How to Make a Graham Cracker Crust

Learn how to make a Graham Cracker Crust from scratch! The homemade version is sweet, buttery, and miles ahead of anything you can buy at the store.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Graham crackers: Honey-flavored, cinnamon, or even chocolate graham crackers all work well. If graham crackers aren’t available in your part of the world, you can substitute 1 ½ cups crushed digestive biscuits (9 sheets of graham crackers yields about 1 ½ cups of crumbs).
• Sugar: Or substitute 2 tablespoons brown sugar.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a 9-inch by 9-inch baking dish with a foil sling, and spray with non-stick spray. In a food processor, blender, or in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, finely crush graham crackers.

2. In a medium bowl, add graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar and stir to combine.

3. Pour into prepared baking dish, using the bottom of a measuring cup to press the crust evenly and firmly into the bottom of the dish. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and set aside.

Recipe tips and variations

• No-bake dessert: Chill the crust (to solidify the melted butter and sugar mixture) for at least 2 hours before filling it.
• Make ahead: After baking, cool completely and then store covered (or wrapped in plastic) in the refrigerator up to 3 days in advance.
• Freezer: Freeze the prepared crust up to 3 months in advance. Thaw before using.
• Square desserts: This crust works great for desserts baked in a 9-inch square pan, too, such as these Cheesecake Bars with strawberry topping.

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How to Make a Graham Cracker Crust

Learn how to make a Graham Cracker Crust from scratch! The homemade version is sweet, buttery, and miles ahead of anything you can buy at the store.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Servings 8 servings

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Calories 141

Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 9 graham crackers (see note 1)
• ▢ 5 tablespoons butter melted
• ▢ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (see note 2)

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a food processor, blender, or in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, finely crush graham crackers (you will have about 1 ½ cups crumbs).
• In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar. Pour into a 9-inch pie plate. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press the crust evenly and firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
• Bake until golden brown and fragrant, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely, at least 1 hour.

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Notes

1. Graham crackers: Honey-flavored, cinnamon, or even chocolate graham crackers all work well. If graham crackers aren’t available in your part of the world, you can substitute 1 ½ cups crushed digestive biscuits (9 sheets of graham crackers yields about 1 ½ cups of crumbs).
2. Sugar: Or substitute 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
3. No-bake dessert: Chill the crust (to solidify the melted butter and sugar mixture) for at least 2 hours before filling it.
4. Make ahead: After baking, cool completely and then store covered (or wrapped in plastic) in the refrigerator up to 3 days in advance.
5. Freezer: Freeze the prepared crust up to 3 months in advance. Thaw before using.
6. Square desserts: This crust works great for desserts baked in a 9-inch square pan, too.

Nutrition

Calories: 141kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 166mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 219IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

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