Easy Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
Learn how to make an easy homemade graham cracker crust recipe without hydrogenated fats and only a few simple ingredients.
I love to make my own graham cracker pie crust. Not only is it super easy, but it’s much healthier and tastier than the store-bought versions. I do buy the Arrowhead Mills organic graham crusts when I am in a hurry, but homemade is pretty awesome. Regular store-bought graham cracker crusts are made with hydrogenated fats. Also, most regular graham crackers are made with hydrogenated fats, so look for whole grain, all-natural crackers in the organic section of the grocery store or your closest natural food store.
How To Make A Healthier Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
Whole Foods has a good selection of healthier graham crackers. Three simple ingredients go into this crust. You can also make this a chocolate crust by using the natural chocolate graham crackers. Make sure that you use the turbinado (raw) sugar for the crust. It gives a sweet crunch that you cannot get from refined sugar.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
1 1/2 cups crushed whole-grain graham crackers (I love the all-natural Mi-Del honey Grahams sweetened with honey and unsulphured molasses) *It’s about a sleeve of crackers
1/4 cup raw organic turbinado sugar
1/3 cup organic salted butter, melted (you can also use the olive oil butter blend sticks)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place graham crackers in a food processor and run until you have nice crumbs. In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Add butter and blend well.
Press onto the bottom and sides of a 9-in pie plate.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool completely before filling. This crust is amazing with chocolate pie and my favorite Lightened-Up Coconut Creme Pie.
Easy Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups crushed whole-grain graham crackers *about 1 sleeve of crackers
- 1/4 cup raw turbinado sugar
- 1/3 cup salted butter *can also use the olive oil butter blend sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Process graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground into crumbs
- In a medium-size bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar
- Add butter and blend well
- Press into the bottom of a 9" pie plate
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.
- Cool completely before filling.
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Hello Amee! I found you through Basilmomma’s Blog Hop!
My hubby just loves chocolate pie. I’ll have to try this!
Have a great day! Sherri
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Hey Amee, I haven’t tried this crust yet, but it sounds like a winner. I have a question for you….Have you ever had a graham cracker crust go soggy? I read somewhere on the internet that you can blind bake the crust and then brush some egg white on it then bake for another one or two minutes. Haven’t tried it, but it sounds like it might work.
What are your thoughts?
Hi Paul! I actually haven’t tried this, but I will next time I make it. Thanks for the idea! It really depends on what filling ingredients you use in regards to how the crust texture holds up.