Spiced Pecan Pie Crust

photo by Outta Here


- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 pie crust
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3⁄4 cup pecans, toasted and cooled, very finely chopped
- 2⁄3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Lightly coat a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Reserve.
- Place the spices, pecans, graham cracker crumbs and sugars in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Slowly add the butter and vanilla until mixture is moist. Note: all of the butter may not be needed.
- Press the mixture into and up the sides of the prepared pie plate.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
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I made this crust with pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner. My family raved about it! I altered the recipe slightly in the following ways: I used didn't toast the pecans to save time. I used 10 Biscoff cookies instead of graham crackers, which ends up being 2/3 cup of crumbs. I used salted butter because I didn't have any unsalted butter on hand. I omitted the nutmeg since the Biscoff cookies have enough flavor to them. And I used just 2 tablespoons of butter. <br/><br/>Here's my method: I added whole pecans and whole Biscoff cookies to my Vita-Mix, then added the spices. This saved so much time! Then I transferred the mixture to a bowl and incorporated the butter and vanilla. Once in the oven the crust browned very quickly so using untoasted pecans seemed to work out. When I actually baked my pumpkin pie, the crust almost burned! I had to cover the whole pie with aluminum foil to protect it. Next time, I plan to bake the crust for a little less time prevent this from happening again. <br/><br/>Fortunately, my pie ended up being just a tad too brown, but not at all burned. It was a wonderful twist on regular pumpkin pie. The crust is very rich and I may add even less butter next time. Thank you for the recipe SaraBeth!
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I made this crust with pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner. My family raved about it! I altered the recipe slightly in the following ways: I used didn't toast the pecans to save time. I used 10 Biscoff cookies instead of graham crackers, which ends up being 2/3 cup of crumbs. I used salted butter because I didn't have any unsalted butter on hand. I omitted the nutmeg since the Biscoff cookies have enough flavor to them. And I used just 2 tablespoons of butter. <br/><br/>Here's my method: I added whole pecans and whole Biscoff cookies to my Vita-Mix, then added the spices. This saved so much time! Then I transferred the mixture to a bowl and incorporated the butter and vanilla. Once in the oven the crust browned very quickly so using untoasted pecans seemed to work out. When I actually baked my pumpkin pie, the crust almost burned! I had to cover the whole pie with aluminum foil to protect it. Next time, I plan to bake the crust for a little less time prevent this from happening again. <br/><br/>Fortunately, my pie ended up being just a tad too brown, but not at all burned. It was a wonderful twist on regular pumpkin pie. The crust is very rich and I may add even less butter next time. Thank you for the recipe SaraBeth!
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