Creative Cheesecake Crusts

Published on Thursday, December 3, 2009, by Caitlin McGrath / Edit Post

Many cheesecake recipes call for a classic graham-cracker crust, but the flavor of the crust is limited only by your imagination. Choose one that complements your filling, and get creative.

"You can use practically any cookie to make a crust," says Cherylptw. "Just pulse it to make crumbs and add a little butter to bind." Hounds like using chocolate wafers, gingersnaps, sugar cookies, and digestive biscuits. If you use Oreos or other cream-filled cookies, you don't even need butter, says nemo; the cream filling acts as a binder.

Crumbs made from dry cake or other day-old baked goods also work great, says chowser. And hotoynoodle suggests a nut crust, made from ground nuts, butter, and sugar.

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  • I make my cheese cake crust using:
    1 cup coarsely ground walnuts
    1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers
    1 cup finely crushed graham crackers
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1/2 cup sugar
    4 Tbs. butter, melted
    You just mix well and press into your springform pan, going up the sides and bake at 350F for 3 to 5 minutes.