Fresh, homemade croutons are so delicious and are super easy to make. We've suggested cutting the bread into 1/2-inch cubes, but by all means, if you love big croutons, cut them larger (you may need to bake them a little longer to get golden and crisp). From our Betty Crocker Cookbook 13th edition , they're great on any salad. We love the garlic variation on for Caesar Salad. Make them any time you have firm bread that would otherwise go to waste!
Homemade Croutons
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 2
Ingredients
- 10 slices (1/2 inch thick) firm white or whole-grain bread
- 1/2 cup butter, melted*
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. Cut bread slices into 1/2-inch cubes. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, spread bread cubes in single layer. Drizzle butter evenly over bread cubes; toss until evenly coated.
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Step2Bake 30 to 35 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, dry and crisp. Cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 days.
Nutrition
90
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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