Super Easy Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
This easy homemade graham cracker crust recipe, calls for just 4 ingredients and takes less than ten minutes to make! It tastes way better than any pre-made graham cracker crust and is perfect for any no-bake recipe that needs a graham cracker crust!
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Pie crusts aren’t exactly my strong suit, just ask my mum. I posted her traditional pie crust recipe a couple of years ago, and you can bet your bottom dollar I asked to proofread the recipe at least twice before I published it!
Don’t get me wrong I’ve made my fair share of homemade crust over the years. But I wouldn’t by any means consider myself an accomplished maker of pie crust.
This is why it doesn’t come as any surprise to me that I’ve spent years trying to create the perfect basic graham cracker crust recipe. You might not be feeling overly confident in my ability to do this, but I promise the years of searching, and testing has finally paid off.
This easy graham cracker crust recipe is not only as close to foolproof as they come. But it’s always beyond easy to make and tastes way better than any store-bought crusts you can buy from the grocery store.
My buttery homemade graham cracker crust recipe takes just 10 minutes or less to make and is perfect for any pie recipe! This quick graham cracker crust is great for key lime pie, banana cream pie, custard pies, cream pies, or any no bake pie recipe. You can also use it for no-bake cheesecake, bars, and more!
Learning how to make your own graham cracker crust is simple and easy, and once you do you’ll never go back to store-bought graham cracker crust again!
How to Make Homemade Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Ingredients
- graham cracker crumbs, roughly 2 packages of whole graham crackers. You can use any brand of graham crackers you like. You can even use chocolate graham crackers to create a chocolate pie crust!
- granulated sugar
- unsalted butter, melted
- sea salt
Directions
You can crush your graham crackers in a food processor. Or you can place the sheets of graham crackers in a large freezer bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they are fine crumbs.
Place the graham cracker crumbs in a medium bowl, add the sugar and salt, and mix well.
Pour the melted butter over the crumb mixture, and using your hands, gently mix until the crumbs are completely soaked in butter and the mixture holds its shape if pressed together.
Sprinkle the graham cracker mixture, as evenly as possible, then press it firmly onto the bottom and sides of a pie dish or a springform pan.
Place the finished crust in the fridge until ready to use. Use for any no bake dessert or pie recipe that calls for a graham cracker crust!
Recipe Notes
You can make this crust up to 2 days in advance! Once you have pressed the crust mixture in your pie pan wrap it tightly with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until you are ready to use.
If your crust mixture is too buttery, try to add an additional 1/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs. On the flip side if your crust is too dry, add 1-2 tbsp of extra melted butter, and work from there.
To make this recipe less messy you can wear kitchen-grade gloves while mixing and pressing the crust!
You can also make this recipe in a square pan or tart pan.
Here are some great graham cracker crust recipes to try!
Banana Cream pie with real banana pudding!
No-Bake Blueberry Cream Pie Recipe
Light Coconut Cream Pie (No Bake!)
Strawberry White Chocolate Pie
Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, You can use any brand of graham crackers you like. You can even use chocolate graham crackers to create a chocolate pie crust!
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter melted
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- You can crush your graham crackers in a food processor. Or you can place the sheets of graham crackers in a large freezer bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they are fine crumbs.
- Place the graham cracker crumbs in a medium bowl, add the sugar and salt, and mix well.
- Pour the melted butter over the crumb mixture, and using your hands, gently mix until the crumbs are completely soaked in butter and the mixture holds its shape if pressed together.
- Sprinkle the graham cracker mixture, as evenly as possible, then press it firmly onto the bottom and sides of a pie dish or a springform pan.
- Place the finished crust in the fridge until ready to use. Use for any no-bake dessert or pie recipe that calls for a graham cracker crust!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
