Chocolate Wafer Crust Recipes

CHOCOLATE-WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse ground chocolate wafers, butter, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a food processor until well combined.
• Pat mixture into a 9-inch pie dish, pressing firmly into bottom and up sides. Bake until crust is fragrant and darkens slightly, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Mix crumbs and melted butter or margarine until well blended. Press into an 8 or 9 inch pie plate. Chill until firm.

CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Spray a 9-inch glass pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a small saucepan stir together butter and 1 ounce chocolate until melted and combined.
• Finely grind the chocolate wafer crumbs in a processor.
• Add in the chocolate/butter mixture to the processor and mix until the crumbs are moistened.
• Press into the prepared pie plate.
• Freeze until firm (about 30 minutes).

CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse wafers until finely ground. Add butter, sugar, and salt, and process until well combined. Press mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until crust is firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE WAFER COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla; beat to combine. With the mixer on low speed, add flour mixture, and beat to combine, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Press dough into 10-inch springform pan as instructed in Raspberry-Swirl Cheesecake recipe.