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Cinnamon Cookie Pie Crust

November 20, 2010 by Erica 34 Comments

Cookie Pie Crust

I’m currently in love with this pie crust, so I had to share it ASAP, given that it is “pie season”, or at least I know many folks are making pies soon. This crust is made using the cinnamon cookie dough, which happens to be a reader favorite. I plan to make several pies, including blackberry, apple and possibly pumpkin, and I’m using this crust (at least for the bottom portion of the pie).

This pie crust tastes a lot like a graham cracker crust. A really great thing about it is that it does not get soggy – at all – which is a minor feat for an almond flour-based crust.

The pie in the first photo is pumpkin ice cream pie, which came out smashing – it tastes just like pumpkin pie. I used cream and whole milk to make the ice cream, but you can use coconut milk or almond milk. I would suggest using extra-concentrated versions of coconut or almond milk to get the ice cream thick. Alternatively you can add gelatin or butter to the milk to thicken it.

Pumpking ice cream sandwiches

If you have extra ice cream, it pairs well with cookies, especially the cinnamon cookies. I had some cut-out cookies hanging around, so I used those to make pumpkin pie ice cream sandwiches.

Tip If you’re going to make the pumpkin ice cream pie, add the ice cream to the cooled pie crust, and freeze for about 1 hour.  Cover it with plastic or other wrap, sealed as tightly as possible. About 10 minutes before serving, take it out to defrost a bit.

Pumpkin pie To use this pie crust to make pumpkin pie, first press the pie crust into a pie dish and freeze it for about 30 minutes. Then pour the custard filling into the pie dish and bake at 275 degrees F for 60 minutes, or until the custard is set. This will prevent the crust from burning.

Cinnamon Cookie Pie Crust (and pumpkin ice cream)

Cinnamon Pie Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2 cups of blanched almond flour
  • 1/3 cup of honey
  • 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 300°F.
  2. Combine all the dry ingredients and blend well.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and blend well.
  4. Press the dough evenly in a pie dish you are going to bake in. I place the dough in the center of the pie dish and then press it outwards with my fingers.
  5. Bake the crust for about 20 minutes, or until it is completely browned. It will rise a bit, and that’s ok.

Pumpkin Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of heavy cream (or concentrated almond or coconut milk; simmer the milk until it is reduced by about a third and you have 2 cups of milk; coconut cream is another option)
  • 1 cup of milk (coconut, almond)
  • 1 vanilla bean (or about 1 tablespoon of vanilla)
  • 3/4 cup of pureed roasted squash or canned pumpkin (butternut squash is the best)
  • 1/2 cup of honey (or maple syrup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon of allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cloves

Method

  1. Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for about 10 minutes (until small bubbles form on the side). Stir occasionally.
  2. Turn the heat off and let the mixture cool for about 20 minutes.
  3. Once the mixture has cooled, place it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
  4. Place the mixture in an ice cream maker and churn away.
  5. Seal the ice cream and store in the freezer. To defrost, leave it out at room temperature for about 10 minutes.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian Tagged With: almond flour, pumpkin

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  1. Laila

    July 4, 2018 at 6:18 pm

    I just used your cookie crust recipe to go with my cinnamon/coconut sugar cheesecake, and it tastes diviiiiine. Nice and soft too. Thanks for this awesome recipe! 🙂

    Reply
    • Erica

      July 5, 2018 at 7:21 am

      Yes, love this pie crust!

      Reply
  2. Gillian

    September 28, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    Hi Erica,

    How do you make concentrated almond or coconut milk? And how much gelatin would you suggest adding to thicken the milk if it’s not concentrated?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Erica

      September 28, 2012 at 7:16 pm

      You can simmer the milk to make it more concentrated. I’m on the road somican’t chech my notes but a rough estimate is 1 teaspoon of gelatin for each quart.

      Reply
  3. cryste cole

    November 24, 2011 at 7:55 am

    when you say “pumpkin custard” do you use the same mixture that you use for this icecream recipe or do you use your other “pumpkin pie” mixture? Love the flavor of this one!

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 24, 2011 at 9:18 am

      The custard is referring to the traditional pumpkin pie custard (or filling).

      Reply
  4. kristy

    November 21, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Erika, the updates you posted to not burn the crust, will that work for the pumpkin/squash pie also?

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 22, 2011 at 8:20 am

      Yes 🙂

      Reply
  5. Michelle

    November 19, 2011 at 11:50 am

    Have 2 cups of cream that expires today and a real pie pumpkin, with my newly acquired from scratch roasted pumpkin recipe thanks to you…did not know what to make so searched your site and remembered this recipe, a great pre Thanksgiving treat for this weekend if we can’t wait til Thanksgiving!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and thanks again for all the yummy recipes! (:

    Reply
  6. Erica

    December 5, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Update to this post: To use this pie crust to make pumpkin pie, first press the pie crust into a pie dish and freeze it for about 30 minutes. Then pour the custard filling into the pie dish and bake at 275 degrees F for 60 minutes, or until the custard is set. This will prevent the crust from burning.

    Reply
    • inna

      January 5, 2011 at 3:21 pm

      thanks fo rthis site. is is awsome. i will try this with custard and let you know how it goes with this adice thanks

      Reply
  7. Susan

    November 26, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Good ideas, as usual. Doing the crust edge separately is logical. I will mess around with this in the future and get back to you if I come up with anything. Like I am curious about a lower temperature longer, or even heating the custard through but catching it before it sets, then putting it in the shell.

    Reply
  8. Susan

    November 26, 2010 at 9:59 am

    this is an awesome recipe. I made it with the coconut milk and it was super. Only glitch was the edge of the crust burned even though I covered it in foil, but I just cut that off.

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 26, 2010 at 10:25 am

      I used this crust yesterday for pumpkin pie – I froze it in the pie dish for about an hour before I added the pumpkin custard, and yes, it did burn on the edges (even though I covered it as well). Nice idea to just cut the burnt edge off. Another idea I have for next time is to cut off the edge before you bake the pie, and then in the last 15 minutes, take the pie out of the oven and place a layer of crust back on the exposed edge. In any case, it was good. Wish there was a way to pre-bake the custard or shorten the baking time.

      Reply
  9. Cheryl

    November 24, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    Yep, that helps!

    Reply
  10. Cheryl

    November 24, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    When you measure out the almond flour, do you pack it?

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 24, 2010 at 5:29 pm

      I’m not too careful about measuring, to be honest. But I never pack the flour down or level it. Hope that helps.

      Reply
  11. Michelle

    November 22, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    Erica,
    Just want to let you know that the pie was a big hit with my kids…They loved it and so did I. I sprinkled a litte cinnamon on top for added color. What a great taste combo…you are quite the creative chef!The icecream and crust were sweet, but not too much. Your recipes are a staple in our household.

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 22, 2010 at 11:27 pm

      Glad it all went well. Yes, I like that it’s not too sweet. Best wishes!

      Reply
  12. Victoria Boundy

    November 22, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Sounds delicious! Any substitute for the almond flour that you might recommend (more tradit. sub.)? Whole wheat flour? If so, what amounts would you recommend?

    Thanks much!

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm

      great idea – I think I would sub the almond flour with whole wheat pastry four. It is much finer than almond flour, but it has a great flavor. I guess regular whole wheat flour would work as well. You’ve peaked my curiousity, so I may try this today, or soon 🙂

      Reply
      • Victoria Boundy

        November 22, 2010 at 2:28 pm

        Thank you Erica – I’ll try it (and let you know how it goes).

        Reply
  13. michelle

    November 22, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Thanks for another great recipe. I had to make this before we left town for a pre Thanksgiving treat and plan to serve it for desert tonight with our dairy dinner. It looks delicious. The crust is cooling and the icecream is in my icecream maker now, to be added later. Only thing I changed was I whipped by hand the pumpkin mix because I did not want to heat the milk…I use raw milk and did not want to chance killing the good bacteria, enzymes…but I tasted it mixed and the flavors seemed to blend and I tasted the icecream while thickening and it tastes good…so will see what the family thinks. I have taken your chocolate chip cookie dough recipe and used it for pie crust and added chocolate(carob for us due to sensitivities) chip icecream to make a pie and it has been delicious, so I do like the cookie dough crust idea!! Thanks again and hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family!!!

    Reply
  14. Karen

    November 21, 2010 at 12:51 am

    Well, I’m loving this pie crust idea. Now. If I were making a traditional pumpkin pie, would I make the crust and put the filling in and then bake it all at once? Or would I bake the crust part way and then put the filling in and bake the pie? I love the idea of it not getting soggy but I don’t know if that would work if you didn’t prebake the crust. And if you prebake the crust, I’m concerned that baking the pumpkin pie would over cook the crust.

    I have to say, I love your site. You and Elana are my favorites. I can’t do gluten, casein, or soy and I am in love with nut flour since leaning paleo has helped with a whole host of issues. Thank you for such great ideas. I especially LOVE and go to your fig newtons….which BTW are super with homemade (no sweetner added) applebutter.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 21, 2010 at 8:46 am

      Thanks Karen! Yum – apple butter. Anyway, good question! Happens to be one that I’m asking myself right now because I’m about to do just the same. With all of my pies, I bake the pie crust separately, for the most part, and cook the filling, mostly separately, and then combine the two for a bit in the oven to brown the top. If you look at my other pie recipes (apple, cherry) I cooked the pie in two parts: crust and filling. I’ve never used this crust with pumpkin before, so what I’m going to do is bake this pie crust enough to brown the top, and then bake the pumpkin pie filling in the crust. I’ll also cover the part of the crust that is showing so it doesn’t burn (which can happen with any pie crust). Hope that helps.

      Reply
      • Andrea

        November 22, 2010 at 8:32 pm

        I’m curious if you’ve tried cooking the crust partially yet? I used this crust and your pumpkin pie recipe and it burned. It tasted fantastic, but burned. Before I saw this reply thread I was going to ask the same thing today. I love these recipes and feel like I’ve almost perfected them…

        Reply
        • Erica

          November 22, 2010 at 11:25 pm

          Andrea – not yet. That’s tomorrow. Did you bake the crust completely and then bake the pumpkin custard – or did you bake the crust half-way?

          Reply
          • Andrea

            November 24, 2010 at 8:47 am

            I baked the crust fully, then baked the custard inside. Next, didn’t bake the crust at all, which was less burnt but mushy near the custard.

            Reply
            • Erica

              November 26, 2010 at 10:26 am

              Try freezing the pie crust in the pie dish for about an hour, and then add the custard.

              Reply

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  1/2  250  130
    1  275  140
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