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Visiting Crème Caramel in Sherman Oaks

Posted on November 22, 2013 | Filed Under: Food | Tags: Bread pudding, Crème Caramel, farmers markets, Kristine de la Cruz, Philippine Red Cross, Sherman Oaks, ube | 11 Comments

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Earlier this month, I went to Crème Caramel with my daughter for an after school treat. It’s a tiny shop, filled to the brim with delicious sweet & savory treats!

If you’ve visited the various farmers markets in LA, then you may have seen Kristine de la Cruz’s handiwork. For the past 3 years, she has been showcasing her bread puddings & crème caramels at various places such as Atwater Village Farmers Market & Silverlake Farmers Market. This past September, Kristine opened her store on Burbank Blvd. in Sherman Oaks.

Blog26_OwnerKristine de la Cruz (left) with store manager, Liz Beeson

As soon as my daughter pushed through the door of shop, she immediately pressed her face against the display case to look at all of the shop’s goodies. The pumpkin white chocolate bread pudding (a rotating seasonal item) is really yummy! We also tried the Ube Upside Down Pie – wow, so good! For those who aren’t familiar with ube, it’s a purple yam used in many Filipino sweet treats.

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The three items you see below are part of Crème Caramel’s signature desserts: crème caramel (it is similar to flan in texture), ube upside down pie &  vanilla bread pudding. The store offers a Farmers Market Deal: buy four signature desserts, you get $2 off.

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We ended up taking several items home to share: two vanilla custards, an ube pie, vanilla bread pudding & a chocolate chip cookie. Sadly the chocolate chip cookie never made it into our take away box, as a large group of customers came in & things got a little busy behind the counter. Note to self: Always check your items before leaving the store!

Crème Caramel also offers lunch items, but I didn’t try any during this visit. There’s always next time!

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Crème Caramel is located on 14849 Burbank Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411. There’s free parking behind the building, but I was able to score parking out in front. On nice weather days, there is a table out front for noshing & even a bowl of water for Fido! Visit their website for their holiday menu & store hours.

Blog26_TableOnFront***Crème Caramel will be participating in the Charity Bake Sale to benefit the Philippine Red Cross & victims of Typhoon Haiyan. It’s being held this Saturday, November 23rd at Coolhaus Pasadena, from 10am-1pm. Additional event details can be found here, along with a listing of bakeries/restaurants that are participating.***

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Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. All opinions are my own.

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Comments

  1. Xenia says

    November 22, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    YUM! Give it all to me! Especially ube mmmmmm! Thanks for sharing such a great cause that is important to me too!

    Reply
    • mom2chloe06 says

      November 22, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      There’s a place near my house that makes ube pancakes, so good! I’m Filipino, so I really wanted to support the cause & get the word out. Thanks for checking out my blog post! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rachael (@glassofwin) says

    November 22, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    I went to their grand opening and it was TO DIE FOR! I love the vanilla crème caramel best.

    Reply
  3. Christie says

    November 23, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Oh, wow! you just put my sweet tooth on overdrive! I got to go. 😀

    Reply
    • mom2chloe06 says

      November 24, 2013 at 11:44 pm

      We got a lot of treats, but sadly missed out on the ube cupcakes. I found out that they sold out of everything within 3 hours & they raised $5500 for Philippine Red Cross!

      Reply
      • Christie says

        November 26, 2013 at 2:48 am

        wow, that’s great. I missed and was so bummed.

        Reply
        • mom2chloe06 says

          November 27, 2013 at 7:21 am

          No worries…your heart was in the right place & you were there in spirit! 🙂

          Reply
  4. Tia | A Caffeinated Brunette says

    November 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    That looks delicious! Especially the creme caramel vanilla!

    xx Tia
    acaffeinatedbrunette.com

    Reply
    • mom2chloe06 says

      November 24, 2013 at 11:47 pm

      It’s SO good & worth trying if you are ever in the area. Thanks for checking out my blog!

      Reply
  5. gercat5 says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    You find such fun places!!! 🙂 😀

    Reply
    • mom2chloe06 says

      December 9, 2013 at 7:29 pm

      I love discovering new places. 🙂

      Reply

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