Make your own croutons at home! This homemade croutons recipe is super easy to do and tastes much better than store-bought.
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Do you have leftover or stale bread at home and you have no idea what to do with it? Repurpose them into croutons!
Whenever I have leftover or stale sliced loaf bread, I make sure not to let them go to waste. I turn them into croutons. I love croutons on soup, I think they are just perfectly made for each other. They are good with salads too.
I recently made honey mustard chicken salad and adding croutons leveled up the crunch, texture, and flavor!
How To Make Homemade Croutons Recipe?
Making homemade croutons is easy-peasy. You are done preparing and baking in less than 30 minutes. Plus, you only need 6 ingredients!
The ingredients:
- 10 oz or half a loaf of pre-sliced bread cut into cubes, stale or not it does not matter.
- ¼ cup olive oil
- a teaspoon of Italian seasoning
- a teaspoon of garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
The equipment:
- oven, preheated at 375 degrees F
- baking sheet pan lined with parchment paper
The simple process for homemade croutons recipe:
- Toss all ingredients in a large bowl. Add the cubed bread into a bowl, pour in the olive oil, and toss to coat the bread. Sprinkle the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Toss until the bread is evenly coated.
- Transfer to the prepared sheet pan spread and arrange them in a single layer.
- Bake until brown and crisp for 10 minutes per side total of 20 minutes.
This recipe is good for 4 to 6 servings with 202 calories per serving.
Some Notes
- I always recommend preheating the oven at the right temperature. If possible use an oven thermometer, otherwise preheat the oven for at least 15 minutes.
- You can make Italian seasoning from scratch using equal parts of the following dried and ground herbs: thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, and marjoram. If you don't have all of these seasonings, blending any 2 of the above will do.
Homemade Croutons Recipe
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Equipment
- oven
- baking sheet pan
Ingredients
- ½ loaf Bread (10 oz) cut into cubes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 375 degree F.
- In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes with olive oil, italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Toss one more time until the bread cubes are coated evenly.
- Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper and transfer the coated bread cubes to the baking sheet. Arrange them in a single layer.
- Bake until brown for about 15 minutes and flipping the bread cubes halfway (bake approximately 7 minutes per side).
Notes
- I always recommend preheating the oven at the right temperature. If possible use an oven thermometer, otherwise preheat the oven for at least 15 minutes.
- You can make Italian seasoning from scratch using equal parts of the following dried and ground herbs: thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary and marjoram. If you don't have all of these seasonings, blending any 2 of the above will do.
- Air-fry for 8-10 minutes at 400F/200C shaking the basket half way.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 6 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 202 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 10.2g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat 1.6g | 8% |
| Cholesterol 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium 349mg | 15% |
| Total Carbohydrate 24.4g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.2g | 4% |
| Total Sugars 2.2g | |
| Protein 3.7g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 72mg | 6% |
| Iron 2mg | 10% |
| Potassium 53mg | 1% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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