Making your own homemade graham cracker crust is quick and amazingly easy. The ingredients are minimal and easy to keep on hand for whenever the mood to make a pie hits you.

You’ll need graham crackers (or graham cracker crumbs), granulated sugar, brown sugar, unsalted butter, and cinnamon (optional).

To prepare your own graham cracker crumbs, either pulverize the graham cracker sheets in a food processor or place them in a large ziplock back and use a rolling pin to crush them into fine, sandy crumbs. I’ve used both methods, and one works just as well as the other, although with the food processor it’s definitely easier and faster to attain the consistent crumb consistency you will want for your crust.

Add the sugars, melted butter, and optional cinnamon, and blend together until the crumb mixture is well-combined and looks slightly damp throughout.

Transfer the crumb mixture to your pie or tart pan, and press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan with a pastry tamper, or the bottom of clean glass or measuring cup. Press the crumbs up the sides of the pan, tidy up the top edges, and pop it into the oven to bake for about 10 minutes.

Generally, you’ll want to make your pie crust as the first step of your recipe, so the crust has time to cool while you prepare the filling.

Check out my video where I show you just how easy it is to make your own homemade crusts for pie and tart pans!