Bavarian cream is a light, rich, custard-like dessert made with eggs, cream, sugar, and vanilla. It can be flavored with chocolate or fruit puree. The Bavarian cream was named for the region of Bavaria in Germany where it originated. The Bavarian cream is similar to French crème anglaise. Bavarian cream pies are made with a pastry crust or gingersnaps and filled with a cooked egg custard layer, whipped cream and toppings. Other variations on this pie include Boston cream pie, which is baked in two separate pans, one for the cake layer and one for the custard-based filling. Coconut cream pie has a coconut custard base

In the US, National Bavarian Cream Pie Day is celebrated on November 27th.

The origin of Bavarian cream is believed to have been during the 17th and 18th century when French chefs cooked for the Wittelsbach princes, a German family that ruled Bavaria from the 12th century until 1918.