Crunchy Peanutty Graham Cracker Crust Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Butter a 9" pie pan.
• Whisk together the crumbs and sugar.
• Blend in peanut butter.
• Add water one T. at a time. May not need all of the water.
• Knead with your hand til mixture sticks together.
• Pat in pan.
• Chill for at least 2 hours before filling.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar until blended. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Spoon into tart shells. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Top with whipped topping. Sprinkle with peanuts if desired.

NUTTY GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Lightly butter pie pan and set aside.
• Combine nuts, brown sugar, and flour in the container of a food processor; process in a number of long bursts until the nuts are very finely chopped.
• Transfer the mixture into a big bowl.
• Run your fingers through the mixture, breaking up any bigger pieces the machine may have missed.
• Stir in the graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, and salt.
• Add in the butter and mix well.
• Mix first with a fork, then with your hands, and rub everything together thoroughly to form evenly dampened crumbs.
• Spread the crumbs evenly and loosely in the pie pan, pressing them into the bottom and up the side.
• Refrigerate 5-10 minutes.
• Place on the center oven rack in a 350° oven and bake 7 minutes.
• Let cool on wire rack before filling.
• For ice cream pies or other icebox pies, refrigerate the thoroughly cooled pie shell for 10 minutes before filling.

HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crumbs and sugar; add butter and blend well. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate., Refrigerate for 30 minutes before filling, or bake at 375° until crust is lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before filling.