25 winter pudding recipes to see you through the cold months

Pass us a spoon. The best relief for the colder months is a soul-warming pudding, from the delightful burnished top to the sweet, fluffy insides. Sponge puddings, self-saucing puddings, rice puddings – if you’re not convinced yet, the honey, polenta and buttermilk-ricotta pudding will very likely change your world view.

Rhubarb-strawberry milk bun pudding

Rhubarb-strawberry milk bun pudding

Over-the-top shot of a round white dish with a baked lemon pudding, with a spoonful taken out of the crust to reveal the molten lemon curd inside. — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Bethany Finn’s lemon delicious pudding

Bethany Finn’s lemon delicious pudding

Apple and and berry pudding in a rectangle dish, with a scoop taken out of it, sitting on a green napkin, with a plate of vanilla ice-cream in the top-left — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Apple and berry budino

Apple and berry budino

Chocolate ricotta pudding

Chocolate ricotta pudding

Lime and buttermilk sponge pudding

Lime and buttermilk sponge pudding

Baked ricotta pudding with mandarin, honey and chamomile compote

Baked ricotta pudding with mandarin, honey and chamomile compote

Palisa Anderson’s pandan, tapioca and young coconut pudding

Palisa Anderson’s pandan, tapioca and young coconut pudding

Caramel pudding with crème fraîche, rhubarb and vanilla

Caramel pudding with crème fraîche, rhubarb and vanilla

Steamed vanilla pudding with pears and vanilla crème anglaise

Steamed vanilla pudding with pears and vanilla crème anglaise

Honey and saffron rice pudding with sesame brittle

Honey and saffron rice pudding with sesame brittle

Apple-caramel sponge pudding

Apple-caramel sponge pudding

Sago pudding

Sago pudding

Orange blossom milk puddings with mandarin

Orange blossom milk puddings with mandarin

White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings

White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings

Treacle pudding with vanilla custard

Treacle pudding with vanilla custard

Pear, honey and ginger pudding

Pear, honey and ginger pudding

Milk pudding in espresso

Milk pudding in espresso

Chocolate self-saucing pudding with miso and sesame crunch

Chocolate self-saucing pudding with miso and sesame crunch

Apple and candied ginger self-saucing pudding

Apple and candied ginger self-saucing pudding

Bread and butter pudding in a white oval dish on a grey linen tablecloth. — Photo: Teny Aghamalian

A classic bread and butter pudding

A classic bread and butter pudding

Lemon curd and almond bread and butter pudding

Lemon curd and almond bread and butter pudding

Self-saucing chocolate and almond milk pudding

Self-saucing chocolate and almond milk pudding

Yoghurt and orange-blossom puddings

Yoghurt and orange-blossom puddings

Rhubarb and ricotta bread and butter pudding

Rhubarb and ricotta bread and butter pudding

Risogalo

Risogalo

Honey, polenta and buttermilk-ricotta pudding

Honey, polenta and buttermilk-ricotta pudding

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