Collection: Bowls

For the sweet course, the scoop of ice cream and the chutney beside the pakoras - small bowls that make every serving feel special.

Dessert Bowls, Ice Cream Bowls & Dip Bowls

Every meal has its supporting cast: the kheer after dinner, the scoop of ice cream on a summer night, the green chutney beside the pakoras, the fries at a movie night. At Whites & Pastels, our Bowls collection is dedicated to exactly these moments - dessert bowls, ice cream bowls, glass sundae cups, dessert bowls with spoons, dip bowls with lids and snack servers in embossed porcelain, borosilicate glass and gold stainless steel, all in our palette of white, ivory and warm gold.

For large sharing bowls for curries, pasta and salads, visit Serving Bowls. For katoris, soup bowls and curry bowls, see Bowl for Gravy, Soups & Dessert. This page is all about the sweet and the small.

What Is a Dessert Bowl?

A dessert bowl is a small bowl sized for a single serving of something sweet - ice cream, kheer, custard, pudding, fruit or falooda. Depending on shape, dessert bowls go by other names too: a sundae cup or coupe is a footed or stemmed glass bowl for ice cream; a ramekin is a small straight-sided ceramic bowl you can bake in; and in Indian homes a small dessert bowl is often simply a katori. Little bowls for sauces and chutneys are usually called dip bowls or condiment bowls.

What Size Is a Dessert Bowl?

Most dessert bowls hold between 100 ml and 300 ml. Smaller sizes suit rich desserts like rabri, mousse or brownie bites; larger sizes suit ice cream sundaes, fruit salad and falooda. Dip bowls are much smaller - 40 to 70 ml is enough for a few spoonfuls of chutney or sauce. Use this guide to match the bowl to what you're serving:

Glass Dessert Bowls & Ice Cream Bowls

Glass is the most popular choice for dessert because it lets the food do the talking - the layers of a trifle, the colour of a sorbet, the swirl of falooda. The Glass Ice Cream Bowls Set of 6 are European-style dessert cups in premium lead-free glass, with a vintage beaded texture and a graceful pedestal shape. Their thick, weighted construction keeps them stable, and the crystal-clear finish shows off ice cream, sundaes, puddings, fruit and parfaits. A set of six means the whole family - or a small party - can be served at once.

The Gourmet Dessert & Grazing Bowl is heat-resistant borosilicate glass with a unique angled mouth for clean, modern presentation and an attached glass stand for easy handling. It has been relaunched with thicker glass and improved durability, and comes in two sizes: 10 cm for panna cotta, rasgulla, granita and layered desserts, and 12 cm for fruit, salads and grazing.

Porcelain Dessert Bowls & Dessert Sets

For Indian sweets and festive platters, our embossed porcelain pieces pair beautifully with mithai. The Cherry Blossom Dessert Bowl is 5 × 4.5 inches and 1.5 inches high with a 150 ml capacity, and the Lotus Dessert Bowl is 5 inches across and 2 inches high with a 180 ml capacity. Both are high-quality porcelain inspired by French ceramics.

The Cherry Blossom and Lotus Dessert Bowl & Plate Sets pair a flower-shaped bowl with a matching plate, sized for desserts, side curries, snacks and festive sweet servings. Serve kaju katli on the plate and rabri in the bowl for a Diwali table that looks considered.

For single servings that feel like a restaurant course, the Luxury Ceramic Dessert Bowl with Glass Cloche & Wooden Tray is a 3-piece set: an 8 cm white ceramic bowl, a 12 cm wooden base tray and a 10 cm glass dome. The ceramic bowl is oven safe and microwave safe, so you can bake a brûlée or a mini cake and serve it in the same bowl - lift the cloche at the table for a little theatre.

Dessert Bowls with Spoon

A matching spoon finishes a dessert bowl. The Gold Stainless Steel Dessert Bowl with Matching Spoon holds 170 ml and has a glossy gold PVD exterior with a matte interior; it doubles as a curry bowl or dip bowl, and hand washing is recommended to keep the gold finish bright. For porcelain and glass bowls, add a set of gold dessert spoons - our Sunflower, Chrysanthemum and Heart spoons come in sets of six.

Dip Bowls & Chutney Bowls

Dip bowls do quiet but important work on an Indian table - mint chutney with samosas, imli with chaat, ketchup with fries. The Stainless Steel Dip Bowls with Lids are premium 304-grade stainless steel in gold (PVD finish) or silver, in 40 ml and 70 ml sizes; the matching lids make them handy for office lunches and picnics. The Mini Heart Dip Bowls come in pink, red, blue and yellow porcelain with a glossy finish, and are microwave and dishwasher safe. The Mini Ceramic Dip & Chutney Bowls with Handle are food-safe glossy ceramic, sold as a single white bowl, a white-and-black pair or a set of six colours.

Snack Bowls & Party Servers

The Heart Snack Cone with Gold Stand & Dip Bowl pairs a porcelain cone with a gold metal stand and a matching dip bowl - made for french fries, veggie sticks or nachos with a sauce. The Gold Snack Tray with Heart Bowls holds two heart-shaped bowls and a dip bowl on a gold tray with petal-like edges, and arrives in a gift box - ideal for chakhna, dry fruits and cookies.

Dessert Bowl Materials Compared

Serving Ideas: Indian Desserts in the Right Bowl

• Kheer and phirni: a 170-180 ml porcelain or gold steel bowl, served chilled.
• Gulab jamun and rasgulla: a deeper bowl with a little syrup, or a glass bowl on a stand for rasgulla.
• Falooda and kulfi: a glass sundae cup that shows off the layers.
• Fruit chaat and fruit custard: the 12 cm glass grazing bowl.
• Halwa and rabri: a shallow 150 ml porcelain bowl.
• Ice cream with brownies: a pedestal glass cup, with a gold dessert spoon.

Set Up a Dessert Station at Home

For birthdays, kitty parties and Diwali evenings, a self-serve dessert station is easy to put together. Line up glass ice cream cups on a tray, add bowls of toppings - chopped nuts, chocolate sauce, sprinkles and fresh fruit - and set out gold dessert spoons. Add a cake stand for brownies or mithai, and let guests build their own sundaes.

How Many Dessert Bowls Do You Need?

Plan for one dessert bowl per person plus two spares for second helpings - so a set of six covers a family of four comfortably. If you host often, keep two styles: glass ice cream cups for summer and parties, and porcelain bowls for Indian sweets and festive meals. Add a handful of dip bowls for chutneys and sauces - most tables need three or four.

Care Tips for Dessert & Dip Bowls

• Mini Heart Dip Bowls: microwave and dishwasher safe.
• Ceramic dessert bowl (cloche set): oven and microwave safe.
• Gold Stainless Steel Dessert Bowl: hand washing is recommended to keep the gold finish.
• Glass bowls: avoid pouring boiling liquids into chilled glass; let it come to room temperature first.
• Always check the product page for each bowl's care instructions.

Dessert Bowls as Gifts

A set of dessert bowls or ice cream cups is a gift that comes out at every celebration. The Gold Snack Tray with Heart Bowls arrives in a gift box, and our dessert bowl and plate sets make easy Diwali and housewarming gifts. Pair a set of glass ice cream bowls with gold dessert spoons for a complete gift. See more in our gifting collection.

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