5 from 22 votes
Homemade Bread Crumbs (Fresh or Dried)
This recipe shows how to make fresh or dried bread crumbs using cubed bread from various types. Fresh bread crumbs are pulse-processed into fine crumbs, while drying them in a low oven creates crisp dried crumbs suited for coating or topping dishes. The approach uses common kitchen tools like food processors and ovens, accommodating different bread varieties and providing storage tips for preserving crumbs.
Prep Time
5 mins
Optional cooking/drying time
15 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
151 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-6 cups bread almost any kind; see notes, cubed
Instructions
To make fresh bread crumbs
- Place the cubed bread in your food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. You now have fresh bread crumbs!
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To make dry bread crumbs
- Spread the fresh bread crumbs on a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper for easy clean up, if you prefer). Bake at 250 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, stirring around every 5 minutes or so, until bread crumbs are dried out. (Depending on how stale the bread is and what kind, it could take up to 30 minutes or so for them to dry out.)
Notes
- Yield is about half the volume; 4 cups cubed bread makes roughly 2 cups crumbs.
- Use leftover artisan, sandwich, rolls, or gluten-free breads; avoid sweet breads if you want neutral crumbs.
- Fresh crumbs keep refrigerated for about a week or frozen up to 4 months.
- Dried crumbs store in airtight pantry containers for 2-3 weeks or freeze for 4 months.
- If no food processor, use a blender, rolling pin in a bag, or grater for making crumbs.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5cups
Calories
151kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Sodium
291mg
(12%)
Potassium
102mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cups | |
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 291mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.