#APPLE CRUMB PIE RECIPE WITH GRAHAM ER CRUST CRACKER#
Then with your fingers, a spatula, or the bottom of a measuring cup pack down the crumbs until everything is tight and even.ĭo you have to bake a graham cracker crust?. Continue packing the crumbs from the outer edges towards the middle until you have a single layer. As you do this start moving the excess crumb mixture toward the center of the pie plate. Next, start packing down the sides of the crumb crust with your thumb in an even layer. It may feel like you won't have enough crumbs to fit the bottom of the pie at this point, but don't worry. Form the top edges of the crust and neaten them up by pressing them together with two fingers. Gather the crumb mixture loosely up the sides of the plate until all the edges are covered with crumbs. The easier and faster way to do it is to start forming the edges of the pie crust first, and then press the crumb mixture down into the bottom of the plate. Pour it into the pie pan and form it into the crust!įorget everything you know about pressing in a homemade crumb crust into your pie plate because we've all been doing it wrong! While logic might tell you to place the crumb mixture in the middle of your pie plate and start pressing it in there, this process makes it messy and hard to get an even crumb base all the way up the sides. Add sugar and graham cracker crumbs to the melted butter in a bowl or right in that pot (no need to dirty a bowl for this) and mix it well!. Melt the butter on the stove in a medium pot. You can use regular or equal portions of a gluten-free graham cracker. Do this with a food processor, or you can smash the cookies in a plastic bag with a towel over it (to prevent the cookies from breaking through the plastic) with a rolling pin. Grind up the graham crackers until they are fine crumbs. 
graham crackers (regular or gluten-free).Keep reading to find out what that change was! What Ingredients Do You Need? That all changed, when one day I discovered a trick that changed the way I pressed the crumbs into the pan and it absolutely made all the difference in the world. When I made pies for my former pie business I never offered a pie with a graham cracker crust. I disliked them because I thought they were messy and fussy to press into the pan. In all honesty, I have previously shunned graham cracker crusts. It's perfect for many sweet pie options like: Sometimes, you just need a super easy, no-brainer type of pie crust and this Homemade Graham Cracker Crust recipe checks off all those boxes! It's got three ingredients and can be either baked or frozen for later use.
You can bake it before filling, or freeze it for a truly no-bake pie crust option. This Homemade Graham Cracker Crumb Crust is not only a classic recipe, but it's such a simple and delicious crust option! It has only three ingredients that are pressed into the pan, and I'm showing you the easiest way to do it.
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