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These classic homemade croutons are easy to make with sourdough bread, simple seasonings, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and butter. They’re perfectly crisp, full of flavor, and taste just like restaurant-quality croutons! Serve them with your favorite salads and soups!
Homemade Croutons
Making Homemade Croutons is absolutely the best way to elevate your favorite salads and soups! They’re buttery, crisp, perfectly seasoned, and add the best flavor and texture to every bite.
I love using a combination of butter and olive oil for the best of both worlds. Parmesan adds a savory, umami flavor, and you just can’t beat the taste of sourdough bread! (Other varieties work well too!) Check out my PRO TIPS below for more on that!
You should definitely pair these with my amazing Chicken Caesar Salad!
How to Make It
Note: This is an overview. See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
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Place cubed bread in a large bowl. Toss while drizzling with a combined mixture of olive oil, melted butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with the parmesan and toss well to coat evenly. Spread on a large baking sheet.
Bake at 375° F for 10 minutes. Remove and toss. Bake for another 8-10 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Let it cool completely on the baking sheet. Serve with salad and/or soup!
Pro Tips
- Bread: Sourdough is my preferred bread choice, followed by French bread, Italian, Ciabatta, and Baguettes, in that order.
- Serving suggestions:
- Salad: Chicken Caesar Salad, Greek Salad, Olive Garden Salad, Big Mac Salad, Tomato Salad, Spinach Salad.
- Soup: Tomato Soup, Zucchini Soup, Roasted Red Pepper Soup, Creamy Chicken Soup, Broccoli Cheese Soup, Sweet Potato Soup, Baked Potato Soup, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Minestrone, Sausage and White Bean Soup, Zuppa Toscana, Italian Wedding Soup, and more!
- Be sure to use a light colored baking sheet. A dark one will attract too much heat and can burn the croutons/parmesan.
- More pantry staple recipes include my homemade Taco Seasoning, Enchilada Sauce, Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, Condensed Cream of Mushroom, Pizza Dough, Homemade Salsa, and more!
Storage
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- They also freeze well! Feel free to freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 moths. Reheat them straight from frozen at 350°F for about 5–8 minutes.
Tools For This Recipe
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- Baking Sheet– This is the one I use for this recipe, it has rims around the edges which keeps the croutons from sliding off!
- Cutting Boards & My Favorite Chef Knife
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Homemade Croutons
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed sourdough, about a 12 oz. loaf
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon EACH: salt, garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Place the cubed bread in a large bowl. Combine the olive oil, melted butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly drizzle it over the bread, tossing continuously. Sprinkle with parmesan and toss well to coat evenly.
- Spread in an even layer over a large, light-colored baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and toss. Bake for another 8-10 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
- Let them cool completely on the baking sheet, they’ll crisp up more this way.
- Serve! See notes for storage information.
Notes
- Bread: Sourdough is my preferred bread choice, followed by French bread, Italian, Ciabatta, and Baguettes, in that order.
- Serving suggestions:
- Salad: Chicken Caesar Salad, Greek Salad, Olive Garden Salad, Big Mac Salad, Tomato Salad, Spinach Salad.
- Soup: Tomato Soup, Zucchini Soup, Roasted Red Pepper Soup, Creamy Chicken Soup, Broccoli Cheese Soup, Sweet Potato Soup, Baked Potato Soup, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Minestrone, Sausage and White Bean Soup, Zuppa Toscana, Italian Wedding Soup, and more!
- Be sure to use a light colored baking sheet. A dark one will attract too much heat and can burn the croutons/parmesan.
- More pantry staple recipes include my homemade Taco Seasoning, Enchilada Sauce, Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, Condensed Cream of Mushroom, Pizza Dough, Homemade Salsa, and more!
Storage:
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- They also freeze well! Feel free to freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 moths. Reheat them straight from frozen at 350°F for about 5–8 minutes.
Nutritional information is an estimate and is per cup. There are 6 cups in this recipe.
Yum, yum, yum! Great way to repurpose leftover sour dough bread!
Hey Tisha! That is GREAT to hear, I’m so glad you didn’t let the delicious sourdough go to waste, thank you so much for taking the time to come back and leave a comment/review, I really appreciate it. Enjoy your long weekend! -Stephanie