Lemon Pudding

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Lemon pudding mix is a convenient dessert preparation that delivers a sweet, tangy lemon-flavoured pudding with minimal effort. The dry mix typically contains sugar, starch, and lemon flavouring, and sets into a smooth, creamy pudding when combined with milk and chilled.

It’s a nostalgic staple in many Australian households — quick enough for a weeknight dessert, and a handy base for trifles, pie fillings, or layered desserts. The lemon flavour is bright and sweet, sitting somewhere between a custard and a mousse in character.

Lemon pudding mix is also used as a shortcut ingredient in baking, where it adds flavour and moisture to cakes and slices.

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How it's made

Lemon pudding mix is produced by blending modified starch (typically cornstarch), sugar, and lemon flavouring into a uniform dry powder. The lemon flavour may come from natural lemon oil, lemon extract, or a combination of natural and artificial flavourings. Colouring and acid regulators may be added. The mixture is packaged dry and prepared at home by whisking with milk, cooking briefly, and refrigerating until set.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 363kcal
Protein 0.1g
Carbs 91.7g
Fat 0.5g
Fibre 0.1g Sugar 0g
Mass Distribution

1 package (3 oz) is about 85 g — roughly 310 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.77kg
Freshwater ≈118.77L
Land ≈1.2m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

sweet citrus dessert base

Goes well with
cream blueberry vanilla raspberry strawberry
Classic dishes
  • Lemon Pudding Cake
  • Lemon Trifle
  • Lemon Cream Pie

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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