Graham Cracker-Coconut Pie Crust

s'kat's Note:

In my search for the ultimate coconut cream pie, I came across this recipe. Wonderful stuff! from Icebox Pies cookbook.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 pie crust

• 11 whole graham crackers (to yield apprx. 1 1/3 cups crumbs)
• 1⁄8; stick cup unsalted butter , melted
• ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
2. Place graham crackers in food processor and process until finely ground.
3. Can also put them inside plastic bag and use a rolling pin to grind down by hand.
4. Combine crumbs, butter, coconut, coconut extract and salt in bowl, stirring until crumbs are moistened.
5. Press mixture evenly across 9-inch pie plate.
6. Bake crust until crisp, about 7 minutes.
7. Let cool completely before filling.
8. Crust may be tightly wrapped in plastic and frozen up to one month.

Reviews

[Creation in Hope]

I was making a coconut pie for Thanksgiving, and I wanted to add a little something, something to it. I wasn't sure what so I found this. I used Chocolate Graham Crackers. OH man was it the extra kick that it needed. I did have to add quite a bit more butter to it to get it to hold together, yet it was just what the pie needed.

[somethyme]

Good crust! I toasted the coconut a little bit before adding it, and I also had to add more butter- probably about 4-5T total, and it was still a little dry, but it tasted great. I made it for the Key Lime Pie recipe that's on the bottle of Joe and Nellie's Key Lime juice. Topped that w/ whipped cream that I'd added 3T of instant vanilla pudding to... turned out really delicious!

[LARavenscroft]

I was making Super Easy Coconut Cream Pie for our Valentine's Day dinner at church and was having an awful time with my regular pie crust recipe so I decided that I needed a graham cracker crust for the second pie. Because I can't have wheat, I substituted crushed up cookie crumbs for the graham crackers and like another reviewer did need additional butter to make the crust stick together a little better. But all, in all this was a good crust and I will use it again. Thanks for posting this.