Widely available in most shops and a nostalgic taste for many, Taiwan’s famous caramel egg dessert is a tasty treat enjoyed by millions every day.
A popular pudding, no trip to Taiwan is complete without trying a Taiwanese caramel egg pudding dessert (Tong Yi Pudding) straight from the fridge.
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Also known as ‘Taiwan Uni President big pudding’ (after the manufacturer), it is widely available in convenience stores and supermarkets like 7-Eleven and PX Mart – and in 2026, they even made a limited edition ‘reverse’ pudding!
Taiwan’s famous caramel dessert and its packaging is so iconic, you’ll even see miniature versions in gift-shops and in EasyCard form. Plus lots of other caramel pudding flavor food-stuffs like bubble tea versions or a Kavalan Whisky filled big pudding!
This article was originally published on 17 March 2025.
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What is Taiwan’s caramel egg pudding?
A quick to eat dessert that was first manufactured in the late 1970s, everytime we mention caramel pudding in our Taiwan Travel Tips (TTT) Facebook group, a lot of our local members say it is like a taste of childhood to them.
Incidentally, the other Taiwan snack that elicits a similar retro response is the Kuai Kuai corn snack coconut butter puffs in the green packet.
The Taiwan caramel egg pudding 統一大布丁 is similar in texture to the European creme caramel but much MUCH sweeter.
It also comes in two standard sizes – a petite pot for smaller appetites and the larger size. We know which one we always go for…
How much does Caramel Egg Pudding cost?
At the time of writing, the cheapest caramel egg pudding we’ve found is in Carrefour Taiwan – a small pudding costs NT$10 when bought as a pack of 3 (so NT$30 for the three pack).
This is much cheaper than buying them individually in Taiwan 7-Eleven where a small individual pudding costs around NT$20.
Limited edition reverse Caramel Egg Pudding
In previous years, there has been an April Fool’s joke about stores selling reverse caramel egg puddings. But in late 2025, it became a reality. And we tried it on our latest Taiwan trip – so fun!
The NEW reverse Taiwan caramel egg pudding 統一大布丁 was released in October 2025 initially as a limited release (500,000 puddings). The reverse caramel egg pudding was still available to buy from 7-Eleven when we visited in March 2026 so it might be a permanent pudding fixture.
Other Taiwan Caramel Egg Pudding spin-offs
So popular and embedded is the pudding in the national psyche, we’ve seen lots of other caramel egg custard pudding flavoured food-stuffs. These include:
Caramel Pudding Sweets and Jellies
A popular treat during Lunar New Year, these taste just like the actual pudding but are much smaller (and possibly even cuter than the original).
During the Lunar New celebrations along Dihua Street, we spotted two types of caramel sweets – one was a tiny jelly version of the pudding whilst the other a much chewier candy version.
Caramel Egg Dessert Ice-Cream
Yep, in the freezer section of many a FamilyMart and 7-Eleven, we spied this rather n-’ice’ tribute to the pudding. It ‘sucks’ but in a good way!
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Mister Donut x Caramel Egg Pudding
Japan’s famous Mister Donut (‘Misdo’) chain is big in Taiwan with dozens of branches, particularly in the Underground MRT stations.
Mister Donut Taiwan offers all the usual Japan favourites like match pon de ring donuts but they also have localised versions like a caramel egg pudding donut 統一大布丁 and Bugcat Capoo donuts!
Caramel Egg Pudding boba milk tea
On a recent trip to Taichung we spotted this caramel egg pudding boba milk tea!
Intrigued, we had to buy it and it was so good!! Not healthy….but GOOOD 😛
The drink store is called Frog Coming and this is the Google Maps location (they also have a branch in South Taipei).
Beard Papa (limited edition)
We like Beard Papa…and we like Taiwan’s famous caramel egg pudding 統一大布丁.
So when we learned the monthly special at Beard Papa Taiwan was caramel pudding flavor, we just had to indulge – this limited edition sweet treat was $NT90 and as tasty as you would expect.
Please don’t go Beard Papa especially – this is a seasonal flavor available at certain times only.
Kavalan Whisky Caramel Egg Pudding
A boozy take on a tasty Taiwanese classic – caramel egg pudding dowsed in Kavalan Whisky – talk about a decadent dessert!
We enjoyed this recently at Kavalan Distillery in Yilan but it is also available at Mr Brown Coffee shops.
Check out our guide to Kavalan Distillery in Yilan >
Other Taiwan Caramel Egg Pudding souvenirs
And it isn’t just in the food aisle that you’ll find this classic Taiwan dessert. You can even take it home in plastic form as a unique Taiwan souvenir.
So far, we’ve spotted:
Pudding iCash card
There are lots of cool EasyCard and iCash card designs – many of Taiwan’s classic products have been recreated in cash card form.
There are several dessert design iCash cards like this caramel custard pudding cashcard – alas it doesn’t wobble like the real thing!
Good enough to eat, here is our guide to how to use and top up EasyCards in Taiwan >
Pudding Keyring
And finally, we spotted this Taiwan caramel egg pudding keyring in one of the numerous Ximending gift-shops – it was a rainy day in Ximending so we trawled all the stores looking for unusual souvenirs; and we hit the jackpot!
The keyring cost NT$100, which is the cost of 10 small actual puddings (but the keyring likely has less calories).
Have you spotted any other Taiwan caramel egg pudding related souvenirs or spin-off products? Let us know in the comments below or on our Taiwan Travel Tips (TTT) Facebook group.
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