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Graham Cracker Crust Recipe

NEVER buy a store bought pie crust again when you can make this easy 4-ingredient Graham Cracker Crust. Use it for ANY pie recipe - bake or no bake!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 crust
Calories: 1448kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $5

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (154g) graham cracker crumbs (from about 9 whole graham crackers/18 squares)
  • ¼ cup (50g) packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 tablespoons (84g) unsalted butter melted

Instructions

  • If you’re using whole graham crackers, finely crush them in a food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and roll with a rolling pin.
  • Stir graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Add melted butter and stir with a fork.
  • Press mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9” pie plate. Press hard to compact. You can use a glass to press the bottom, but use your fingers to press the sides.
  • To make a no-bake pie: Chill pie crust for at least one hour before filling. Cover if chilling longer. Make pie as directed.
  • To make a baked graham crust: Preheat oven to 325°. Bake crust for 10 minutes, until it just starts to brown. Cool completely before filling.
  • To make a baked pie: Preheat oven to 325°. Bake crust for 10 minutes. Fill with pie filling and bake according to recipe directions.

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Notes

    • Use real butter for best results. Butter substitutes and low fat butter will cause the recipe to be oily.
    • Remember that 3 graham cracker sheets = approximately 1/2 cup crumbs.
    • When this pie is made for a no bake pie it can be hard to slice the first piece. After that the pieces will come out easy.
    • I have changed the amount of butter listed from 7T to 6T because graham cracker structure and size has changed a bit over the years.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 1448kcal | Carbohydrates: 151g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 92g | Saturated Fat: 52g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 211mg | Sodium: 857mg | Potassium: 324mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 2452IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 6mg