Do you remember the Heinz puddings in a tin ?
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (8554)
United Kingdom
March 3, 2026 2:16pm CST
When I was younger one of my favourite puddings was made by Heinz. It was a sponge in a tin. You put the tin in a saucepan with boiling water and the sponge cooked. Open the tin and pop the cake out….serve it with custard.
It was a real winner in our house.
I liked the chocolate one ( of course ), there was a fruit one and one with jam on the top.
Did you have this pudding ….or something similar….?
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@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
9h
We had them here in the 70’s and 80’s. They haven’t made them for several years now. They were lovely.
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@Fleura (34238)
• United Kingdom
9h
I mentioned this just the other day. It isn't something I ate at home (my mother was a great cook and would never serve something like that) but I discovered them when we used to go on diving trips and at the end of a long day out on the sea we would get back to the accommodation - most often a static caravan somewhere - and these were easy and quick and satisfying puddings. I haven't seen them for ages - but then I haven't looked either!
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@Fleura (34238)
• United Kingdom
8h
@Traceyjayne A quick online search seems to show that they were discontinued in 2024 
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@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
8h
@Fleura gosh ! That’s more recent than I thought !
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@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
9h
I’m pleased that you remember them too. I haven’t seen any for years but every now and again someone will put a photo of one on fb …..
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@DaddyEvil (169314)
• United States
5h
I've never heard or seen anything like that. I suppose it was a British food and we didn't have it here.
When I was a kid, mom didn't buy puddings. She made them from scratch. (Real puddings were never my favorite so mom usually made something else for me while the other kids were eating pudding.)
@DaddyEvil (169314)
• United States
5h
@Traceyjayne Yes, when mom bought cereal for us, we got free toys in the boxes.
@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
5h
The free toys were in breakfast cereal,packets …. Maybe not everywhere in the world.
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@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
5h
@DaddyEvil do you remember what toys you had ?
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@xFiacre (14301)
• Ireland
9h
@traceyjayne You’ve propelled me back to the 70s with that thought. I surely do remember them but seldom had them.
@Traceyjayne (8554)
• United Kingdom
8h
We didn’t have them often but I always looked forward to them when we did have one. I think it’s something that was always kept in the cupboard ….just in case….
@xFiacre (14301)
• Ireland
8h
@Traceyjayne There isn’t one still there in the cupboard? You never know.
