ramekin
noun
ram·e·kin
ˈra-mi-kən 
ˈram-kən
variants
or less commonly ramequin
1
: a preparation of cheese especially with bread crumbs or eggs baked in a mold or shell
2
: an individual baking dish
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Try these stoneware ramekins, which can be used to bake mini souffles and chocolate lava cakes, hold dips and sauces, serve snacks, and more.
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
The flan is cooked in individual baking dishes ramekins, small soufflé dishes, or straight-sided coffee cups—with a capacity of about three-quarters of a cup.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Clean ramekins were stored under the paper towel dispenser by the hand sink.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Serve this go-to Southern side family-style or in individual ramekins.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
The flan is cooked in individual baking dishes ramekins, small soufflé dishes, or straight-sided coffee cups—with a capacity of about three-quarters of a cup.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Clean ramekins were stored under the paper towel dispenser by the hand sink.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Serve this go-to Southern side family-style or in individual ramekins.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ramekin
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“Ramekin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramekin. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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