Mock Graham Cracker Crust

Mock Graham Cracker Crust

Here is my version of a Mock Graham Cracker Crust

1/4 cup butter, softened
1/8 t. Sweetzfree (tapped) approx 12 or 13 drops (1/2 c. sweetener)
2 T. granular erythritol
1 egg (1 carb)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup almond flour (6 carbs)
3 T. wheat protein isolate 5000 (1 carb)
1 T. Resistant Wheat Starch (1 carb)
1 T. wheat bran (1 carb)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, egg, Sweetzfree and vanilla till well combined.
Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture; beat until combined and smooth.
Scoop a tablespoon of dough and place on greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 – 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: I made 6 cookies as equal as I could and browned them to be as crunchy as I could to help with the next step.

Each of the 6 cookies makes about 1/4 c. of crumbs so depending on what size crust you are making,
you will use 5 cookies for an 8 inch or 6 cookies for a 9 inch crust.

If you make an 8 inch crust then you get a free cookie to eat while you are making the crust Laugh

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In a small mixing bowl combined 1/4 c. of melted butter with the crumbs from 5 cookies (approx. 1 1/4 c.)
for a 8 inch crust or 1/3 c. of melted butter with the crumbs from 6 cookies (approx. 1 1/2 c.) for a 9 inch crust.
In my opinion the crumbs at this point were sweet enough but you might want to test to see if it suits the sweetness of what you are making and adjust to taste.

Press mixture firmly against bottom and side of pie plate.
Bake in a 350 oven 10 to 12 min.

A Nabisco double square graham cracker is 20 carbs.
To make an 8 inch crust takes 8 double square graham cracker or 160 carbs.
To make a 9 inch crust takes 10 double square graham cracker or 200 carbs.
My Low-carb version is 8 carbs for an 8 inch crust or 10 carbs for a 9 in crust.

Variation:
To make a chocolate flavor crust add the following to the above recipe.

1 oz. (1 square)unsweetened bakers chocolate (finely grated)
6 drops Sweetzfree

add these ingredients as is to the butter mixture above before combining with the dry ingredients.

this adds about 4 carbs to the crust.

Enjoy!