: a vanilla-flavored custard sauce usually served with desserts
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If that wasn’t enough, each slice is served with a pool of creme anglaise.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
None of her creations, though, achieved the status of her coconut-pecan cake, a majestic confection of finely ground toasted coconut and pecans served with a creme anglaise.
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Bob Carlton | [email protected],
al,
3 Mar. 2022
Business and first-class passengers can also expect mashed sweet potatoes, blanched broccolini, and pecan tarts with passion fruit cream, chocolate sauce, and creme anglaise.
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Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Nov. 2021
The signature Honeyberry pancakes include a berry mascarpone filling, fresh berries, vanilla creme anglaise and blackberry coulis.
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Evan Casey,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2021
The most original marries sponge cake and passionfruit coulis, a confection finished with black sesame seeds and a ring of creme anglaise.
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Washington Post,
6 Nov. 2020
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
None of her creations, though, achieved the status of her coconut-pecan cake, a majestic confection of finely ground toasted coconut and pecans served with a creme anglaise.
—
Bob Carlton | [email protected],
al,
3 Mar. 2022
Business and first-class passengers can also expect mashed sweet potatoes, blanched broccolini, and pecan tarts with passion fruit cream, chocolate sauce, and creme anglaise.
—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Nov. 2021
The signature Honeyberry pancakes include a berry mascarpone filling, fresh berries, vanilla creme anglaise and blackberry coulis.
—
Evan Casey,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2021
The most original marries sponge cake and passionfruit coulis, a confection finished with black sesame seeds and a ring of creme anglaise.
—
Washington Post,
6 Nov. 2020
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“Crème anglaise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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