A slice of coconut cream pie

A cream pie is a type of pie typically made of usually firmer versions of dessert-style puddings. It is a typically American dessert. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2970 KB) A photo I took of a slice of coconut cream pie. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2970 KB) A photo I took of a slice of coconut cream pie. ... This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ... Pudding is either of two general types of food, the second deriving from the first. ...

The filling is usually a rich custard made with flour and/or cornflour, eggs and milk. This custard cream is clearly related to the French crème patissière which is used as a filling for various French cakes and tarts. Crème patissière is the usual filling for the traditional French birthday cake, Gâteau St Honoré, which consists of a ring of custard-filled cream puffs on a sweet biscuit (American: cookie) base, the centre filled with more custard. This article focuses on egg-thickened custards. ... Custard cream biscuit The custard cream is a popular biscuit in the United Kingdom. ... Pastry cream (French crème pâtissière) is a kind of vanilla pudding used in desserts. ... A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, that is a type of pie, with an open top that is not covered with pastry. ... A cream puff is a dessert made from a filled choux pastry (pâte à choux), a warm dough made with water, butter, flour and eggs. ... For other uses, see Biscuit (disambiguation). ...

Older versions of cream and custard pies often involve baking the filling in an unbaked pie shell.

Dessert-style cream pies can come in many varieties, and can be flavored with a multitude of ingredients, such as vanilla, lemon, lime, banana, coconut, peach, pumpkin, or chocolate. Vanilla pods Vanilla is a flavouring derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (L.) Batsch Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... For other uses, see Pumpkin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ...

Cream pies are often associated with clowns, who use them as a gimmick in routines. Its comedic use is identical with the custard pie in Britain. When used for show business purposes, cream pies are generally mock-up pies made from shaving cream, which resembles whipped cream on film. These have the advantage of washing off easily and not attracting flies, and are unlikely to melt under hot studio lights A clown participating in a Memorial Day parade A clown today is one of various types of comedic performers, on stage, television, in the circus and rodeo. ... A gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something stand out from its contemporaries. ... A custard pie is a pie crust filled with a cooked custard. ... Shaving cream is cream that is applied to the face to avoid razor burn. ...

Some political activists have recently adopted the cream pie as a weapon of protest, to be thrown into the face of one's unsuspecting opponent. Pieing is generally done in a very conspicuous, public manner, so that the opponent is seen (and perhaps filmed or photographed) looking ridiculous. This kind of protest is most common among college students, and although many regard the practice as silly and self-defeating, it has nevertheless caused much controversy. One team of such protesters, known as Al Pieda, operate primarily against right-wing public figures in the United States. Belgian prankster Noel Godin is famous for cream pieing Bill Gates in 1998. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Pieing is the act of throwing a pie at someone. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... “Right wing” redirects here. ... Noël Godin is a Belgian humorist and notorious cream pie flinger or ‘entarteur’. Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his gang ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the computer magnate with pies. ...

See also

See also: Boston cream pie