Crouton recipe | Homemade crouton recipe (2024)

Crouton recipe with step by step photo. Easy homemade crouton recipe with everyday bread and loads of dried herbs.

I love to have soups in restaurants just for the sake crispy crunchy croutons. Most of the time we order soup as 1/2, so the croutons will also be rationed :). One fine day I mad easy homemade crouton with a day old bread and no looking back since then. Last week I prepared a good batch of crouton recipe with loads of mixed herb and served with flavorful tomato-carrot soup. Needless to say the croutons disappeared in a whim 🙂

To make crouton recipe, I have used normal Indian bread as that is what I get, you can even use any thick loaf if you have. This is a very basic crouton recipe. I have just tossed the bread cubes in herbs mixed olive oil and baked until crispy. There are so many many variations one could do with in crouton recipe.

1. You can bake it or toast it deep fry it as per your preference.

2. Toss the bread in butter if you wish, but I always like the flavor of olive oil in this.

3. Instead or along with dried herbs you can add chili flakes, crushed garlic, pepper powder for variations in flavor. You can even add cheese to make cheese croutons.

Only thing to remember while making crouton is to use a cookie sheet or baking tray that is large enough to hold the bread cubes in single layer and turn the bread cubes once or twice in the middle to ensure uniform baking. You can bake the crouton as brief or long as you want. If you want very crispy crouton bake for about 12 minutes else 8-10 minute will do. You can prepare this homemade crouton and store for about a week too.

The days are getting shorter and gloomy, so I prepare loads of soup and some nice soup accompaniment are always welcome. I make croutons or cheese balls, herb toast, chili toast, corn toast, cheese straws etc to serve with soup. Click on the names to get full recipe.

Here is easy homemade crouton recipe, do try this out with the excess bread lying around. If you do not have oven as I said before toast the bread cubes on a dosa tava at low-medium flame or you can even deep fry it.

Crouton recipe with step by step photos.

1. Preheat oven at 180C. Take a cookie sheet or baking tray and line with parchment paper or aluminum foil.

2. Take the bread slices and cut into bite size cubes (I have not trimmed the edges).

3. In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients (olive oil, salt, herbs and chili flakes).

4. Add the bread cubes to the oil mixture and toss very well.

5. Arrange in the cookie sheet as single layer without overlapping. Bake in the preheated oven for 8-12 minutes. Turn over the bread slices after 5 minutes to ensure uniform baking.

6. Once ready serve crouton with soup or store in airtight container.

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