Skip to main content
ramekin

ramekin

4 7.1
A small round dish used for baking and serving single portions
  • noun
  • /ˈræməkɪn/
translation icon : ramequín
  • After baking, let the soufflés cool slightly before serving them in their ramekins.
  • bake in a ramekin
  • ovenproof ramekin
  • butter the ramekins

Get you a little side of this little, you know, get you a little mannequin of strawberry ramekin.

Examples

  • You take a frozen cylinder of ganache and you set it in the ramekin so that as the outside cooks fully, the inside becomes molten!

  • He brings things we do not order: a little plate of biscotti and tiny ramekins of flavored butter for our pane.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I'll be eating that morning into a ramekin and give it about 10 seconds on HIGH.

    Blog text (11)
  • I'll open my freezer and there will be a ramekin like this filled with peanut butter.

  • Half of the recipe resulted in 4 ramekins of chocolate delight.

    Blog text (17)
  • Ketchup is brought in a small ramekin; no squeeze bottles or packets here!

    Blog text (14)
  • Bake for about 45 minutes (less for small ramekins), until the top is golden brown.

    Blog text (24)
  • You're just going to scoop a bunch of Peach filling into the ramekin, fill it to the top.

  • Pour the mixture into ramekins, custard cups, or other serving dishes of your choosing.

    Blog text (15)
  • I also look for dishes that can be made in advance and reheat well or can be cooked in smaller portions, if necessary (pot pie in individual ramekins, for example).

    Blog text (4)

Synonyms

dish
vsramekin
329 1.0

A shallow round container used for holding or serving food

is a small deep ceramic ovenproof vessel for individual baking and serving
ramequin
vsramekin
  • Archaic
9.9

A small dish that is safe in the oven for baking and serving one portion

is centered on a small round ceramic container
cassolette
vsramekin
9.9

A small dish used to cook and serve a single portion of food

is the more specific ceramic ovenproof vessel for baking single portions

How Big

serving dish
3 1.0
bowl
370 1.0
coffee cup
34 1.0
ramekin
4 7.1

Surface Forms

ramekin singular
ramekins plural

Etymology

Ramekin comes from the French word ramequin, which named a small dish brought into English from northern Europe and used for tiny baked foods; think of it as a 'little baking bowl'. That's why a ramekin is the small ceramic dish you use to bake and serve one portion.