Ooh la la Crêpes

Ooh la la Crêpes We make savory and sweet crepes and other fine, French foods from natural ingredients following recipes from professional chefs.

Taste our stunning crepe cakes!

Another special SHOUT OUT to our loyal customers! You have NO idea what your encouragement meant to Audrey.The little th...
12/31/2024

Another special SHOUT OUT to our loyal customers!
You have NO idea what your encouragement meant to Audrey.
The little things are the BIG things. Merciii! ❤️

Sorry, if your picture isn’t there, that would be about 100 more pics for us to post here.

“There are FAR, FAR better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.” These words from C.S. Lewis are staying with me ...
12/31/2024

“There are FAR, FAR better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.” These words from C.S. Lewis are staying with me (Audrey) so I don’t get too sad at the end of this year.

Jason and I have had three years of making crêpes, crêpe cakes and branching out with other French foods.
It was never about the food! (Well, maybe a little!!)

Our motivation was for Audrey to try something, develop her competence, test the market and make connections with people.
We end this year (and our food business) with much thankfulness for all the smiles you have brought us. And we are ready for something NEW.

GOOD news, Jason found a new job the day before Christmas and we are staying in the Cedar Valley! Audrey is looking for something part time with a schedule that fits better with the family.

We have a TON of pictures and memories from events and market days. These memories will stay with us.
Thank you for being a part of it!❤️

A special SHOUT OUT to Jason who stuck with it for three years, waking up at 5 am and working in the heat most Saturdays, sneaking in extra trips when we had forgotten something and more. We will both miss you lots!

Christmas markets were always a tradition with my family. This year, we took our girls to the Twin Cities and we loved t...
12/16/2024

Christmas markets were always a tradition with my family.
This year, we took our girls to the Twin Cities and we loved the variety of cultural influences from Europe.
We tasted some great food and talked to inspiring people.
One vendor even wrote Audrey a poem. We also stumbled upon the Alliance Française. We did see a crêpe vendor there. 😊
Plus, Audrey was happy to stock up on fresh chestnuts for our crêpe cakes.

Note that you have until FRIDAY, DEC. 20th, 8 pm to order your crêpe cake. Order directly at www.oohlalacrepes.com

Are you looking for something DELICIOUS to do with your family/friends for the Christmas season?Look no further!We offer...
12/14/2024

Are you looking for something DELICIOUS to do with your family/friends for the Christmas season?
Look no further!

We offer small baking classes in your own home with a tea party afterwards. Wear your holiday colors and come ready to learn and even speak some French.

Learn how to make authentic, French sweet Crêpes with holiday fillings.
Find more details online at www.oohlalacrepes.com

Most people agree that EGGNOG comes from England in the Middle Ages. It was used by the upper classes who drank it hot. ...
12/14/2024

Most people agree that EGGNOG comes from England in the Middle Ages. It was used by the upper classes who drank it hot.
It was also made to manage a cold.

Most recipes include eggs (either white or whole), whole milk, heavy cream, sugar, nutmeg and sometimes alcohol (rum, bourbon or brandy.

We make an EGGNOG crêpe cake with cream cheese filling, eggnog spices and graham crackers, finely ground and added to each layer. It resembles a light cheesecake with a subtle eggnog flavor.

If you don’t like eggnog, most people say you haven’t tasted the real thing. A homemade version is SO MUCH better!
Of course, we make our version of eggnog from scratch to add to our crêpe cakes.

Discover more Holiday flavors and order your crêpe cake for Christmas. www.oohlalacrepes.com

What are YOU up to this morning?Audrey has transformed the kitchen into a cookie making factory! Every year, she makes S...
12/07/2024

What are YOU up to this morning?
Audrey has transformed the kitchen into a cookie making factory!

Every year, she makes SO many batches of cut out cookies.
For church, for school, for neighbors, for our family, we never seem to make enough.

One stable is gingerbread. We actually use our fresh gingerbread cookies to add to our Gingerbread crêpe cake. Both inside and out!

We also flavor the crepes with a gingerbread spice blend and vanilla. Pair the warm, familiar flavors with a light cream cheese filling and you got a scrumptious dessert that stands out.

Discover our holiday flavors and order order to reserve your crepe cake for your celebrations!

Meet Peppermint Patty! She has a sweet personality. Don’t be surprised if she shows up for dinner.😊These crêpes are flav...
12/05/2024

Meet Peppermint Patty! She has a sweet personality. Don’t be surprised if she shows up for dinner.😊

These crêpes are flavored with cocoa powder and we whip a chocolate cream that is also infused with peppermint extract.
We also like to sneak in a few layers with whipped cream to turn this into a light dessert.

As if this wasn’t enough, we add tiny bits of peppermint chocolate for extra flavor and a bit of crunch. Ghirardelli, of course!

Discover more Holiday flavors online. www.oohlalacrepes.com
You can also pre-order your crepe cakes up to a month in advance.

Note that we are no longer taking orders by message as everything is set up online for ease and clarity.

12/03/2024

We have a "love, hate" relationship with sugar. It tastes so good but we know, it's bad for us. People say it is like a drug.
We did some research and found out that a slice of cake can have 20 to 35 g of sugar. Sometimes up to 48 g.

If you add frosting (or confectioner sugar) on top, this can easily double (or more!) the sugar content of the whole cake.
2 tbsp of buttercream frosting has 22-24 g sugar!!

This is why we try not to decorate with sugar. It turns a good thing into a bad thing.
See where our slices of crêpe cakes range in their sugar content. Good news: if you cut your crêpe cake into 12 slices, it's even less :-)

Our motto is "More flavor, Less sugar."

Who else is in full Christmas mode?We are kicking off this NEW season with 7 holiday flavors!WHICH ONE are you most curi...
11/30/2024

Who else is in full Christmas mode?
We are kicking off this NEW season with 7 holiday flavors!

WHICH ONE are you most curious about?

Visit us online to see pictures and additional flavors www.oohlalacrepes.com

Please, share this post to tell your friends!
There will be a giveaway in December for those who follow our page :-)

Have a wonderful day filled with gratitude and those you love!We are thankful for a chance to do what we love and share ...
11/28/2024

Have a wonderful day filled with gratitude and those you love!

We are thankful for a chance to do what we love and share it with you. We thought we would stop our business end of November but December is such a FUN time that we don’t want to miss it!

New flavors for crêpe cakes, private crêpe catering and a VERY SPECIAL offer for you in December.
Check our page on Saturday!

If you had to keep only ONE dish for Thanksgiving which one would it be?For Audrey, it is stuffing.This year, I made my ...
11/27/2024

If you had to keep only ONE dish for Thanksgiving which one would it be?

For Audrey, it is stuffing.
This year, I made my first whole plant based, gluten-free stuffing. With a bit of dairy free butter, GF bread, mushrooms, celery, veg. broth, garlic, salt, pepper and herbs of Provence because you know.🤭
Also, I chopped and added the raw chestnuts I found.
I thought it was one of my crazy idea but I googled it and Martha Steward does it, SO…I am allowed. 🥴

I cooked sausage on the side to add for other family members.
Voila!
Feel free to put pictures of your Thanksgiving dishes below. Audrey wants to see your amazing creations.

Audrey delivered a PRALINE crêpe cake tonight to new customers. They had asked us to cut it into 12 slices, which we wer...
11/25/2024

Audrey delivered a PRALINE crêpe cake tonight to new customers.
They had asked us to cut it into 12 slices, which we were happy to do. They were truly excited at the sight of it.

It made Audrey smile in return. Because excitement is contagious!
This Thanksgiving, let us SHOW our gratitude for big (and little) things with words, gestures, actions and unreserved excitement!

We are FULLY BOOKED! A BIG Thank you to our customers who ordered a crêpe cake for Thanksgiving. Praline, Pumpkin and Ca...
11/21/2024

We are FULLY BOOKED!
A BIG Thank you to our customers who ordered a crêpe cake for Thanksgiving.
Praline, Pumpkin and Caramel-Apple are among the favorite Fall flavors.

You know what this means? :-)
Holiday flavors are coming SOON! WHOLE crêpe cakes ONLY.

Bonjour! Hope your day is going well. Since we have slices of APPLE CARAMEL left, we won’t do another flavor for Friday ...
11/21/2024

Bonjour! Hope your day is going well.

Since we have slices of APPLE CARAMEL left, we won’t do another flavor for Friday pick up.
If you’d like a slice of Apple-Caramel, send us a message to reserve and pick up later today any time. $9 per slice.
MERCI!!😊

Thank you to ALL who played!We have THREE winners who guessed correctly!! You receive HALF off one slice. Check your mes...
11/18/2024

Thank you to ALL who played!
We have THREE winners who guessed correctly!! You receive HALF off one slice. Check your messages 😄

Our most challenging flavor to make is CARAMEL-APPLE.
We make a caramel pastry cream and alternate a thin layer of apple butter or salted caramel right on top of the cream.

We need to make sure the apple butter is not too wet, the caramel not too hot nor too thick and the cream not too soft. It’s tricky! Plus, we need to put just the right amount between layers. Not easy but so worth it.

Pistachio and toasted praline (which came as a close second guess) are time consuming but much easier to assemble.

CARAMEL APPLE is our flavor for PICKUP this Wed. Nov. 20th.
$9 a slice. Reserve yours by message. Thank you!

Let's PLAY a little GAME to win a discount on a slice of crêpe cake!!We have about 12 flavors available online. Here are...
11/16/2024

Let's PLAY a little GAME to win a discount on a slice of crêpe cake!!
We have about 12 flavors available online. Here are some examples...
Which ONE is the HARDEST for us to make?

Comment below (one guess per person) :-)

See more pictures at www.oohlalacrepes.com

I have two Speculoos slices left that were not picked up. Does anybody wants them? They are all packaged and ready to go...
11/16/2024

I have two Speculoos slices left that were not picked up. Does anybody wants them? They are all packaged and ready to go with a side of Biscoff spread. $8.50 for one. Reserve by message and will send address and directions. Thank you!

Sometimes, it is small things that make a big difference. Like this slice cake tool we discovered online. It’s genius!Th...
11/15/2024

Sometimes, it is small things that make a big difference.
Like this slice cake tool we discovered online. It’s genius!
This does not cut, but marks even slices. It has two sides: 10 or 12. Audrey celebrates the new ease of a crêpe cake expertly cut!!

What is YOUR favorite kitchen gadget?

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We have a "love, hate" relationship with sugar. It tastes so good but we know, it's bad for us. People say it is like a drug. We did some research and found out that a slice of cake can have 20 to 35 g of sugar. Sometimes up to 48 g. If you add frosting (or confectioner sugar) on top, this can easily double (or more!) the sugar content of the whole cake. 2 tbsp of buttercream frosting has 22-24 g sugar!! This is why we try not to decorate with sugar. It turns a good thing into a bad thing. See where our slices of crêpe cakes range in their sugar content. Good news: if you cut your crêpe cake into 12 slices, it's even less :-) Our motto is "More flavor, Less sugar."

Don’t wait too long to reserve your crêpe cake for Thanksgiving! We are getting orders already. The sooner we know, the better. You can pick any flavor that is available online. Just send us a message to confirm day of delivery BEFORE ordering. www.oohlalacrepes.com We have several flavors that are delicious and approved by our customers. If you are on the fence, order a slice for pickup on Wednesdays and Fridays (available in November only.) Flavor for this Wed. is Pumpkin.

What is YOUR favorite FALL FLAVOR? So far, we have made Pumpkin Spice, Praline, Almond, Three Chocolate, Caramel Apple, Speculoos and Oreo crepe cakes. There are SO MANY flavors to choose from!! Which one will you try next? We are releasing our LAST Limited Fall flavor for pick up some time next week...(not Wednesday as usual.) Follow our updates for the REVEAL and to reserve your slice. (You know you want to :-))

We have a WINNER!

So, WHAT is this NEW food we are bringing to the Cedar Valley Farmers Markets tomorrow 3-6 pm? It is a SAVORY CAKE! Just like crêpes and quiches, they come in many flavor combinations. We love how nutritious they are with a side salad or soup. Easy to serve for an appetizer or take to a picnic or work, they are a French classic. We are bringing two flavors which are sold by the slice. One with green olives, ham and gruyere cheese. The other with zucchini, feta cheese and mint. Our savory cakes will always be gluten-free and you can’t tell the difference. Our loaf pans are dedicated for GF use only. Note that these cakes do contain dairy. Feel free to wrap the slice in plastic and freeze it for up to 3 months. We made a few muffins with leftover batter. See the amazing texture and colorful filling in this short video :-)

We have THREE winners! Thank you for participating in our RED, WHITE and BLUE game. Come get your crepe any Saturday morning we are at the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market. 8-12.

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