Puddings and Custards: English Vocabulary List

a sweet dish made with layers of cake, custard, jelly, and cream

"Trifle has layers."

"The English trifle was layers of sponge cake custard fruit jelly and whipped cream in a glass bowl."

a dessert that is made with whole milk, sugar, cream, gelatin and grains such as rice

"Milk pudding is creamy."

"The milk pudding was a simple dessert of milk thickened with cornstarch and sweetened with sugar."

a sweet or savory dish which is soft and light and made with eggs, cream, etc.,

"Mousseline has whipped cream."

"The mousseline was a light sauce or dessert made light with whipped cream or egg whites."

a deep-dish apple pudding with spices which is covered with a mixture of milk, butter, and eggs

"Pandowdy has broken top crust."

"The apple pandowdy was a deep dish baked apple dessert with a rolled biscuit topping."

a dessert made with cream, fruit, and meringue

"Pavlova has crisp meringue outside."

"The pavlova was a meringue based dessert with a crisp crust and soft marshmallow interior topped with fruit."

‌a dessert made by cooking rice in milk and sugar

"Rice pudding uses leftover rice."

"The creamy rice pudding was baked slowly with milk sugar and cinnamon until the rice was tender."

a hot dessert like a sponge cake that usually has jam or fruit on top

"Sponge pudding is steamed."

"The steamed sponge pudding was light and airy often served with warm custard sauce."

a cold sweet dish made with slices of bread and soft summer fruits

"Summer pudding uses berries."

"The summer pudding was made by lining a bowl with bread and filling it with cooked berries then chilling."

a dessert consisting of cream mixed with sugar, fruit juice or wine

"Syllabub has cream wine."

"The syllabub was a traditional English dessert of whipped cream sweetened with wine and lemon."

a boiled pudding made with flour, suet and dried fruit, traditionally eaten at Christmas in England and Ireland

"Christmas pudding is steamed fruit pudding."

"The Christmas pudding was a dark dense steamed pudding with dried fruit and brandy often lit on fire."

a dessert made with layers of bread and butter, topped with dried fruit and cooked in a mixture of milk and eggs

"Bread and butter pudding uses old bread."

"The bread and butter pudding was layered buttered bread with raisins and baked in custard."

a bread-based dessert consisting of stale bread crumbs dipped in milk or cream and baked

"Bread pudding is baked custard."

"The bread pudding was made from stale bread soaked in milk and eggs with sugar and spices."

an English molded pudding containing raisins or other dried fruits that is steamed and cooked

"Cabinet pudding has sponge fingers."

"The cabinet pudding was a steamed pudding made with sponge cake and dried fruit in a mold."

a baked dessert consisting of custard that is topped with caramel

"Flan has caramel topping."

"The flan was a creamy caramel topped custard baked in a water bath until just set."

a British dessert made with a sweet shortcrust pastry base, a layer of jam, and an almond-flavored sponge filling, often served with custard or cream

"Bakewell pudding has almond."

"The Bakewell pudding predated the tart with a puff pastry base and egg and almond filling."

a sweet and creamy dessert made with tapioca pearls, milk, sugar, and often flavored with vanilla or other flavorings

"Tapioca pudding has pearl texture."

"The tapioca pudding had small gelatinous pearl balls suspended in a creamy vanilla milk base."

a classic dessert that originated in Bavaria, Germany

"Bavarian cream uses gelatin."

"Bavarian cream was a gelatin dessert of egg custard whipped cream and flavorings set in a mold."

a classic French dessert consisting of poached meringue floating on a bed of crème anglaise (custard) and topped with caramel or other sweet sauces

"Floating island has meringue on custard."

"Floating island was poached meringues floating on vanilla custard with caramel drizzled over the top."

a sweet pastry dessert consisting of layers of puff pastry filled with a thick vanilla custard and topped with a layer of sweet icing or fondant

"Vanilla slice has pastry layers."

"The vanilla slice was layers of puff pastry with vanilla custard filling and icing on top."

a traditional British dessert that consists of a steamed suet pudding that is studded with currants or raisins

"Spotted dick has currants."

"The spotted dick was a steamed suet pudding with dried fruit that speckled the cake like spots."

a classic French dessert that consists of a custard-like pudding that is topped with a layer of caramelized sugar

"Creme caramel is flan."

"Creme caramel was a custard baked with caramel sauce at the bottom then inverted for serving."

a dessert with a soft texture that is made with milk, rice flour, gelatin, fruits and nuts, especially almonds, which is formed in a mold

"Blancmange is almond milk pudding."

"The blancmange was a sweet almond flavored milk pudding thickened with cornstarch or gelatin."

a type of pastry that is baked and often served with roast beef and gravy as part of a British meal

"Yorkshire pudding is baked."

"Yorkshire pudding was a savory popover baked from batter served with roast beef and gravy."

a dessert that is made from a sweetened, flavored, and thickened cream or milk, and is often served with fruit or whipped cream

"Flummery is gelatin dessert."

"The flummery was a sweet soft pudding made from stewed fruit and thickened with cornstarch."

a dense, sweet confection that originated in the Middle East, made with a base of sesame paste or flour, sugar or honey and sometimes other flavorings

"Halva is sesame sweet."

"Halva was a dense sweet confection made from sesame paste or semolina often flavored with pistachios or chocolate."

a sweet, creamy dessert made from milk, sugar, and rennet, a natural enzyme that thickens the mixture and gives it a custard-like texture

"Junket uses rennet."

"The junket was a milk based dessert set with rennet giving it a very soft wobbly texture."

a sweet and sticky South African dessert made with a sponge cake base, sweet apricot jam, and a hot cream sauce that is poured over the cake after baking

"Malva pudding is apricot dessert."

"Malva pudding was a warm spongy South African apricot dessert served with custard."

an Italian dessert that consists of a frothy mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and sweet wine, often served warm or chilled

"Zabaglione has egg yolks wine."

"Zabaglione was a light Italian custard whipped with egg yolks sugar and sweet Marsala wine."

a colorful and sweet mixture of candied fruits, often used as a topping or ingredient in desserts such as ice cream, cake, or fruit salad

"I love tutti-frutti ice cream."

"The ice cream was studded with colorful tutti-frutti, adding a delightful chewy texture and fruity flavor."