VANILLA WAFER-ALMOND PIE CRUST

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Make and share this Vanilla Wafer-Almond Pie Crust recipe from Food.com.

Provided by skat5762

Categories Dessert

Time 17m

Yield 1 pie crust

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

40 vanilla wafer cookies (yield apprx. 1 1/4 cup crumbs)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup thinly sliced almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Process cookies in food processor until finely ground.
Combine crumbs, butter, salt, vanilla and almonds, stirring until crumbs are moistened.
Press mixture evenly across 9-inch pie plate.
Bake crust until crisp, about 7 minutes.
Let cool completely before filling.
Crust may also be wrapped tightly in plastic and frozen up to one month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1862.3, Fat 122.4, SaturatedFat 49.7, Cholesterol 152.7, Sodium 1150.2, Carbohydrate 177.9, Fiber 8.9, Sugar 2.3, Protein 18.6