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 Ever Gluten-Free Pie Crust from Let Them Eat Gluten-Free Cake ~ gluten free, 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 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 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 Press-In 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.”

and my new and improved version of this recipe, which I have deemed:

~ The Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ 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!”

~ Tender Flaky Pie Crust from Life After Wheat ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with egg-free option

Originally published November 6, 2016; updated May 25, 2020.

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