National Lemon Cream Pie Day – November 29, 2026

Expected National Lemon Cream Pie Day Deals

While we await official 2027 promotions to drop, history shows that National Lemon Cream Pie Day often inspires sweet deals. Look for local bakeries and grocery stores like Whole Foods Market and Kroger to offer discounts on whole pies or slices. Dessert chains such as The Cheesecake Factory or Perkins Restaurant & Bakery might feature special lemon cream pie options on their menus. Keep an eye out for ingredient sales at stores like Walmart and Target, especially on lemons, pie crusts, and dairy products. Baking brands like Pillsbury or Duncan Hines could also run promotions on their pie mixes or fillings. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as November 29 approaches.

History of National Lemon Cream Pie Day

Food historians believe lemon desserts have been around since the Middle Ages! Whipped cream, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer: it didn’t show up until the 16th century. It first appeared in recipes in Italy in the mid 1500s and then traveled to France and showed up in recipes there just after 1600. Somewhere between then and now, someone had the brilliant idea to marry them together in a way that’s basically sunshine baked into a pie dish. 

While lemon custards, puddings, and pies have been made since Medieval times, meringue was perfected in the 17th century. Lemon meringue pie, as it is known today, is a 19th-century product. The earliest recorded recipe was attributed to Alexander Frehse, a Swiss baker from Romandy. 

Travel writer Larissa Milne credits chef/entrepreneur Elizabeth Goodfellow for this pie. According to noted food historian William Woys Weaver, Goodfellow was “one of the most creative forces in American cookery during the early nineteenth century.” Her shop was unique. Unlike the many bakeries that supplied bread and daily baked goods, Goodfellow’s pastry shop provided elegant cakes, pies and sweets for Philadelphia’s high society parties.

While known for many treats, including jumbles (an early version of sugar cookies) and queen’s cakes, and individual spiced cakes flavored with brandy and madeira, her most lasting legacy is the advent of lemon meringue pie.

Food historian Becky Diamond refers to Goodfellow as “the mother of lemon meringue pie.” Lemon pudding was considered one of Goodfellow’s signature creations; she is credited with several varieties, whether served alone, or in a pastry crust as a “pie.” Lemons were a delicacy in the early 1800s, but readily available in a busy port such as Philadelphia.