Question

What's the difference between lemon meringue and lemon cream pie?

Answer 1

a cream pie is any pie with a custard base (egg, milk, flour). a meringue pie is any pie with a meringue topping. the difference between a lemon cream pie and a lemon meringue is one uses a whipped cream topping (or none at all) and a lemon meringue uses a whipped egg topping.