Kitchen

[house_cat]

Can those store bought graham cracker crusts that I have in my pantry be baked?  I was thinking of making a quick pumpkin pie for DH and myself, but really don't feel like fussing with pie crust today.

[CAcableGirl2]

@house_cat   Yes, I believe so.  I use a graham cracker crust for my cheesecakes, so I'm sure you can use it for a pumpkin pie. 

[house_cat]

@CAcableGirl2 

Duh!  So do I! Why didn't I think of that?  I bake my cheesecakes in a water bath, but I don't think it will make much of a difference.  Thanks for hitting me upside the head with that response!

[mom2four0418]

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@house_cat wrote:

Can those store bought graham cracker crusts that I have in my pantry be baked?  I was thinking of making a quick pumpkin pie for DH and myself, but really don't feel like fussing with pie crust today.

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Yes, you can. Speaking of which, I tried a new dessert recipe for Thanksgiving, Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. Rather than use a crushed graham cracker crust, I crushed ginger snaps. They came out perfectly, and requests were made to bake them again. 🙂

[sunshine 919]

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@house_cat wrote:

Can those store bought graham cracker crusts that I have in my pantry be baked?  I was thinking of making a quick pumpkin pie for DH and myself, but really don't feel like fussing with pie crust today.

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I crush graham crackers right from the box and add some butter and bake them

[cindyNC]

@mom2four0418  Years ago I had a pumpkin pie that used ginger snaps for the crust.  Everytime I baked that pie, the crust burned - tried all the tricks I knew. I just gave up and threw out the recipe. 

[house_cat]

@mom2four0418 

I saw that recipe, or a similar one, in a publication recently and almost made it.  I'm glad they turned out well. I think I'll save it and try it next year.

@cindyNC 

The crust got a little dark at the top, but not burned. I did use a silicone crust cover while baking it.

[wagirl]

Not sure you need to bake it---have never baked a store bought one before, just the ones I made.