Nut Pie Crust

Mercy's Note:

This is Planters' alternative to a traditional pastry pie crust. With Splenda substituted for the sugar, it would be an ideal crust for low carbers.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 cups ground salted peanuts or 2 cups walnuts or 2 cups pecans or 2 cups almonds
• 3 tablespoons melted butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 tablespoon sugar (or equivalent amount of sugar substitute)

Directions:

1. Combine the ground nuts, butter and sugar.
2. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
3. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Cool and fill, as desired.

Reviews

[tomsawyer]

This was a great healthy crust that I used for a sugar free cheesecake. I used splenda for the crust and it tasted great with the cheesecake. I prefer this so much more than a regular crust and I was able to use up part of a big jar of almonds that were starting to collect oil at the bottom. Thanks!

[chef 138622]

This crust worked out wonderfully for us. We took 4 1 oz boxes of sugar free jello cheesecake pudding mix , mixed it with 20 oz of crushed pineapple. Poured it into the cooled shell and topped it with sugar free cool whip , chilled it and YUM!. The crust held up very well to cutting , we used Splenda and baked it for 10 minutes. This recipe has been printed and added to my hard copy Zaar cookbook. Thank you for posting :)