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Graham Wafer Crumbs?

Guest andie

By Guest andie
in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips

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Guest andie
Guest andie
Posted

Hi. Fairly new at this diet. Trying to cook for father and son. Does anyone have a substitute for graham wafer crumbs in a cheesecake?

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sparkles Contributor
sparkles
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Try Pamela's Shortbread cookies. It will be a different taste.... but they are good and do not leave a funny taste in your mouth.

kbabe1968 Enthusiast
kbabe1968
Posted

I like to use Mi-del's Arrowroot Animal Crackers. I add a touch of sugar and cinnamon, as well as the butter to the crumbs to press into the pan. I don't notice a difference at all.

:)

Generic Apprentice
Generic
Posted

Kinininick (SP?) makes a gluten-free graham cracker crust. It tastes like the real thing. They have a website if you can't find them locally.

Katydid Apprentice
Katydid
Posted

I have also used crushed gluten-free corn flake crumbs with sugar and cinnamon added and it realy is quite good.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

Another cookie that you could crush is Kinnikinnick's KinniKritters. It's also Dairy/Casein Free (probably not a problem if you are making cheesecake :P ) and egg free. Like the Midel arrowroot cookies, I'd add some butter and maybe/maybe not on the sugar - depends on how sweet you want it.

Juliet Newbie
Juliet
Posted

I like to use Mi-Del gluten free pecan sandies and ginger snaps for crumbs, too. Also, Harvest Valley makes rice bran crackers that taste an awful lot like graham crackers but not quite as soft. They'd probably make a good crust.

And you can also make a crust using pulverized almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, etc. Here's a link off of Whole Foods website:

Open Original Shared Link

And here's another link that has the pie crust listed near the bottom:

Open Original Shared Link

You don't have to use almonds - it's just relatively easy to find almond meal (you can even get it at Trader Joe's).

Depending on the cheesecake, I think a toasted pecan crust would be heavenly!

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azmom Newbie
azmom
Posted

I second the vote for the Kinnikinnick graham crumbs..they are just as good as the regular ones. Their Chocolate Cookie crumbs are also delicious to use as pie crust.

JennyC Enthusiast
JennyC
Posted

I use the Kinnikinnick crumbs and/or make a nut crust. Both are delicious.

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