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Leftover Bread Croutons

November 24, 2016 by Tara Noland 18 Comments

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Leftover Bread Croutons

Did you buy too much fresh bread for stuffing or have some leftover from entertaining? Then quickly make Leftover Bread Croutons and throw them in the freezer and when you want some to adorn your salad or soup you have great delicious croutons at the ready!!

They are super easy to make and if your bread is already cubed like for stuffing just throw it onto a sided cookie tray, oil and season, and bake. You will be proud of how clever you are and not wasteful either!!

Leftover Bread Croutons on a baking sheet

The croutons turn out golden and crispy. You can add your own touch to them! I like some seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, and maybe a few dried herbs like oregano, thyme, or basil. 

Close up of croutons

The better the bread, the better your croutons will be. Think of a lovely sourdough crouton or a French bread crouton or a multi-grain seeded crouton. Mmmmm, so many wonderful choices, and you sure don’t want to be throwing that bread away when you can turn it very easily into croutons with little effort and have them ready for you in the freezer when you need them. 

My daughter is enjoying taking a salad to school some days and I just pop in a few croutons. They stay crispy in her salad still all day. Homemade is so much nicer than store-bought, hard, weird tasting croutons. 

Leftover Bread Croutons on a baking sheet

Leftover Bread Croutons

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Leftover Bread Croutons

Leftover Bread Croutons

Why not use up that wonderful bread when you have too much fresh and make it into Leftover Bread Croutons.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • Cubed good quality bread
  • Olive oil
  • Seasoning salt
  • Garlic powder
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Dried herbs, basil, oregano, thyme, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lay your bread cubes out on a sided baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt, garlic, pepper and herbs if using. Toss gently to coat evenly. Drizzle with olive oil again if needed. Bake for 15 min. or until golden and crisp. Let cool and store in a plastic zip bag in the freezer.
© Tara Noland
Cuisine: French / Category: Appetizer
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Filed Under: Appetizers, Breads, Muffins and Scones, Christmas, Everyday ideas, Popular Posts, Salads, Soup Recipes, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: bread, croutons, leftover, salad, soup

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Comments

  1. Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says

    November 25, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    I love these croutons. I NEVER buy croutons from the store. I only make them. I can’t wait to try these.

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  2. Jeanine says

    November 25, 2016 at 6:19 pm

    Yum. I LOVE making my own croutons I usually make them for my homemade baked chicken farm, so these would be lovely to try. I bet they’d be awesome with my dish.

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  3. Danielle says

    November 25, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    I’ve never made croutons at home before. This might be something I’d specifically buy bread to try, haha. It’s also a nice way to salvage what leftovers we have from time to time.

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  4. Kim @ What's That Smell? says

    November 25, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    I love croutons but I’ve never mead them before. These look and sound delicious and really easy to make.

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  5. Claudia Krusch says

    November 25, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    I loooove making my own croutons I usually make them and freeze. Can’t wait to try your recipe!

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  6. Kathy says

    November 25, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    This is a great idea. I honestly never even thought about that. I do have leftovers, and my girls love croutons, so I’ll be making these.

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  7. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    November 26, 2016 at 12:39 am

    This is a great use for leftover breads. Definitely trying this for all those leftover breads we have. 😀

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  8. Dawn gibson-thigpen says

    November 26, 2016 at 12:58 am

    yum i love croutons. def a good way to use leftovers.

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  9. Hali @daytodayMOMents says

    November 26, 2016 at 2:12 am

    Looks delicious. What an easy way to create something tasty.

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  10. Nancy at Whispered Inspirations says

    November 26, 2016 at 7:57 am

    Mmmm, these are so yummy. What a great way to use leftover bread. 🙂

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  11. Melissa @ The Staten Island family says

    November 26, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    We love croutons and I’ve always wanted to make my own and never had a recipe to do so! This looks so DELISH!! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Ann Bacciaglia says

    November 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    These look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to give it a try. They will be great in soup as well.

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  13. Tammi Roy says

    November 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    This is a great way to use up your extra bread. I have a bunch leftover. I will have to make these tomorrow.

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  14. Brianne says

    November 27, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    I absolutely love croutons for my soups and salads! I’ve never thought to make my own, but you make it look so easy!

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  15. Alma @ Writer India says

    November 30, 2016 at 10:32 am

    Yummy. I enjoy making my very own croutons I usually make them for my homemade baked chicken ranch, so these would be lovely to try. I wager they ‘d be outstanding with my meal.

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  16. Anne says

    August 31, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    Can I make these with just plain sliced bread you use for sandwiches?

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    • Tara Noland says

      August 31, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      Sure you can, you can make them with any kind of bread. ENJOY!!

      Reply

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