This Graham Cracker Pie Crust is a quick, easy delicious solution to when you want to make a pie with a homemade crust for dessert. It is so quick and delicious.
If you want a special delicious pie without having to roll it out and bake than this is the recipe for you.
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This easy graham cracker crust recipe takes only ten minutes, is perfect for almost any type of pie and many other desserts and only takes four ingredients. It is the perfect solution, especially for no bake pies and cheesecake recipe you’re using.
If you love how graham cracker were invented for easy dessert recipes, check out their sweet history.
If you’re looking for more pie recipes, try these Icebox Lemonade Pie, Mini Pecan Pies and Apple Pie Tart.
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Why We Love to Make a Graham Cracker Crust
This crust is so easy to make, why buy a store-bought graham cracker crust when you can make it at home so easily. This graham cracker crust is buttery and delicious and only takes minutes to make.
- 20 Minutes: So quick to mix up and make no bake graham cracker crust
- Easy Ingredients: Only 4 staple ingredients. Whenever you’re making a no-bake cheesecake or other no-bake recipe you have the crust you need.
- Family Friendly: Who doesn’t love pie? Plus there these ingredients are free of preservatives. Make this easy recipe with cookies too. Make an easy oreo crust for chocolate desserts.
Ingredient Notes for a Perfect Graham Cracker Crust Recipe
- Whole Graham Cracker sheets: Make graham crumbs or use a graham flour for this easy pie crust. You can easily press the graham crackers with a rolling pin to crush them.
- White granulated sugar: You can use a sugar alternative for this recipe if you wish.
- Light brown sugar: Makes a sweet graham cracker crust. Again a replacement can also work in this recipe.
- Butter: Or a dairy free alternative to helps the crust hold together.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
If you don’t have graham crackers you can use these variables to this homemade graham cracker crust recipe.
- Graham Crackers: Chocolate graham crackers add a nice twist to make this easy crust. I also like to use cinnamon graham crackers.
- Cookies: Try using Oreo cookies for an Oreo crust recipe or another favorite flavor.
- Rolling Pin: A rolling pin can be used if you don’t have a food processor can be great for crush the graham crackers.
How to Make an Easy Graham Cracker Crust for your Pie Pan
These are the basic steps for making graham cracker crumb crust recipe for cheesecake. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions daily value, proper usage information, disclaimer and nutrition facts and general nutrition information.
These are the basic steps for making the pie crust recipe. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
STEP 1: Use a Food Processor to Crush the Crackers
First, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and then place full graham cracker sheets in a food processor and process until fine crumbs.
STEP 2: MIX
Second, add graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and brown sugar into a medium bowl and then add melted butter to graham cracker crumbs and stir until mixture resembles wet sand and crust holds together.
STEP 3: PRESS
Next, pour graham cracker mixture into a 9″ pie plate and use the bottom of a clean measuring cup to firmly pack the mixture into the bottom of the pie plate and up the sides of the pie plate. Firmly pressing helps hold the crust together. Finally, bake the pie crust for ten minutes. Finally, bake the crust for 10 minutes. It will be ready to fill with your favorite pie filling.
Recipe FAQs for the Best Graham Cracker Crust
Expert Tips for Making This Crumb Crust Dessert Recipe
Make this easy graham crust. Use this recipe for a key lime pie or any other no bake dessert that you love.
- Short cut tip: Pre boxed graham cracker crumbs can be used in this crust recipe.
- Crust: Feel free to use, vanilla, chocolate. cinnamon or other flavors of graham crackers for this crust.
- Alternate ingredient: Dairy issues? Replace butter with coconut oil.
- Non Stick Tips: If your crust is sticking try a non stick pie dish or use some non stick spray for easier release.
- Smaller: Can make smaller mini pies or tarts with this recipe as well.
What to Serve with this Easy Graham Cracker Pie Crust Recipe
Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 10 Graham cracker sheets, approx 1 1/2 cups of crumbs
- 2 tablespoons White sugar
- 1 tablespoon Light brown sugar
- 7 tablespoons Butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place graham cracker sheets in a food processor and process until fine crumbs.
- Add graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and brown sugar into a medium bowl; Stir to combine.
- Add melted butter to graham cracker crumbs and stir until mixture resembled wet sand.
- Pour graham cracker mixture into a 9″ pie plate and use the bottom of a clean measuring cup to firmly pack the crumbs into the bottom of the pie plate and up the sides of the pie plate. You may need to use your fingers to press the crumbs into the sides of the pie plate.
- Bake pie crust for 10 minutes.
Expert Tips
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: Making more than one pie, simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into two pie dishes before baking.
- Short cut tip: Pre boxed graham cracker crumbs can be used in this recipe.
- Variation tip: Feel free to use, vanilla, chocolate. cinnamon or other flavors of graham crackers for this crust.
- Alternate ingredient: Dairy issues? Replace butter with coconut oil.
- Non Stick Tips: If your crust is sticking try a non stick pie dish or use some non stick spray for easier release.
- Smaller: Can make smaller mini pies or tarts with this recipe as well.
I love that you used whole graham crackers in this crust, the texture is great. I use the cinnamon variation.
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing graham cracker pie crust recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Super easy and delicious!
Love a graham cracker pie crust, but we can’t get them here in Aus so this homemade version has been a lifesaver for me!