The crust is the best part of cheesecakes. These are three simple and easy recipes for homemade cheesecake crust from scratch. Include the classic crust, as well as, the graham cracker crust from scratch.
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Have you ever wanted to make a cheesecake and then realized you have not graham crackers, digestive biscuits or Oreo cookies too for the cheesecake crust? It's happened to me more than once.
Honestly, I'm not one to drive to the supermarket every time I don't have an ingredient. In fact, quite the opposite. I look for ways I can substitute. So, when I don't have graham crackers, or other cookies for my cheesecakes and bars I just make it myself from scratch. Over time it has become the most preferred crust in our family.
So, today I'm making another addition to my baking basics series. Here are another one of those basic recipes you want to have on hand if you bake often.
Below you will find 2 different versions of my crust
- Homemade Graham Cracker Crust from scratch
- Shortcrust pastry-based cheesecake crust or Chocolate shortcrust pastry-based cheesecake crust.
Step by step instructions
Graham cracker crust
- In a food processor pulse the flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter.
- Add the egg and pulse some more.
- Lastly, add the milk and let it all come together
- Pour the mixture into a springform pan and press into the base firmly with the back of a spoon.
- Chill for about 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C / 380 F for about 10 to 12 minutes until nice a golden brown.
- Top with cheesecake batter bake further or chill for an unbaked cheesecake.
Shortcrust
This is the one I use most!! It's simple, quick and easy. The best part is, you can control the amount of sugar as well as butter.
- Combine sugar, (and cocoa) into the flour - mix well.
- Cut the chilled butter into cubes.
- Using a pastry blender or fork and cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Add the water - mix well to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a springform pan and press into the base firmly with the back of a spoon.
- Chill for about 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C / 380 F for about 10 to 12 minutes until nice a golden brown.
- Top with cheesecake batter bake further or chill for an unbaked cheesecake.
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Homemade Cheesecake Crust from Scratch
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Ingredients
Enough for one 9-inch spring foam pan
Graham cracker crust
- 1 cup (125 g) All Purpose flour
- 1 cup (120 g) Whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) Sugar
- 4 oz (113 g) Butter unsalted, chilled, cubed
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 Egg large
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Milk
Shortcrust
Vanilla based
Instructions
Graham cracker crust
- In a food processor pulse the flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter.
- Add the egg and pulse some more.
- Lastly, add the milk and let it all come together
- Pour the mixture into a springform pan and press into the base firmly with the back of a spoon.
- Chill for about 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C / 380 F for about 10 to 12 minutes until nice a golden brown.
- Top with cheesecake batter bake further or chill for an unbaked cheesecake.
Shortcrust (vanilla and chocolate)
- Combine sugar, (and cocoa) into the flour – mix well.
- Cut the chilled butter into cubes.
- Using a pastry blender or fork and cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Add the water – mix well to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a springform pan and press into the base firmly with the back of a spoon.
- Chill for about 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C / 380 F for about 10 to 12 minutes until nice a golden brown.
- Top with cheesecake batter bake further or chill for an unbaked cheesecake.
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Julia
Mad the plain one and didn’t even end up using it. I was picturing a shortbread kind of cookie crust and this was like pie crust or biscuit dough. Total fail and not what I was picturing for a cheesecake crust.
Veena Azmanov
Sorry to hear that but tHat's exactly what it says, Julia.
Shortcrust is sweet pie crust, so yes it will be close to a pie dough which is usually perfect for a cheesecake.
The Graham cracker crust is similar to the cookie dough texture also great for cheesecake.
Trish
Thank you Veena for these wonderful variations on home made crusts. Love that there are such great options (without buying crackers or cookies to make the crust). Happy baking !
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Trish