Chocolate Graham Crust

⏱ 50 mins 🍽 ['8', '1 pie crust'] 🌶 american 🏷 Dessert

This homemade chocolate pie crust is wonderfully straightforward to prepare. It requires just a handful of pantry staples, combining chocolate graham crackers with a hint of cinnamon for a flavourful base. The resulting crust is ideal for holding a variety of sweet fillings, from creamy cheesecakes to rich chocolate pies. It bakes quickly and sets firm once cooled, providing a reliable foundation for your dessert creations.

Chocolate Graham Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chocolate graham crackers
  • 0.25 cup white sugar
  • 0.125 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.25 cup butter

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Use a food processor to crumble the chocolate graham crackers together with the sugar and cinnamon.
  3. Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave oven, which should take about 1 minute. Pour this into the food processor and blend everything until a dough forms.
  4. Roll the prepared dough out to form a crust and carefully transfer it into your pie plate.
  5. Bake the crust in your preheated oven for 7 minutes. Allow it to cool fully before adding any filling, which will take about 30 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories103 kcal
Fat7 g
Sugars8 g
Protein1 g
Sodium92 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
Cuisineamerican
Authorhorse-lover