Over 40 of the Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipes!

This roundup of the best gluten-free pie crust recipes made its debut here on gfe last year, but I had to update it with a few more critical recipes this year. There are over 40 recipes here!

They run from super simple, no-roll press-in-the-pan crusts to simple grain-free pie crusts to fancy lattice pie crusts to alternative ingredient crusts, and, well, everything in between. There are “just gluten-free” recipes, dairy-fee recipes, egg-free recipes, paleo recipes, vegan recipes, and more. Whatever type of pie crust you need, it’s here!

While I’m a HUGE fan of crustless pies and encourage everyone to try them, we also need excellent recipes for when we absolutely need a pie crust. That time is now as the holidays are coming. Personally, I recommend doing some pie test runs. Happy gluten-free pie baking!

Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipes Containing Gluten-Free Grains

~ Basic Pie Crust from The Mommy Bowl ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

~ Best Gluten-Free Flaky Pie Crust from Allergy Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

Reader review:  “This is the best gf df pie crust I’ve ever made. I can tell that you’ve done a lot of experimenting with pie crusts!!! It’s SUPER flaky and SOO good.”

~ Chocolate Cookie Pie Crust from Tessa the Domestic Diva ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Coconut-Pecan Pie Crust from Gluten-Free Goddess ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Easy Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Free Range Cookies ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Easy Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Spabettie ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, sugar free, vegan

~ Frozen Gluten-Free Homemade Pie Crust from GF Jules ~ gluten free with dairy-free, egg-free, vegan options

~ Gluten-Free “Graham Cracker” Pie Crust from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian

~ Gluten-Free “Graham Cracker” Pie Crust from GF Jules ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, vegan option (recipe calls for either gluten-free graham crackers or gluten-free gingersnaps)

Reader review:  “I tried the ginger snap crust recipe for the crust for a cheesecake, and it was soooooo delicious.”

~ Gluten-Free Light and Flaky Pie Crust from Skinny GF Chef ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with sugar-free option

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Art of Gluten-Free Baking ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Reader reviews:  “I have been GF for six years now and long ago gave up on making a decent pie crust. This one is great! Easy to work with and no weird aftertaste!” and “This recipe is probably the best gluten free pie crust I have ever made.”

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Gluten-Free Homemaker ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

Reader reviews:  “WOW! I just made a quiche using this recipe for the crust. Absolutely wonderful! I’ll use it from now on.” and “I have tried it and I’m impressed!!”

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Flo and Grace ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from The Sensitive Pantry ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

Nancy adds lemon thyme and lemon zest to her recipe for blueberry pie, but you can add your flavoring of choice.

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Unconventional Baker ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan

Reader review: “Tried it and it worked great for a pumpkin pie. My non gluten free family loved it.”

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust for Anything from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

Reader reviews:  “O-M-G! Jeanine, this is a fantastic pastry recipe…the best I have ever tried, GF or otherwise.” And “This is the best gf pastry I have tried! Thanks for sharing. I love that it does not break apart during the rolling out process or transferring it to the pan. My girlfriend tried it and said it did not taste gluten free.”

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust like Grandma’s from GF Jules ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, vegan options

Reader review:  “The crust came out perfect for a pie.”

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Nourishing Meals ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, sugar free, vegan

Reader review:  “Wow! I just made this yesterday after our order of superfine sorghum flour arrived in the mail. It tasted so great that had I not mentioned that it was gluten free, I am not sure people would have known. Wow! What a treat!”

~ Granola Pie Crust from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free (be sure your granola is gluten free), vegetarian

~ Never-Fail No-Roll Pie Crust from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, vegan option

Reader reviews:  “Thank you for the pie recipe! It was perfect!” and “This is so easy and worked GREAT with your best ever pumpkin pie recipe.”

~ Perfect Pie Crust from In Johnna’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

Reader review:  “They’re good and they stand up to pressure beautifully.”

Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipes That Are Also Grain Free

~ Almond-Coconut Pie Crust from Gluten Free Goodness ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan, and paleo

~ Coconut Macaroon Pie Crust from Gluten-Free Fix ~ gluten free, grain free, egg free, refined sugar free, with dairy-free, vegan option

Reader review:  “We made this pie on the weekend … and it was AWESOME!!!”

~ Double Recipe Pie Crust from Gluten-Free Fix ~ gluten free, grain free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

Michelle says this recipe is perfect for a lattice or deep dish pie, or when you’re making two pies at once, of course. She adds:  “This recipe is pretty tasty and very stable.  It is also extremely forgiving.  You can literally press the dough together, patch holes and cracks and it works perfectly.”

~ Easy as Pie Gluten-Free Crust from And Love It, Too! ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Easy Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Cook Eat Paleo ~ gluten free, grain free, sugar free, vegetarian, primal

~ Easy “Graham Cracker” Crust from Gluten-Free Fix ~ gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, egg free, paleo, primal, with dairy-free, vegan option

Reader review: “I was looking for an alternative to the usual graham cracker crust I used to use for my cheesecake, and this worked perfectly.” and “I made this crust with key lime filling for my Thanksgiving dinner dessert yesterday. I LOVED IT!!”

~ Flaky Grain-Free Pie Crust from Nourishing Meals ~ gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

Reader review:  “Super tasty and the crust was easy to handle, backed very evenly and held up really will in the fridge. I even made the dough ahead of time and it hung out, tightly wrapped, in the fridge for about 5 days. Splendid dough even after all that time.

~ Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Gluten-Free Fix ~ gluten free, grain free, egg free, sugar free, vegetarian

Reader review: “… one of the best pies I have ever made…….period! Your crust looks and tastes wonderful!”

~ Grain-Free Pie Crust from The Healthy Apple ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal (Note that recipe is shown using a square baking dish, but a tart pan or pie plate may be used.)

~ Grain-Free Cassava Pie Crust from Tasty Yummies ~ gluten free, grain free, egg free, sugar free, vegetarian, with dairy-free, vegan option

~ Grain-Free SCD Pie Crust from Gluten Free SCD and Vegetarian ~ gluten free, grain free, egg free, vegetarian, primal, SCD

~ Great Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Wheat Free, Meat Free ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Healthy Chocolate Pie Crust from Chocolate-Covered Katie ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal

Reader review:  “Awesome recipe. I use it all the time for even the most carnivorous people. I add 1 tbsp of coffee to bring the crust together and I really like how the coffee makes the chocolate taste more chocolate-y which is always a good thing in my book.” and “Oh my goodness! Seriously de-lish!”

~ Honey Graham Cracker Pie Crust from Against All Grain ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

~ Low-Carb Almond Meal Pie Crust from Skinny GF Chef ~ gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

~ Nut-Free Grain-Free Pie Crust from Healthful Pursuit ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal (note:  although pie crust contains no eggs, the pie filling does contain eggs)

~ Paleo Pecan Tart Crust from Elana’s Pantry ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

Reader review:  “This came out great. I made it with the apple tart filling and it was super tasty.” and “I just made this crust with a pumpkin filling. Delish. Will repeat for Thankgiving.”

~ Paleo Pie Crust from Elana’s Pantry ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

Reader review:  “This was so good! To make the recipe vegan, I substituted the egg with “the neat egg” egg replacer which is basically ground chia seeds and garbanzo beans.” and “Thank you for the amazing pie crust recipe!”

~ Paleo Press-In Pie Crust from Gluten-Free & Paleo Travels ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

~ Perfect Grain-Free Pie Crust from Cassidy’s Craveable Creations ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, with egg-free, vegan option

Reader review:  “I made this pie crust and LOVED the taste and texture!”

~ Raw “Graham Cracker” Crust from The Spunky Coconut (via Gluten Free Easily)~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal

~ Spunky Gluten-Free Pie Crust from The Spunky Coconut ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

Reader review:  “I made this crust and really loved it!”

Originally published November 6, 2016; updated December 1, 2018.