Basic Crumb Crust

Name: Basic Crumb Crust
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, or chocolate wafer crumbs (about 18 graham crackers or 30 chocolate wafers); 3 tbsp granulated sugar, or brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter, melted

Total Time8 mins
Makes0 servings

The essential crust for cheesecakes and cream pies.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, or chocolate wafer crumbs (about 18 graham crackers or 30 chocolate wafers)
3 tbsp granulated sugar, or brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Measure all the ingredients into a bowl and mix together until everything is evenly combined.
Squish the mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 or 10 in. (23 or 25 cm) pie plate, pressing the crumbs firmly so that they stick. (Cool trick: Spread the crumb mixture into one pie plate, and smush down with a second pie plate to evenly distribute the crumbs in a neat layer.) Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool before filling.

This article was originally published on Nov 01, 2001

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