Substitutes for ramekins or custard cups?

I would highly recommend that you check a discount store that has a home section and find some ramekins. In addition to being required for your pot de creme, they have many more uses even if you never make a creme brulee, a creme caramel or a pot de creme ever again in your entire life

1. Handy serving bowls. When your smallest serving dish is too large, grab a ramekin. They are perfect for holding dipping sauces, herbed butter, lemon & lime wedges, pesto, and kosher salt, to name just a few ideas. After the meal, use them to store tiny portions of leftovers.

2. Portion control for snacks. Serve yourself little nibbles in ramekins and you have the advantage of built-in portion control. Try them for holding chips, nuts, goldfish crackers, baby-cut carrots and fresh fruit.

3. Finger food. Ideal for tiny baby and toddler meals, use ramekins to hold rice cereal, veggie purees, and finger foods. Remember: ramekins are breakable, so ensure your kids use them only at the table and with supervision.

4. Pepper grinder base. Pop your pepper grinder into a ramekin to contain those annoying stray peppercorn particles (my favorite use)

5. Candle holders. Ramekins make elegant and safe bases for small candles or tea lights.

6. Odds and ends storage. Toss small items such as paper clips, rings, earrings, and loose change into ramekins. Talk about terrific (and inexpensive) mess-minimizers.

7. Flower power. Planning a dinner party? Fresh flowers arranged in ramekins make impressive yet informally pretty place markers.

8. Pet chow. Ramekins make ideal food bowls for tiny pets like kittens, toy dogs and hamsters. They are much cheaper than food bowls sold at pet stores, too.

9. Shape your food. As any good foodie knows, ramekins can be used to create gorgeously presented food. Spray the inside with non-stick spray, pack with food, then gently flip food out upside down when you're ready to serve. Excellent for garlic butter and jellies, or try them for sophisticated individual risotto servings.

10. Bake time. The most famous way to use ramekins is to bake a luscious miniature dish or dessert, as you know. Other ideas include mini flans, mini fruit cobblers, or baked eggs.

If they're baked, a muffin tin would work. You'd have to shorten the baking time (not sure how much), and they wouldn't be pretty when you served them (because you'd have to scoop them out of the muffin tin, rather than serving in the ramekins), but they should be ok.

If they're not baked, use whatever you have around. I just looked up one recipe and the pictures showed the custard in a bunch of miscellaneous wine and martini glasses. Coffee cups or cute tea cups would also work. The link below is where I saw that, and also looks like a really easy recipe.

Otherwise, check a secondhand store, which would be the cheapest, but not a guaranteed bet. I got a set of 4 ramekins from Bed Bath & Beyond for $8, I think. Target and Wal Mart also have them, probably cheaper. And like the other guy said, they're super useful for other things too.

Edit: I should probably note that there's other recipes for unbaked pots de creme out there that don't use eggs. Or you could used pasteurized eggs or whatever. And also you can use white chocolate instead of the regular chocolate they call for. Just FYI.

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Substitutes for ramekins or custard cups?

So I saw this really yummy looking recipe for a white chocolate and lemon pots de creme. My mom said she would take me to the store and buy me all of the ingredients for it, but now looking at the recipe, I need ramekins. We don't bake big things every week, so it would be a waste to go out to...

ramekins or custard cups are not expensive, available at target, walmart etc. Muffin tins might work, but there must be a reason they ask for cups that are not "tied" together

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Use any small oven proof container.i.e.coffee cup