Everyone once in a while, I find myself with a loaf of bread that is just a little bit too hard to eat as is. This doesn’t happen frequently because I am a carb fanatic and eat carbs constantly! But when it does happen, I am a sucker for these Homemade Garlic Croutons. Making your own croutons is super easy and they are infinitely better than the ones you pick up at the market. You can dress them up however you want, but my preference is to load the croutons up with garlic, oil, butter and of course some sea salt, pepper and Italian Seasoning and let them work their magic in the oven. Your entire house will smell divine when you bake these. They are the perfect topping for salads or just a little treat when they are still warm from the oven!
And… if you are feeling even more daring, you can go ahead and stick these delicious little cubes of bread in the food processor and make homemade garlic bread crumbs and then make Chicken Parmesan. omg. Doesn’t that sound good? I think I just figured out what I am making for dinner tonight!
| Homemade Garlic Croutons |
- 1 loaf french bread (a few days old)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut the bread into small cubes. Transfer cubed bread to a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle the bread with the olive oil and butter and then sprinkle with garlic, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Using your hands, gently toss the croutons and make sure they are coated with all the oils, butters and seasonings.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool before serving.
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if it’s garlicky, sign me up! my husband would be so excited to snack on these
they are surely the perfect snack!!
Once you have homemade croutons it’s hard to go back to store bought. Yum!
Now if I could just make the perfect Ceasar Salad, I’d be in heaven.
I may just have these on my tomato soup today! I love flavorful croutons.
I’ve never tried this, but it definitely sounds much better then the store bought ones!!
Once you have homemade croutons it’s hard to go back to store bought. Yum!
Homemade croutons are the best! I love snacking on them, forget the salad..ha!
hahaha yes! forget the salad! just bring on the carbs!
Ohhhh, warm & toasty garlic croutons are a treat. Amazing what a loaf of old bread can do!! Happy Holidays girl!!
Once you have homemade croutons it’s hard to go back to store bought. Yum!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I made these last night for my family to accompany homemade tomato soup. They were a big hit! My five year old and eight year old adored them. I had never made homemade croutons before and they were easy to make and tasted so much better than the premade croutons. I will definitely be making these again:) Thanks!
Delicious Gaby this croutons homemade, thank you for the recipe.
I love your blog too.
Kisses from Portugal..Marianna
Lovely ..