Ritz Cracker Pie Crust Recipes

RITZ CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor, or by hand, pulse or crush the Ritz Crackers into coarse shards. Then mix in the butter and sugar, either pulsing with your processor or breaking the cubes apart with your fingers until the crackers and butter stick together when squeezed, but the texture remains rough and crumbly.
• Press into a 9-inch pie plate, molding bottom and sides to the dish. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden and browned, before adding your desired filling, like lemon or banana.

CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Stir together until evenly incorporated. Pour mixture into a 9-inch round pie dish. Press evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the dish using a glass.
• Bake in the oven until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool before adding filling.

RITZ CRACKER CRUST LEMON PIE

Steps:

• 1. First melt the butter and crush the crackers and then blend with the butter.
• 2. In a 10" pie pan press the mixture down and around firmly. SET ASIDE
• 3. In a mixing bowl pour in the milk, 3 egg yolks, and the lemon juice. With a hand whisk,whip all till well combined and egg yolks fully incorporated. Pour in the prepared pie shell.
• 4. Now with a hand mixer Add the egg whites in a mixing bowl make sure no yellow is in your whites or they will not set. Begin whipping untill frothy.
• 5. Add in the flavoring lemon or vanilla, whip about a minute to incorporate.
• 6. Very important step for those that have never made a meringue. Add one tablespoon of sugar slowly at a time while beating the egg whites. After all 6Tbls have been added continue to whip until it forms peaks.
• 7. Top the pie with the meringue and swirl to make a solf fluffy topping. Bake on 350 dgrees about 10 minutes watching to see the meringue is lightly browned not burned.
• 8. Remove from oven and let cool about an hour then refrigerate let set serve cold and keep refrigerated until gone.

RITZ CRACKER PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until foamy, add sugar and vanilla, beat until stiff.
• Sprinkle baking powder over crackers, mix well.
• Add crushed crackers and pecans to egg white mixture.
• Add vanilla, mix well.
• Batter will be stiff.
• Spread onto well greased 9" x 9"square pan or pyrex dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, little less for glass dish.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

RITZ CRACKER PIE

Steps:

• To stiffly beaten egg whites, add sugar, baking powder, pinch salt, crackers (crumble by hand for larger crumbs), of pecans and vanilla.
• Pour into lightly greased 9" pie pan.
• Bake 30 minutes at 325 degrees.
• Chill and serve with whipped cream.

RITZ CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350. Mix crumbs and sugar in bowl. Add butter; mix thoroughly.
• 2. Press mixture firmly and evenly against bottom and sides of pie dish.
• 3. Bake 10 minutes; Cool and fill.

RITZ CRACKER PIE

Steps:

• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar, adding 1 cup sugar as you beat the eggs.
• Fold in Ritz cracker crumbs, ¾ cup pecans and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• Mix together Cool Whip and brown sugar.
• Spread onto cooled pie.
• Sprinkle with ¼ cup chopped pecans.
• Refrigerate for several hours.
• Cut and serve.

NANA'S RITZ CRACKER PIE (WITH WALNUTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare an 8" pie pan with cooking spray (Pam).
• In a gallon size ziplock bag, crush the 21 Ritz Crackers until almost powder-like.
• Add the finely chopped walnuts and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
• Toss with a fork and set aside.
• In a stand mixer or medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat the 3 egg whites until fluffy.
• Slowly add 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff and glossy in appearance.
• Fold the crackers/nuts into the egg whites and pour into the pie pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely in refridgerator and top with whipped topping before serving. (Optional- add chocolate shavings on top). Enjoy!

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Mix Ritz cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Press mixture into an 8-inch pie plate.
• Saute onions with 2 T butter until clear, not brown; spoon into pie crust.
• Beat eggs with milk, salt, and pepper and pour over onions.
• Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until firm in the center.