Come down to Seal Beach and join the Seal Beach 5K 10K walk, run on April 4th. That's a Saturday morning. If you are interested in joining the run please go to http://www.sealbeachrun.com/ for more information and sign up forms. The Crema will be at the finish line serving up fresh coffee, hot chocolates, pastries, muffins and some of our famous breakfast crepes. We will be set up a the finish line on the left of the pier. Please look for our banner. If it gets too crazy down there, come early to the cafe and get your table on the patio. See you in Seal Beach.
The Crema Cafe
Welcome to the Crema Café, the European seaside restaurant in Seal Beach, CA. If you want amazing created or custom crepes, fresh baked pastries, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast – you have come to the right place. Reasonable prices and amazing service are yours for the asking at 322 Main Street. Plus, when we say “fresh baked,” we really mean it. Our pastries and bread are made in-house from the best ingredients and baked each day for you.Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week, we invite you to dine in our delightful “al fresco” exterior seating or the warm, music filled interior. Featuring Deidrich coffee and Illy espresso, it has the simply the best coffee in town. Our knowledgeable, friendly staff focuses not just on service, but hospitality – making you an instant local and transforming your visit into the feeling of being back in your own home town. Tarit Tanjasiri, owner and chef, is often on hand to greet you, share samples and listen to your feedback. Be sure to get a Crema gift card and save an additional 10% on all purchases with the card – it makes a great holiday stocking stuffer too!
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Caramel Recipe
Kate & Donna from the Seal beach daily website was kind enough to post a picture of our crepes on their site today. On it I shared my recipe for caramel sauce that we use daily on our sweet crepes. Here is a copy of that recipe for you all to use and enjoy.
Ingredients
Method
1 First, before you begin, make sure you have everything ready to go - the cream and the butter next to the pan, ready to put in. Making caramel is a fast process that cannot wait for hunting around for ingredients. If you don't work fast, the sugar will burn. Safety first - make sure there are no children under foot and you may want to wear oven mitts; the caramelized sugar will be much hotter than boiling water.
Ingredients
- 2 cup of sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 12 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- pinch of salt
Method
1 First, before you begin, make sure you have everything ready to go - the cream and the butter next to the pan, ready to put in. Making caramel is a fast process that cannot wait for hunting around for ingredients. If you don't work fast, the sugar will burn. Safety first - make sure there are no children under foot and you may want to wear oven mitts; the caramelized sugar will be much hotter than boiling water.
2 Heat sugar on moderately high heat in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart or 3-quart saucepan. As the sugar begins to melt, stir vigorously with a whisk or wooden spoon. As soon as the sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring. You can swirl the pan a bit if you want, from this point on. Note that this recipe works best if you are using a thick-bottomed pan. If you find that you end up burning some of the sugar before the rest of it is melted, the next time you attempt it, add a half cup of water to the sugar at the beginning of the process, this will help the sugar to cook more evenly, though it will take longer as the water will need to evaporate before the sugar will caramelize.
3 As soon as all of the sugar crystals have melted (the liquid sugar should be dark amber in color), immediately add the butter to the pan. Whisk until the butter has melted.
4 Once the butter has melted, take the pan off the heat. Count to three, then slowly add the cream to the pan and continue to whisk to incorporate. Note than when you add the butter and the cream, the mixture will foam up considerably. This is why you must use a pan that is at least 2-quarts (preferably 3-quarts) big. (Check here for an explanation of why adding the cream makes the mixture bubble up so much.)
5 Whisk until caramel sauce is smooth. Let cool in the pan for a couple minutes, then pour into a glass mason jar and let sit to cool to room temperature. (Remember to use pot holders when handling the jar filled with hot caramel sauce.) Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving.
Makes a little over one and a half cup of sauce.
5 Whisk until caramel sauce is smooth. Let cool in the pan for a couple minutes, then pour into a glass mason jar and let sit to cool to room temperature. (Remember to use pot holders when handling the jar filled with hot caramel sauce.) Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving.
Makes a little over one and a half cup of sauce.
Cut the recipe in half if you don't need so much. Enjoy and please be careful and make sure you have all necessary ingredients and equipment ready. You will not have time to run around looking for stuff. The sugars are extremely hot so I really stress on a bigger sauce pan than you think necessary.
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This is my family's favorite place to sit outside in Seal Beach. We're here literally at least once a week, more now that it's summer! Having grown up in this little town, I'm so glad that there's finally an amazing breakfast place that makes things other than breakfast burritos.
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The Fruit Bowl is the best, It Remindes me of a snack I get in bali called ''the dream land''
Joey A. Seal Beach, CA
My Favorites would have to be the whole wheat blueberry pancakes and any of the savory crepes!
Jess B. Seal Beach, CA
YUMMMM!!!!! Is what I think of their eggs benedict with chorizo.
Jen K. Costa Mesa, CA
Best Soy latte I've found in Southern California. These people know how to steam their soy milk. and the bread is freaking amazing.
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