Cereal Pie Crust

• breakfast cereal (flaked or puffed)6 cups
• butter↗1⁄2 cup

  melted

• sugar↗1⁄4 cup

  (omit if the cereal if presweetened)

• cinnamon↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Roll or grind the breakfast cereal. There should be 1 1/2 cups after crushing.

2. 2

   Combine with the melted butter, sugar (if using), and cinnamon.

3. 3

   An easy way to form the crust is after mixing to press another pie pan of the same diameter firmly into the dough. When the top pan is removed a crust of even thickness is underneath.

4. 4

   Trim any excess that is forced to the top edge.

5. 5

   Crumb crusts need not be baked before filling, but if used unbaked, must be first chilled thoroughly or the filling will immediately disintegrate the crust.

6. 6

   If baked before filling, they require a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. It is best to cool the empty baked shell before filling.

7. 7

   Fill a prebaked shell with chiffon fillings, bavarian creams, or gelatin whips topped with sweetened whipped cream, or with custard or fruit filling, which may be covered with a high meringue.