Sweet crackers and cookies easily transform into delicious piecrusts. Be sure to use gingersnaps for the pumpkin ginger cheesecake pie and graham crackers for the chocolate s'more pie .
Recipe information
Total Time
1 1/4 hr
Yield
Makes enough for a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie
Ingredients
5
tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
1
1/2 cups cookie crumbs (10 graham crackers or 24 small gingersnaps; about 6 oz)
2
tablespoons sugar
1
/8 teaspoon salt
Special Equipment
a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie plate (4-cup capacity)
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Preparation
Step 1
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter pie plate.
Step 2
Stir together all ingredients in a bowl and press evenly on bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake until crisp, 12 to 15 minutes, then cool on a rack to room temperature, about 45 minutes.