How to Make Homemade Croutons

Name: How to Make Homemade Croutons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) bread; ¼ cup olive oil; 3 cloves garlic; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
24 mins
Total Time
39 mins
Servings
8 cups

How to Make Homemade Croutons

Naomi Lloyd

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Make homemade croutons in 45 minutes with 5 ingredients. Crunchy and flavorful, perfect for salads, soups, or a healthy, economical snack.

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Ingredients

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1 lb (450 g) bread stale
¼ cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic crushed
½ teaspoon salt coarse
¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground

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Notes

Use stale bread for best results.
Go to the day-old section of your supermarket where you can get a loaf that is perfect for croutons at half the price!
Get fancy and rather than use a plain loaf of bread, use one flavored with herbed cream cheese or with garlic and cheese.
Croutons are great for making stuffing. Use our Sage Sausage Stuffing Recipe or your own favorite recipe.
Double the recipe! The croutons will last for six weeks in your cupboard.
Even if you only have a few pieces of leftover bread, it's so worth it to scale down the recipe and make a mini-batch of croutons. This tasty touch really takes a normal weekday dinner up a few notches!