Cinnamon Graham Cracker Crust Food

FLAPPER PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for topping the pie. Press the remaining crumb mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
• Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat. In a non-plastic bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, and vanilla. When the milk is hot but not boiling, slowly pour the milk in a steady stream into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the custard to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or a heat-proof spatula. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes over low heat until the custard has thickened. Pour the custard into the graham cracker crust.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Beat the egg whites until medium peaks form; add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until the meringue is stiff. Scoop out the meringue on top of the custard filling. Sprinkle the meringue with the reserved graham cracker crumbs.
• Place the pie under the broiler and bake until the meringue starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together.
• Press onto bottom and up sides of pan until desired size.
• Bake silver pan at 350F for 8-10 minutes, or dark pan at 300F for 8-10 minutes.
• Fill!

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined.
• Firmly press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake until crust is fragrant and edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

PECAN CINNAMON GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Spray a prepared 9 inch pie pan.
• In a small pot melt the butter. Set aside.
• In a food processor or in a plastic baggie crush the graham crackers.
• In a bowl add crumbs pecans and sugars. Pour in butter and mix with a fork.
• Press into the bottom and sides of 9 inch pie pan.
• IF YOU NEED A COOKED CRUST:
• Preheat oven to 350F. Cook for 10 minutes. Completely cool before using.

AUNT MARLENE'S CHEESECAKE WITH CINNAMON GRAHAM CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and place oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• Throughly mix ingredients for crust.
• Press them into the bottom of a 9" spring form pan (10" ok too). Do sides too if you can.
• Chill the crust about one hour or more.
• Combine eggs, cream cheese, sugar, salt, flour, vanilla extract, almond extract and beat until smooth with an electric mixer at medium speed.
• Now blend in sour cream. Don't over beat the mixture as this causes air to get into the batter and causes cracks later.
• Pour this mixture into the crust and bake, on a middle oven rack about 60 minutes, until it sets. It will lightly brown and not jiggle much when moved. (I used a cookie sheet with some water in it and I put foil around the bottom of the spring form pan). Do not open the oven within the first 30 minutes of cooking.
• Let cake cool on a wire rack at room temperature completely, and then chill in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours.
• Invert the cake to serve, so that the crumbs are on the top. Serve like this or with the glaze on top or along side.
• For the Glaze: Cook the berries in 3/4 cup water until simmering.
• Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water and pour into berry mixture and add sugar. Bring to a boil, stir constantly, until thick and clear, a couple of minutes. Add the red food coloring if using strawberries.
• Chill the glaze and coat the top of the cake or serve along side the cake.

CREAMY CHEESECAKE WITH CINNAMON PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in 9" pie pan while oven is pre-heating.
• Mix together crushed Cinnamon Crisp graham crackers, chopped pecans and brown sugar.
• Add to melted butter in pie pan and mix well. Gently push up sides and on to bottom of pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• In a large bowl combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, the eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla and lemon peel. Mix with electric mixer until well blended and then mix another couple of minutes longer. This seems to fluff it up a bit.
• Pour into graham cracker crust and bake for about 30 minutes until it looks set and is firm to the touch. Do not overbake as it will crack on top.
• While the cheesecake is baking mix together sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended and sugar has disolved.
• Remove cheesecake from oven and pread sour cream mixture over cheesecake. Refrigerate for at least four hours.

HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crumbs and sugar; add butter and blend well. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate., Refrigerate for 30 minutes before filling, or bake at 375° until crust is lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before filling.

APPLE PIE WITH GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º.
• Lightly spray a 9" or 10" pie plate with cooking spray. *If using a pre-made graham cracker crust, skip ahead to the crumble topping portion.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add the graham crackers and sugar and process until the crackers are almost completely ground.
• Add the melted butter and pulse until the cracker crumbs are ground fine and the mixture is evenly moistened and clumping.
• Pour the crumbs into the pie plate and press into a compact and even layer. Use a glass to help tamp down the crust. Press the graham crackers up the side of the pie plate as well, packing the crumbs together as tightly and evenly as possible.
• Pop the pie plate in the freezer for 10 minutes until firm. While the pie crust firms up, make the crumb topping.
• Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and mix well.
• Add the cubed butter and work it into the dry mixture with your fingers. You want to make sure the butter is incorporated throughout the dry ingredients and begins clumping together.
• Continue to work the butter into the ingredients until large clumps begin to form. Once the topping is clumpy, pop it into the fridge until baking time.
• In a small dish, beat the egg.
• Remove the pie crust from the freezer or simply grab your pre-made graham cracker crust.
• Use a pastry brush to brush the beaten egg on the inside bottom of the graham cracker crust. You won't use all of the egg, that's ok.
• Make sure the egg layer coats the bottom, but do not saturate it. You want a thin, even layer.
• Bake a homemade graham cracker crust in a 350º oven for 10-12 minutes and bake a store bought crust at 350º for 5-7 minutes. You want the crust just beginning to turn brown and the egg layer cooked.
• While the crust bakes, peel, core, and slice the apples into 1/2" thick slices and add to a large bowl.
• Add the sugar, cinnamon, flour, lemon juice, and butter cubes to the apple slices. Toss until evenly coated and the cubes of butter are well distributed.
• Add the apple mixture to the baked crust. Do this carefully, trying not to disturb the sides or top of the crust.
• The apples will mound up higher than the pie crust and plate--that's what you want. They'll cook down significantly during the baking process.
• Add the streusel topping to the top of the apples. Make sure that the topping and graham cracker crust meet each other in the pan. You want them to sort of fuse together while baking.
• Place the overfilled pie plate on a sheet pan (in case it bubbles over) and place it in the oven.
• Bake at 350º for 55-65 minutes until the pie is bubbling and the apples are tender when pierced with a knife.
• Allow the pie to cool completely before serving.

GRAHAM CRACKER-NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix ingredients until blended; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake 10 min. Cool completely before filling.

OUR FAVORITE KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• Place rack in the center of oven and preheat to 350°F.
• Pulse graham crackers, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor until fine crumbs form. With the motor running, drizzle in melted butter and process until well-combined. Transfer mixture to pie pan and press into bottom and up sides with a flat-bottomed measuring cup.
• Bake crust until golden brown and set, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• Make the filling and bake pie:
• Whisk condensed milk and yolks together in a large bowl. Add key lime and lemon juice and whisk until well-combined (mixture will thicken slightly).
• Pour filling into crust and bake until center is just set, about 15 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool completely (filling will set as it cools), about 1 hour. Transfer to refrigerator and chill until cold, at least 1 hour.
• Make the topping:
• When ready to serve, whip cream with a whisk or electric mixer to very soft peaks. Sprinkle sugar over cream and continue whipping until it holds stiff peaks. Dollop cream in center of pie (leaving at least a 1" border of visible pie filling) and serve.
• Do Ahead
• Pie (without topping) can be made, loosely covered, and chilled for up to 2 days.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMB CRUST MIX

Steps:

• Process 6 or 7 graham crackers in blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade to make fine crumbs.
• You can use a plastic bag and rolling pin just be sure to crush fine.
• Repeat the remaining crackers.
• Stir sugar and cinnamon into cracker crumbs.
• Pour into a 10 cup contatiner with a tight fitting lid. Use within 6 months.
• Graham Cracker Crust:.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs and 1/3 cup mellted butter. Press mixture over bottom and sided of an 8 or 9 inch pie plate or springform pan.
• Refrigerate 45 minutes before filling.
• If baking crust, preheat oven to 375 degress F. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely before adding filling.
• Fill as desired.

CINNAMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Mix cream cheese & sugar until fluffy. Add cinnamon & vanilla; continue mixing. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each egg.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Pour into prepared graham cracker crust & bake for 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

CARAMEL CINNAMON GRAHAM APPLE PIE WITH CARAMEL PECAN CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Crust:
• Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles course ground cornmeal. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time. Roll out 2/3 of dough for bottom crust and place into pie pan. Roll out last 1/3 of dough and cut into strips for lattice top crust. On parchment paper or cookie sheet, weave the strips to form lattice. Set aside.
• For topping: mix cracker crumbs, brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
• For filling: combine apples, lemon juice, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Spoon apple filling into crust.
• Sprinkle cracker topping over apples.
• Slide lattice crust over top of pie. Fold edges of bottom crust over ends of lattice crust, pressing to seal. Brush lattice strips with egg wash.
• Fold foil strips around edges of crust and bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for an additional 40 minutes or until apples are bubbling and crust is browned. While still hot, drizzle pie with Caramel Butterscotch Ice Cream Topping. Cool the pie before serving. Top with Caramel Pecan Cream Sauce.
• Pour whipping cream into a deep bowl. With electric mixer, whip the cream on high, adding sugar a little at a time. When the cream is whipped, continue to beat on medium, while you add the caramel. Fold in pecans. (The cream will reduce a bit, giving you a smooth, creamy sauce to pour over the pie.) Refrigerate before serving over the pie.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE WITH CINNAMON GRAHAM CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix well and press into 10 inch pie plate.
• Bake 6-8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool completely. Pour caramel into shell and refrigerate.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add apples and stir until apples are covered.
• Let simmer for 15-20 minutes with lid on skillet until apples are tender.
• Let apples cool and pour them into the pie crust.
• Top with whipped cream and drizzle with remaining caramel topping.
• Enjoy!

CINNAMON GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Combine cracker crumbs and sugar in a bowl, then add the butter and optional cinnamon.
• Stir with a fork until crumbs are moistened.
• Empty the mixture in the pie plate, then pat and press mixture evenly all around the bottom and sides of the plate.
• Before filling, either bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 8-10 minutes or chill for about an hour.
• (You simply want the crust to be firm and both baking and chilling will do that, although I prefer baking.).