfying chew, while cream and milk add richness.

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  • Photograph by Chona Kasinger, prop styling by Callie Meyer
    20/23

    Tibok-Tibok

    This egg-free dessert calls for Dutch-process cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, and unsweetened coconut milk. Top with toasted coconut if your heart desires.

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  • Peter Ross
    21/23

    Root Beer Pudding

    While root beer candies and root beer soda tag-team on the pudding side, this recipe’s cashew nougatine adds an other-worldly crunch, giving root beer floats a run for their money.

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  • Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Caroline Hwang, prop styling by Elizabeth Jaime.
    22/23

    Lush Vanilla Berry Pudding

    If you like theideaof banana pudding (hello, vanilla wafers!), but don’t go bananas for, well, bananas, this fresh berry pudding recipe is here to save the day.

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  • Romulo Yanes
    23/23

    Double Chocolate Pudding Parfait

    Made with two types of chocolate, and layered with a vanilla and cocoa-laced whipped cream, this parfait is chocolate pudding perfection. In fact, we think it's one of our best pudding recipes of all time.

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