graham cracker crust

Crumbly pie bottom

A graham cracker crust is a pie or cheesecake base made from crushed graham crackers mixed with butter and sugar, then pressed into a pan.

Unlike pastry crusts, it requires no rolling and may be baked briefly or chilled to set: The recipe calls for a graham cracker crust rather than traditional pastry.

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cinnamon · sugar · baking · blind bake · press · press down · pan · golden · crumbly · honey · s'mores · key lime · banana cream · filling · prebaked · dessert · sweet · base

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crust type/composition

graham cracker crustlaminated dough

Layered butter-flour mixture

puff pastry · shortcrust pastry · pâte feuilletée · croissant dough · butter crust

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G