Step 1

Set your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2

With a small food processor or a dry blender, begin by pulsing your walnuts to grind them into fine pieces. They don’t need to be a flour consistency, just ground down into the tiniest pieces possible.

Step 3

Add your brown sugar, blackstrap molasses, melted butter, vanilla extract and salt.

Step 4

Pulse again until the full mixture has incorporated, and turned into a darker color.

Step 5

Dump out the mixture into a well-greased pie dish, and press into an even layer on the bottom and sides of the dish.

Step 6

Bake for 15 minutes at 325 degrees, or until the mixture feels set. It should give off a nice, nutty aroma.

Step 7

Let it cool on the countertop, and then you can cover it with plastic wrap and freeze until it’s ready to use, or throw in your pie filling and use it fresh.