Customers Say These Pyrex Dishes Are Perfect For Desserts

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Pyrex has built a huge fan following among cooks who value high quality, durable, and easy-to-wash pieces that stand the test of time. While you can purchase large Pyrex dishes for layering lasagnas and baking casseroles, the brand also carries smaller options with the same features. For instance, there's a set of highly rated Pyrex dishes that customers say are perfect for serving desserts. A set of four Pyrex 6-Ounce Custard Cups costs around $15 on Amazon. Each bowl has a pretty fluted design around the top edge, a thick rim, and three smooth lines etched into its circumference.

One Walmart shopper said, "These pretty decorative glass cups are the perfect size for individual desserts, fruit cups, puddings, and snacks. We use them every day! Good, thick quality glass. Holds up great after many uses in microwave and dishwasher." Meanwhile, on the Pyrex website, another reviewer said, "These wee custard cups figured heavily into my childhood: we'd use them to make individual puddings or Jell-O. I can't believe I've gone so long without them! They're a great size for prep, and they can go in the oven? Not to mention that I know they're durable: my mom still has them. Score!"

As with other Pyrex pieces, the custard cups are dishwasher-, freezer-, microwave – and preheated oven-safe, which means they can be used for both hot and cold desserts. They are also available in a slightly larger 10-ounce version.

Aside from using the bowls for set custards, customers also use them to hold small measures of prepped ingredients to create a mise en place or hold anything else served in a modest portion. For instance, one fan said they're "perfect for applesauce, ice cream, nuts, or a small serving of anything. They stack up nicely and take up very little space." The cups are most useful for preparing and chilling individual servings of thick chocolate mousses, ganaches, or luxurious custards that would otherwise be too rich to stomach in larger amounts (one Amazon reviewer said they are perfect for those moments when you "only want like 3 bites of ice cream"). However, don't be tempted to create a sugary creme brulee-style crust on your custard because one of the downsides of Pyrex dishes is that they can crack under direct heat. This means you shouldn't broil food in Pyrex dishes or use a dessert torch to caramelize a sugary topping. Despite this downside, shoppers on the Pyrex website like that the bowls have thick walls that feel heftier than older versions, with one shopper describing them as being basically unbreakable and built to last forever.