10 Unique Pie Crust Recipes
If you love pies but haven’t had a lot of success with homemade pie crusts, you’ve still got time to try out some new recipes before your holiday guests arrive.
I scoured the internet and found 10 recipes that should cover everyone’s needs. Whether you prefer traditional pie crusts, or follow a gluten free or paleo diet, there is a pie crust for you.
10 Unique Pie Crusts:
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Ultimate Pie Crust Guide – Handle the Heat
If you are looking for a traditional flaky pie crust but you simply haven’t found a great recipe yet, Handle the Heat’s pie crust comparison is just what you need. Not only do you get 6 recipes you can try, but the writer shares the positives and negatives of each variation.
Cauliflower Crust – Of the Hearth
Let me first qualify that this cauliflower pie crust was paired with a savory quiche instead of a sweet desert. That said, it’s a great option for people on diets who avoid grains. I pinned this recipe a while ago onto my Pinterest pantry board, and it’s been a huge hit.
If you try it, I’d love to hear in the comments below how it turns out.
Coconut Oil Crust – Call Me PMC
I recently received a big jar of coconut oil as a Klout perk. I haven’t opened it yet, but when I saw this recipe I had to include it in this pie crust collection.
Coconut Crust – Premeditated Leftovers
While I’m not a huge fan of coconut, I know a lot of people love it. If you are one of those people and follow a paleo or gluten-free diet, this coconut pie crust could be your solution.
Chocolate Crust – Simply Scratch
Who doesn’t love a chocolate pie crust? This recipe takes a fairly traditional flaky crust and adds cocoa to turn it chocolate. I think this would be amazing with a banana cream pie!
Oat Crumble Crust – Serious Eats
I am a huge fan of oatmeal, so when I saw this pie crust that resembles a graham cracker crust but uses oatmeal instead, I new it was one I’ll need to try.
Graham Cracker Crust – Crazy for Crust
Speaking of graham cracker pie crusts…I just love them. This blogger shares two versions, both bake and non-bake versions. It looks so easy there is no reason to ever buy a store bought graham cracker crust again.
Whole Wheat Pie Crust – Heavenly Homemakers
I’ve been doing a lot of baking in the last few years with whole wheat flour, so it’s natural I would want to try it in a pie crust.
Have you every had a whole wheat pie crust?
Paleo Pecan Pie Crust – Elana’s Pantry
I don’t follow a paleo diet, but I love pecans (and walnuts). This crust looks like a great alternative to a flaky style pie crust.
Cinnamon Roll Pie Crust – Tablespoon
I’m including this pie crust as more of a concept than as the actual recipe. If you have spent much time reading here, you’ll know that I try hard to avoid processed food as ingredients in my cooking. If I’m going to cook from scratch, I don’t see any reason to start with a cake mix.
While this recipe does use a store bought refrigerated crust, I see no reason why you can’t do this with any traditional flaky pie crust. I think it would be fabulous with apple pie.
What filling would you put in a cinnamon roll crust?
Find more recipes on my Pantry Pinterest board.
My pantry pinterest board is where I share my DIY recipes for ingredients needed to make other recipes. I try my best to avoid processed food, cooking from scratch when possible. So I’m always in search of ways to make things like pie crust.
Follow Karen Goodman’s board Recipe Box – Pantry on Pinterest.
Do you have a favorite pie crust recipe?
