How to Make Graham Cracker Crumbs

Donna Daniels
Graham cracker crumbs are used in many recipes including pie crust and the bottom layer of many types of bars. You can use them in cheese cake recipes or your for individual pies. You can buy the graham cracker crumbs that you need for your recipes or you can easily make them yourself. Making graham cracker crumbs is easy and if you like to use graham cracker crumbs it can be a money saver.

You can buy already made graham cracker crumbs in a bag or box or already pre-made into a pie shell. Buying your graham crackers crumbs already made is quick and time saving but it can cost you more then if you make the graham cracker crumbs yourself.

When you make your own graham cracker crumbs all you need is the graham crackers, a rolling pin and a sealable plastic bag.

To make graham cracker crumbs take the plastic bag and put in some crumbled graham crackers. Then seal the plastic bag well so the crumbs you make can't escape out of the plastic bag.

After your crumbled graham crackers are in the plastic bag take the plastic bag full of crumbled graham crackers and lay it flat on a flat surface like a counter top.

Take the rolling pin and roll it over the plastic bag full of graham cracker crumbles. Keep rolling the rolling pin over the plastic bag of graham cracker until you see that the graham crackers are turning into crumbs. You can see where the rolling pin needs to go as you roll it over the plastic bag. Try to get all the large pieces of graham cracker to crumble.

When you are done you should have a plastic bag of graham cracker crumbs to use for all your favorite recipes needing graham cracker crumbs. You can store any graham cracker crumbs that you don't use in the plastic bag for future use. The graham cracker crumbs will stay good to use in a plastic bag for a long time.

Making your own graham cracker crumbs is easy and it doesn't take much time. You can make as many or as few graham cracker crumbs as you wish. If you keep a box of graham crackers in the house you will always have a supply of graham crackers to make graham cracker crumbs with. Plus you will have extra graham crackers to snack on.

Published by Donna Daniels

Donna is a naturalist who enjoys many things including writing. Her family is most important but she also enjoys animals, history and doing historic crafts, organic gardening, natural health and traveling e...  View profile

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  • george from uk4/15/2011

    where can you buy graham crumbs

  • dumball4/11/2011

    Can you do this with corn flakes too?

  • Linda6/11/2010

    I use them for crust for custard pies.

  • Linda6/11/2010

    I was hoping to find out how long these crumbs can be stored. Article says a long time, but how long is a long time?
    Any danger of weevils or the like forming in long stored graham cracker crumbs? Anyone know?

  • Gerle12/22/2008

    How many crackers does it take to make a cup of crumbs?

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