Homemade Croutons
Homemade Croutons are so delicious you wouldn't know they are as easy to make as they are. You can make them whatever seasoning you like to make them your own.
Around our house, homemade croutons are like warm buttery crunchy gold. When I make them the Hardworking Husband will say, "You love me today." They are so good. But the problem with them is they are best on the day made. So I would have to make them every day. And really that shouldn't be a problem except that I'm lazy.
Homemade croutons are another recipe I got while working at the guest ranch in Colorado. We would make them at least once a week, and we made sure that we made more than enough because the ranch staff would munch on them before dinner. They are just sooooo good and really easy to make.
These croutons are not like store bought croutons. They are crunchy but not super hard. They will add more texture to your salad without adding the store bought rock hard croutons, and they have a wonderful buttery flavor.
I have used garlic powder, season salt & dried parsley, but you are welcome to use your favorite seasonings. You can make them your own by changing up the seasonings. I recommend having some salt in your seasoning mix. There's so many options. Zesty Italian, Ranch, Parmesan Garlic, Sriracha, Lemon Pepper, BBQ, and the list could go on and on. The imagination is your limit.
Homemade Croutons
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of bread (you can use whatever kind of bread, even cheap bread from the store)
- 3 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon season salt
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Stack the bread up and cut the crust off. Then slice into cubes and place in a bowl.
- Sprinkle with parsley, season salt, and garlic powder. Pour melted butter over bread and toss to coat.
- Spread bread out on a baking sheet so it is one layer. You may need to bake more than 1 pan. But only bake one pan at a time. Bake for about 15 minutes or until croutons are a light golden brown. They will be crunchy but not hard.
- Serve with salad, soup, or just eat them as a snack.
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I'm so glad the recipe has inspired you to make your own croutons. These are so yummy!
All these years of cooking and baking and I have never tried homemade croutons (which I love). Definitely giving these a try!
I think these are way better than store bought because they are buttery and not so hard.
What a great idea! I've never seen this done with a normal loaf of bread, just French or Italian loves. I have a loaf of bread I need to use soon and might have to make croutons out of it.
It's a great way to use up leftover bread. When I worked on the ranch, we would use the bread left from breakfast.
How do i get so lucky, every link im interested in comes right to you gals! I have never made my own but now im intrigued. Would love for you to come back over and share at my link party!
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I remember eating them from the bag as a kid- homemade would be so much better!
I like to make extras so I can eat them as I finish cooking dinner. And while they are best on the day they are made, they are still great for snacking the next day.
Hi Kerry, Love homemade croutons! They are the best and so much better than throwing away part of a loaf of bread that isn't going to get eaten.....
It is a great way to use up leftover bread. Sometimes I use my Honey Oatmeal Bread for them. It is yummy with the sweet from the honey and the savory of the season salt and garlic.
I love to make homemade croutons! I will have to try this recipe, thanks for sharing! 🙂 Pinned for later!
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Thanks so much for pinning. I love all the flavors in these.
I've never made homemade croutons but, would love to sometime.Thanks for sharing your how to. Visiting from FB. Theresa
They are so much better than store bought. I like that they aren't so hard but give a salad or soup some texture.
Love homemade croutons! I've never made them with butter, only ever with oil, but butter sounds amazing!
I love the butter on them. It's such great flavor. As The Pioneer Woman says, "you can never have too much butter."