Sooz, I'm not sure if this is what you're asking, but this is what I do for a 9" pie. Mix 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs with 2 T. sugar and 6 T. melted butter. Bake in preheated 350 oven for about 8 minutes and cool before filling. The amount of sugar depends on preference. Some people add more sugar (maybe up to 1/4 cup) but 2 T. is good for me.

ETA - Just wanted to add the last chocolate cream pie I made had a buttery, flaky crust, but a graham cracker crust sounds good to me, too.

Graham cracker crumbs can make a suitable crust for just about any type of cream pie. And most cheesecakes for that matter. IMO, the only time cinnamon is involved is if you were to use cinnamon flavored grahams. It has never been an added ingredient in any cracker crumb crust recipe I've seen. Usually when you want that sort of flavor, it is a gingersnap crust used.

chloebud's recipe is pretty standard...

^Definitely very suitable for cream pies and cheesecakes since crumb crusts hold up well with chilling. I've seen recipes that call for cinnamon but it's usually optional. Agree gingersnaps are often used...I know I have.

Crumb crusts usually have better texture and flavor after baking. The only crumb crusts I don't bake are those I make with Nabisco Famous Chocolate Waters. The flavor and texture seem better to me when not baked.

You're nice. :) That is, for making a pie to order. My own druthers are for thinner crusts, whether rolled, crumb or tart. I've actually rolled out graham cracker crumb crust between plastic wrap to make it thin. But I tell you just if you hadn't thought of it and like the idea. Nothing wrong with a pressed in the dish crust. I even have a little roller for getting it even. But you can roll out if you want to.

Thanks, everyone, for ringing in here!

Also always use a graham cracker crust for a chocolate pie....like S'mores but with whipped cream instead of marshmallow. But I'll bet you could do a merangue topping and brown it.

Wondering how on earth pillog could roll out a graham cracker crust and manage to get it into the pie plate?? Recipe please?

Years ago I made a cheese cake that called for Zwieback crumbs....It was lovely. But i haven't seen Zwieback in the stores in years!

Linda, it's all about the plastic wrap. I don't remember the specific recipe, but I think it was standard. I haven't made a crumb crust for years. There was a Martha Stewart GF recipe more than a dozen years ago that had GF flour and egg, and was a good crust when baked but a dreadful mess of a slurry when mixed up. I learned from one of the comments to roll between plastic to make that—it came out really well and I've been doing that on general principles for any pie since. It does raise the proportion of butter not rolling in flour, but it hasn't been an issue. Without extra wide wrap, you need a good six inches overlap to keep two pieces together enough in the middle. Rolling and lifting on a Silpat makes handling easier.

Thanks linda and plllog!

I've had chocolate pie with graham cracker crust before, and I think it's quite good.

I cannot imagine trying to roll a graham cracker crust, or why you'd want to! The only way I've ever done it was to press it into the pan - you can make it as thin or thick as you like.

LOL! It's just easier to get it really thin. But maybe that's just me.

I think you need to make an instructional video for us! In my mind, thinner would be even more difficult to move to a pie pan without it breaking apart.

Again, between layers of plastic wrap. I don't have any graham crackers or anything, but I'll try to remember to get some. It would be good with banana, and I have some that could make pie. And I didn't say it wouldn't break apart. But the kind of tear you get without gluten. Easily reparable with a few pats. in making whole wheat crusts, I figured out that a lot of people develop gluten while rolling out. I have, too, but try really hard not to.

Do you have a Target near you? My store shows them in stock. I don't always think of them for groceries, but I do buy a few things there - like Cheese Its in snack packs for my grandson's lunches. I don't shop too many regular grocery stores that carry that kind of food (the food co-op and farmer's market, fish market, meat market, etc), but I've been able to get some stuff at Target. You can order through their app and they will bring to your car.

I can get Honey Maid. They're just a sad echo of the real thing and I don't want them. Apparently, they're ”healthier” now. And cardboard-like. And they changed TJ's over to this new kind as well. No.

I can still find graham crackers locally, from regular Honey Maid, to low calorie Honey Maid, and with or without cinnamon. Sugar and butter should take care of any "healthier" options!

I can get them but they're wrong.