ramekin

American  

[ram-i-kin] / ˈræm ɪ kɪn /

Or ramequin

noun

1. a small dish in which food can be baked and served.

2. a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.

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ramekin British  

/ ˈræmɪkɪn /

noun

1. a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container

2. the container itself

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Etymology

Origin of ramekin

1700–10; < French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken

Example Sentences

If you’d like to enjoy it cold, divide the pudding into individual ramekins and place it in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.

From Salon

Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.

From Salon

You can fill a buttered ramekin or small casserole dish to bake whatever does not fit in the pan.

From Salon

Cooked in ovenproof shells or ramekins, scallops are nestled within a rich sauce of wine, herbs and cream then topped with toasty, cheesy breadcrumbs.

From Salon

The ruse involves pretending to be from a gum company, offering gum samples, and covertly obtaining a DNA sample by offering a ramekin to throw away the gum.

From Seattle Times