Decorate the pie with sprigs of mint and a sprinkling of nutmeg.
Graham cracker pie crust recipe with brown sugar.
Generously grease a 9 inch oven proof glass pie plate.
If you bake it the sugar will melt and then as it cools it re hardens and sets the crust.
My chess pie is a thin smooth sweet firm pie whereas my sister s brown sugar pie is oozing with butter that has been absorbed by the crust and has a dark brown crusty texture on top.
A good graham cracker crust takes only a few ingredients and several minutes to make with this solid simple recipe you ll never need to buy a storebought crust again.
Remember this recipe when you want to whip up your favorite chocolate coconut custard or banana cream pie.
The graham cracker crust for this pie is made with brown sugar and cinnamon lending an extra depth of flavors to this tasty treat.
Never buy a store bought crust again this one is easy and tastes so much better.
A graham cracker crust recipe for baked pies and no bake pies we could also title this post the anatomy of a graham cracker crust in other words we re making our own graham cracker crust from scratch today and it ll be the best graham cracker crust you ve ever had.
Preheat oven to 375 f.
Press firmly against sides and bottom of prepared pie plate.
However i tried the recipe for a pie today and found a problem.
Pour it into the shell and chill before serving.
That s why graham cracker crust is so great for no bake desserts.
This made well more than the 1 1 2 cups of crumbs.
Combine crumbs cinnamon and sugar in small mixing bowl.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes until edges are slightly brown.
Combine the cracker crumbs the brown sugar and butter in a small bowl blending well.
Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
Butter graham cracker crumbs and sugar are perfectly balanced in this recipe.
The pie crust recipe calls for 1 1 2 cups 201g of cracker crumbs or about 11 full sheets.
This is super basic but let s walk through the steps together.
Start with graham cracker crumbs if you haven t purchased pre made crumbs then grab your graham crackers and crush them up into fine crumbs measure out 2 cups and place them in a medium bowl.
So is chess pie but there is a difference.
I kind of understand the hesitation to make your own pie crust when it comes to traditional pastry crusts.
It took 15 sheets of nabisco graham crackers to equal 202g.
Tried the graham cracker crust for a cheesecake at xmas and it was perfect.
How to make the best graham cracker crust.
Blend butter into mixture.
And the mixture presses nicely into a pie pan and can be pre baked or just chilled.
I m from virginia and the brown sugar pie is a tradition in my part of the country.
The filling is a simple but lovely egg custard with a hint of vanilla.
If you chill it the melted butter becomes firm again and that will also set the crust.