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This easy Vanilla Wafer Crust recipe, made with store-bought Nilla wafers, is the perfect simple pie crust option. This no-bake option adds a deliciously sweet and crunchy base to many types of pies.
- Prep Time: 00:05
- Cook Time: 00:10
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 (9") pie crust
- Category: Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, more as needed
- 2 cups (8 ounces) vanilla wafer crumbs (about 27 wafers), more as needed
- 2 tablespoons (25 grams) granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together the vanilla wafer crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt. The mixture should be damp, like wet sand, and will hold together when squeezed. If it is too dry, add more melted butter, a tablespoon at a time. If it’s too wet, add more crumbs, a tablespoon at a time, until it’s the correct consistency.
- Pour the crumbs into a 9-inch pie plate and press them up the sides to form the edges first. Once the edges are formed, work the crumbs down to evenly distribute them into the bottom of the pie plate. Then, pack them down into an even layer using a flat-bottomed cup or measuring cup.
- The crumb crust can be baked in a 350ºF preheated oven for 10 minutes for a more toasted flavor, or this step can be skipped and the pie crust be frozen before filling.
Notes
For a fun twist, replace 2 ounces of the vanilla wafers with 2 ounces of pecans, walnuts or slivered almonds before processing into crumbs. They add an additional flavor and textural component.
Certain vanilla wafers may have a drier texture than others. Adjust the amount of butter or crumbs needed to get the correct consistency for shaping the crumb crust.
This recipe was tested using Diamond Crystal coarse kosher salt. If you use Morton's kosher salt or fine salt, decrease the volume by half. See this Salt Guide for more information about how salt affects your cooking and baking.
Find it online: https://everydaypie.com/vanilla-wafer-crust/