variants
or creme
plural crèmes or cremes
ˈkrem(z) 
ˈkrēmz
1
: a sweet liqueur
2
: cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking
3
Examples of crème in a Sentence
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The chain announced the promotion alongside the return of its chicken & waffles, and their new menu item, strawberry creme pies.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 May 2025
Those in search of dessert can also try the new strawberry & creme pie poppers, made with a strawberry and cream filling inside a bite-sized pastry, the restaurant said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The bakery will have an exclusive range of Easter cookies with flavors like the Creme Egg Cookie (a chocolate chunk cookie topped with a dairy-free creme egg) and a Raspberry Hot Cross Bun Cookie (a thick cookie stuffed with white chocolate and raspberry).
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Tasted nothing like cotton candy, more like a creme soda.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
The food, by Kyiv chef Kateryna Tkachuk, is both deeply regional and softly modern: rabbit skewers grilled over grapevines; subtly-spiced tomatoes that even now, writing this, make my mouth water; a creme brûlée packed with varenyk.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The palate features similar flavors with accents of coconut creme brûlée, bananas foster, and roasted nuts.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The cookies are topped with salt and sandwich chocolate creme filling.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Some add a splash of other liqueurs, like Irish creme.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 May 2025
Those in search of dessert can also try the new strawberry & creme pie poppers, made with a strawberry and cream filling inside a bite-sized pastry, the restaurant said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The bakery will have an exclusive range of Easter cookies with flavors like the Creme Egg Cookie (a chocolate chunk cookie topped with a dairy-free creme egg) and a Raspberry Hot Cross Bun Cookie (a thick cookie stuffed with white chocolate and raspberry).
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Tasted nothing like cotton candy, more like a creme soda.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
The food, by Kyiv chef Kateryna Tkachuk, is both deeply regional and softly modern: rabbit skewers grilled over grapevines; subtly-spiced tomatoes that even now, writing this, make my mouth water; a creme brûlée packed with varenyk.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The palate features similar flavors with accents of coconut creme brûlée, bananas foster, and roasted nuts.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The cookies are topped with salt and sandwich chocolate creme filling.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Some add a splash of other liqueurs, like Irish creme.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Crème.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cr%C3%A8me. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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