5 Fun Alternatives to Graham Cracker Crusts (2024)

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I almost always bake this graham cracker crust. It helps it hold it's shape once filled, sliced and served. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

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I almost always bake this graham cracker crust. It helps it hold it's shape once filled, sliced and served. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

Graham crackers aren't common in Mexico, if they even exist here at all. But Hony Bran crackers come pretty darn close. After twenty-two years living and cooking in Mexico, the taste of graham crackers has become a distant memory and Hony Bran fills the gap when a graham cracker pie crust is needed. Or tequila balls.

A close approximation would be digestive biscuits, the famous ones are made by McVities, but there are other brands and most supermarkets have their own brands. I seem to remember recipes for making cheesecake crusts using Graham Crackers, I think digestives will work just fine.

Unfortunately, graham crackers are impossible to find. But, I did not let that stop me. Instead, I decided to adapt the recipe, and I found milk chocolate digestives to be the perfect substitute.

What gives graham crackers their flavor? Most people think it is the nutty graham flour. However, it is primarily the combination of honey, cinnamon, and vanilla extract that gives graham crackers their signature flavor.

My brilliant friend Michal makes the traditional layered bars—called Hello Dollies or Hello Dolly Bars—with Ritz crackers instead of graham crackers. They're a potluck and bake sale favorite since they're easy to make by simply layering the crackers with chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, and other goodies.

The steps to make the Biscoff pie crust are exactly the same as a graham cracker crust, minus the added sugar, and it conveniently uses exactly one standard-size package of Biscoff biscuits/cookies. Many bakers, myself included, love cookie crumb crusts because they add a nice crunch to pies and bars.

I used Cinnamon Toast Crunch and made a 9" Double Dutch Apple Pie Cheesecaken. I left out both the sugar and cinnamon because of the cereal I used. I had about a cup of cereal crumbs leftover. It worked great and was perfect with my cheesecake.

The real difference between the dough is spices — add them or not — and whether you decide to use molasses for gingerbread dough or honey/agave/coconut nectar/maple syrup instead for graham cracker dough.

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Go with speculoos or crisp ginger snaps for a spicy kick that works well with cheesecake or cream pies, vanilla wafers or animal crackers if you want something more subtle, or chocolate wafers or even Oreo cookies for something dark and chocolate-y.

If your graham cracker crust turns out a little harder than you'd like, you may have added too much butter, which firms when chilled. You may have also packed the crust too hard when forming it in the pie plate. Pack the crumbs just enough that the crust feels firm yet not too solid.

If you have too much butter, the crust will sink down into the pie plate while baking. Third, always use a little sugar. You can use as much as 1/4 cup sugar if you like it sweeter, or the 2 Tablespoons I suggest. The sugar helps the crust bind together when it bakes.

Graham cracker crust is a style of pie crust made from crushed graham crackers. Graham crackers are a sweet American cracker made from unbleached, whole wheat graham flour. The crust is usually flavored and stiffened with butter or vegetable oil and sometimes sugar.

Use Ritz crackers instead of graham crackers for a Ritz Cracker Pie Crust Recipe. Fill with your favorite filing! Friends, when you run out of graham crackers, grab a couple sleeves of Ritz crackers!

Instead of the flour used to create the foundation for most cookie doughs, I went out on a limb, grinding sheets of purchased graham crackers in the food processor until they reached a fine, sand-like texture. And you know what? It worked.