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Figgy pudding is a pudding resembling a paler coloured Christmas pudding containing figs. The pudding may be baked steamed in the oven boiled or fried.Figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. Its possible ancestors include savory puddings such as crustades fygeye or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread) creme boiled (a kind of stirred custard) and sippets. In any case its methods and ingredients appear in diverse older recipes.