A Classic Graham Cracker Crust
A simple pie crust recipe that can be made with graham crackers or many other crunchy cookies. It is crisp, buttery and perfect for baked fillings or no-baked ones.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of graham crackers, finely ground (16 full graham crackers)
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 10 tablespoons of butter, melted (salted or unsalted)
- a pinch of your favorite warm spice (optional, but recommended!)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Use a food processor to grind the graham crackers down to a fine crumb
- In a large bowl, mix 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of melted butter and a pinch of your favorite warm spice in with the graham cracker crumbs until everything is evenly distributed
- Transfer the mixture into a lightly greased pie pan, springform pan or cast iron skillet and press out evenly throughout the bottom and sides of the vessel keeping the sides as thick as the bottom
- Your options for prepping this crust are...- Pre-bake the crust for 9 minutes in a 350 degree oven and let cool before adding the filling.- Adding the filling and baking them together.- Chilling the crust for 30 minutes in a refrigerator or freezer before adding no-bake filling.