Cherry Vanilla Pudding Cups
Cherry Vanilla Pudding Cups are a creamy, sweet dessert typically made with a vanilla pudding base swirled with cherry flavor or fruit pieces, often sold as a convenient, ready-to-eat snack. Common ingredients include milk, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla extract, and cherry puree or flavoring. This treat is a popular, nostalgic dessert in North America, especially marketed for children and as a quick, portable sweet.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dessert is high in carbohydrates, primarily from added sugars, and provides a moderate amount of fat from dairy. It offers a quick source of energy, with a rough calorie count of around 150-200 kcal per standard cup serving.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 180 kcal |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Carbs | 32 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 24 g |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
| Calcium | 150 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg |
| Vitamin D | 1.5 mcg |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
| Vitamin A | 50 mcg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.15 mg |
Per 1 cup (220 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Cherry Vanilla Pudding Cups are a classic example of a 'nostalgia food' for many, evoking childhood memories of lunchbox treats. Nutritionally, while they provide some calcium and potassium from the milk base, they are more notable for their sugar content than for being a nutrient-dense food.
