Dessert serving dish

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Apologies if this isn't the right place for the question, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good all round dessert serving dish please? Or dishes, could be a set. I never seem to have anything other than whatever came with the plate set.

I think this is too general - what sort of deserts are you making?

Crumble etc. some nice oven to tableware is needed but if you make stuff like eton mess, trifle, fruit salad a big glass bowl is attractive.

I was in various charity shops in a nice part of town recently and there was so much nice crystal/ glassware/ crockery. I was seriously tempted to expand my own collection of scandinavian glassware (but resisted as I need more about as much as I need a hole in my head).

@BeaTwix fair point. I have made a tiramisu tonight, and it's currently in a fit bowl 🤦‍♂️

I'd like something I could make individual portions, but maybe could use for mousse, trifle, and eton mess is a fabulous idea, so that too. But individual portions.

it's currently in a fit bowl What is fit bowl? 🤷‍♀️

So for mousse, trifle, eton mess etc you need clear, glass containers which aren't oven proof. Your local charity shop which often have lots of interesting bowls or tall glasses to fit the bill. If you want to cook an individual serve of say crumble, then you need oven proof containers which are more likely to be ceramic.

Any recipes I've seen for tiramisu is in a lasagne dish to allow the layers and cut into portions .

Ramikins they were called back in the day - my mum had LOTS of them and now my sister and I used them

making individual deserts is great especially if you have people coming - no dishing up or trifles looking a mess when the first person has taken their portion out!!!

I usually use my rectangular glass Pyrex to cook and serve in. It also washes easily in the dishwasher. It also comes with a plastic lid so I can pop it in the fridge if need be. I have an oval stoneware Le Creuset too which is smaller and obviously looks good to serve with.

TK Maxx sells loads of the type of thing you’re after

I have lots of ramekins. My stoneware ramekins are gorgeous colours from a dessert I buy in Waitrose that came in all different ramekins colours depending on the dessert, they’re glass now but worth buying the dessert for the ramekins because their desserts are delicious especially the salted caramel one. Loads better than the GU ones.

I've found ramekins too small for desserts like crumble. It's hard to get the fruit / crumble ratio right. That's probably lack of practise.

For chilled desserts I use the same glass tumblers I use for drinks. Mine are more round shaped than most tumblers which means they look less like drinking glasses. I think desserts look really good in them. It also means I have less stuff / clutter, which makes me happy.

Awesome, thank you all. TK Maxx is a good shout. It is the individual serving look that I'm after. Also, I am a greedy pig, so it would help me ration myself 🤣

What kinds of dessert do you make most often?

We have:

• nice rectangular stoneware dishes in three sizes. We use these all the time, for savoury and sweet food.
• a couple of large flat plates which are great for tarts, cakes, and similar, plus can be used for serving loads of other things - we use them a lot! My favourite is an Emma Bridgewater one similar to this www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/collections/cake-stands-plates/products/lilly-of-the-valley-flat-serving-plate?variant=56138755211651
• a big glass footed bowl which tbh we don't use much but it's perfect for Eton mess! Charity shops often have things like this at a good price for high-quality glassware
• individual ramekins x8, which we use infrequently but are useful when we need them.

fit bowl ....fruit bowl ?
Only thing I can think of

It would usually be cold things. Tiramisu, mousse, and trifle type things. Ramekins aren't big enough assuming I'm thinking of the right thing? I have in mind the things that the Gu desserts come in.

That Emma Bridgewater site has a crystal glass pudding bowl which looks more like the sort of thing I'm after, but they're way out of my budget.

Charity shop / TK Maxx here I come I think. Thank you though.

I already posted up thread, but these are the dishes/glasses I often use for individual mousse, jellies, prawn cocktails and the white ceramic one for say a hot dish like lasagne. Its too big for an individual crumble, although DH would say its the perfect size!

As you can see, most are just regular glasses which have a 2nd job as dessert dishes. Most of the glasses I bought from charity shops for a few £'s for 6 or 8 glasses. I think the ceramic dish was from Sainsburys years ago and the glass bowl from a set- no idea where from though.

That one with the long stem looks perfect. Charity shop here I come.

TRYGG serving bowl, clear glass, 28 cm - IKEA UK

This is one I have , functional, not faffy , nice shape , DW safe . Mainly use for salad but does a great trifle with the layers

Yeah, fruit bowl. Oops.

I bought the Tesco Finest Coffee & Amaretto Tiramisu 2x85g
a few weeks back when I was away , they come in dinky little chunky glasses , bought another pack ( so I have four glasses ) and might just need to buy another .

Nice for orange juice if you just want a small serving and of course for desserts

My problem is that I am a greedy pig, so an 85g chunky glass isn't big enough 🤦‍♂️

They're nice fir overnight oats ( I have a dollop of pistachio cream and some crushed pistachio nuts on mine ) I couldn't eat any more than this glassful , it is quite heavy going
<Disclaimer> I know overnight oats is not a dessert , but it's a nice easy breakfast .
I used to <not envy , at the thought of porridge but this way they're bordering on pleasant

I used to love porridge when I was a child, but I really don't fancy it at all these days. I don't know why.