Graham Cracker Crust is quick and easy, made with ONLY 3 ingredients and ready in under 20 minutes!
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Graham Cracker Crust is a quick and easy pie crust made from graham crackers, sugar, and butter in under 20 minutes. It’s really versatile and PERFECT for the holidays!
If you want something with a bit of holiday flavor, you can add a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice to this if you’re making a pumpkin dessert, or just make it as-is if you’re making something like Banana Cream Pie.
This recipe is great pressed into a springform pan to make cheesecake, but you can also press the crumbs into a pie plate for traditional pies. You can also use this recipe with disposable tinfoil pie plates so you can make a big batch and freeze for when you need them!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use this recipe to make both baked and no bake pie crust. If you bake it, the sugar will melt and harden to keep the crust solid. If you do a no-bake crust, the melted butter will solidify to keep everything in place.
If you choose not to bake the crust, transfer it to the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours before filling. Use a warm knife to make it easier to cut the pie by dipping it into hot water and drying it completely first.
If your crust is crumbling, make sure that you are baking it for long enough and at the right temperature (use an oven thermometer to check). Also, make sure that you are evenly mixing the crumbs after the butter is added. You need to make sure that everything is wet, or it won’t hold.
You may have added too much butter to the recipe, which hardens when refrigerated. It also might be hard because you are pressing too hard when forming the crust to your pan. You want to press hard enough to get a good shape and keep the crumbs in place, but don’t go overboard. If the crust is overcooked, try lowering the temperature or shortening the cooking time next time.
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Desserts You Can Make With Graham Cracker Crust
- Ultimate Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Crispy Cinnamon Sugar Sopapilla Cheesecake
- Gingerbread Cheesecake
- Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
- Oreo Cheesecake
Tips for Making Graham Cracker Crust
- Use a food processor to quickly make graham cracker crumbs. If you’re adding spices, add them at this time. You can also seal the crumbs in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them.
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs and the sugar together before adding the butter. This makes sure everything is distributed evenly.
- Use a large spoon or the bottom of a drinking glass to make sure the crust is pressed tightly into the pan.
- Use white sugar for a sweeter taste, or brown sugar for a deeper flavor (or a blend of both).
- Try a variety of different flavored graham crackers to change up the crust flavor.
- Sub the graham crackers for Oreo cookies to make a chocolate crust.
How to Store Graham Cracker Crust
- Serve: Graham Cracker Crust itself is safe at room temperature, but if you use any kind of dairy based pie filling, you will want to refrigerate it after no longer than 2 hours.
- Store: You can store Graham Cracker Pie Crust in the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap, for up to 3 days.
- Freeze: You can store Graham Cracker Pie Crust crust in the freezer for 2-3 months. If you have multiple pie crusts, use a sheet of parchment paper between each one to avoid them sticking together.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs , 12 full crackers
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a pie plate or springform pan.
- Mix graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter in a medium sized bowl, then press into an even later in the prepared pie plate or springform pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
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Perfect crust for my 10” cheesecake springform pan.
Thanks for the 5 stars!
I am making a chocolate pie from Jello brand cook-n-serve chocolate pudding.
I have made the graham cracker and baked.
However the crust won’t stick to the pie pudding and when serving both filling and crust come out separately. Do I need to make the crust more chunky is it too fine or crumbs?
Hmm, I’ve never used the cook n serve pudding so I’m not sure what might be the cause. If you make your crust chunkier, that seems like it would resolve the issue though.
I am planning to make a lemon meringue pie. As you know, this pie is baked. Do I bake the crust and then fill it and bake again with filling? Or do I make crust refrigerate, full, and then bake once at the end when it is filled? I just want to be sure ??
Yes, bake the crust and then fill it and bake again. Enjoy!
I am making a chocolate pie from Jello brand cook-n-serve chocolate pudding. Do I still need to bake this graham cracker crust before filling? Thank you
Yes, you want to make sure your pie crust is cooked when using a non-bake filling.
I have a deep dish pie pan. Can you tell me the changes I need to make? Thanks for the other recipe. First time my piecrust didn’t fall apart.
If anything it would be a bit thinner. To keep it thicker, I would increase the ingredients by 25% to adjust for a deeper pie pan. Enjoy!
This is the BEST graham cracker crust recipe…it’s the only one I use!
I’m so glad you love it!
I love how easy it was to make! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
You’re welcome, Toni!
So many awesome pies made with this crust. Yum!
The possibilities are endless!
You make this look so easy! I can’t wait to bake something!
It really is easy, I promise!
It doesn’t get any easier than this. Delicious!
Why make it harder than it needs to be, right?!