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How To Make A Graham Cracker Crust

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Do you enjoy making your own desserts? Today I’m sharing how to make a graham cracker pie crust. But, at the end of the post, I also share where to master the traditional pastry pie crust. If you are just learning to tackle a pie crusts this recipe is easier than you think! 

Have you ever made your own homemade graham cracker pie crust? Homemade graham cracker crusts are great for no-bake and baked desserts and pies. Yes, you can purchase them premade but, then they aren’t served up in a pretty pie dish. And they aren’t quite as good as a homemade pie crust. 

If you’d like to make show stopper crusts that taste yummy, I highly recommend learning how to make your own pie crusts. There are several ways to make today’s homemade graham cracker pie crusts. Some of the recipes don’t call for sugar. Some do brown or granulated. Most all call for butter. I made this pie crust for yesterday’s no-bake lemon icebox pie.

Graham Cracker Pie Crust 

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Ingredients

  • 1 cube = 6 tablespoons to 1/2 cup softened /melted butter

  • 1 A sleeve of Graham Crackers. *I use Honey Maid Grahams

  •  3 tablespoons to 1/3 cup of granulated sugar

How To Make A Graham Cracker Crust

Tips for making pie crusts

  1. Using only butter softened will make it easier to blend vs fully melted
  2. Using granulated sugar will make the graham cracker pie crust a bit crunchier when baked
  3. For softer crusts textures omit the sugar or use the lesser amount!
  4. Bake graham cracker pie crust in the oven preheated at 375 degrees for 7-10 minutes
  5. If recipe calls for No bake graham crust set it in the fridge for about one hour / or use per your recipe’s directions
  6. Depending on the brand of graham crackers you use, size of crushed crackers the butter you will use will be between 6-8 tablespoons.
  7. Start with less butter and add more as needed
  8. Crush your graham crackers in a plastic bag by using a rolling pin

No bake desserts |Close up of graham cracker crust

By starting with less butter and adding as needed, you’ll get the proper consistency for your graham cracker pie crust. See image after butter in the photo collage. You want it crumbly, saturated but, not dry or overly saturated.

When you pour the graham cracker crust into your pie dish press the crumbs with your hands. First pressing the bottom and then pushing and pressing up against the sides.

That’s it. It’s way easier than you thought. Have a tip to add feel free to leave it in the comments!

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Yield: 1

How To Make A Graham Cracker Crust

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Have you ever made your own homemade graham cracker pie crust? Homemade graham cracker crusts are great for no-bake and baked desserts and pies. They are so easy to make. See how to make a graham cracker crust and pick up a few new tips. Easy enough for new bakers and home cooks.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Start with 6 tablespoons softened butter.
  2. Crush 1 Sleeve Graham Crackers in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or wooden spoon.
  3. Add sugar depending if wanted.
  4. Mix together.
  5. Pour into pie dish.
  6. Form with hands by pressing bottom and then working way up the sides.
  7. Bake the graham cracker pie crust if called for in recipe for 7-10 minutes on 375 degrees or chill for 1 hour. Follow your recipe directions if they called for baked or not baked.

Notes

  1. Bake the graham cracker pie crust if called for in recipe for 7-10 minutes on 375 degrees or chill for 1 hour. Follow your recipe directions if they called for baked or not baked.
  2. Adapted from Adapted from Carol's recipe All Recipes


Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 487Total Fat 46gSaturated Fat 29gTrans Fat 2gUnsaturated Fat 14gCholesterol 122mgSodium 377mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 0gSugar 19gProtein 1g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

When is the last time you made a homemade pie crust?

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4 Comments

  1. I really like graham crackers crusts, and actually make it a lot(!)
    Honestly though I prefer making it with my food-processor

    1. Hi Winnie, You can make it in the food processor. I do for my cheesecakes but, the recipe is slightly different. Helpful for when you are doing more than one.

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