Too many ginger snap cookies

[shanta]

I have a few boxes of ginger snap cookies and wanted to use them as a pie crust or in any other recipes...

Can ginger snap cookies be used in a pie crust? What kind of filling would you suggest?

Anyone tried it?

Any recipes or ideas that use ginger snap cookies?

[judiu]

Pumpkin cheesecake, or pumpkin mousse pie come immediately to mind.

[kthull]

This peach cheesecake is delicious!

[momlovestocook]

pumpkin cheesecake recipe

there is also a recipe on epicurious for pumpkin pie(from the pie and pastry bible) that uses gingersnap cookies-you press them into your pie crust to keep it from getting soggy.

Sandra

[Carolyn Tillie]

Ginger Crunch Cake with Strawberry Sauce is a huge favorite in our house...

[K8memphis]

You can make sauerbraten and/or make crust for key lime pie with it. Houston's key lime pie is made this way and it is sooo good.

[rcarter]

I use gingersnaps as a crust for banoffee pie. They are also good served with brie.

[chefcyn]

there is also a recipe on epicurious for pumpkin pie(from the pie and pastry bible) that uses gingersnap cookies-you press them into your pie crust to keep it from getting soggy.

Sandra

This is fabulous! I use it every time I make pumpkin pie now! The cream cheese crust is also an excellent change from the regular pie crust for this pie!

Edited December 20, 2004 by chefcyn (log)

[jgarner53]

lemon cheesecake

[SethG]

Rose Levy Beranbaum also uses gingersnaps pressed into the top of the crust for her pumkin pie-- I tried it this year and it worked out very well.

[Luckylies]

gingersnap molasses ice cream...

[shanta]

Thanks, all, for the recipes and ideas! I'll try these in the next few days and report back

:)