Want to draw your family into your kitchen without ringing a dinner bell, sending a text, or even whispering a word? Make homemade easy gluten free croutons! Somehow, like magic, these little golden crunchy nuggets of bold flavor have the power to instantly bring life to a lackluster, ordinary dish; transforming it into something to write home about. Sure, you could purchase packaged croutons from the supermarket, but croutons are simply something entirely too easy to make yourself to justify having them any other way than homemade.
Ingredients for Easy Gluten Free Croutons:
- Gluten free bread (I used Udi’s Gluten Free Delicious Soft White Sandwich Bread)
- Butter
- Minced Garlic
- Poultry Seasoning (or your favorite seasoning blend)
- Sea Salt
- Fresh Cracked Pepper
What to add Easy Gluten Free Croutons to:
I like to make these and add them to my favorite dishes like soup or a loaded chef salad, and they absolutely steal the show as the primary ingredient in my Thanksgiving stuffing!
Alternative Flavors for Easy Gluten Free Croutons
Add a little variety to your soups and salads by trying different variations of flavors to create your homemade croutons such as:
- Garlic, Parmesan Cheese, and Black Pepper
- Homemade Spicy Chili Powder and Cheddar
- Bacon and Onion Powder
- Mustard, Butter, and Brown Sugar
- Salt and Lemon Pepper
- Chipotle and Gouda
- Brown Sugar and Cinnamon
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Easy Gluten Free Croutons
Ingredients
- ½ loaf bread {approximately 6 ounces or 6 slices of sandwich bread}
- ¼ cup butter or extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp poultry seasoning
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Lay sliced bread onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Melt butter in a bowl.
- Add minced garlic to the melted butter.
- Baste 1/2 of the butter-garlic mixture onto the bread slices.
- Sprinkle 1/2 of the poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper onto the buttered bread.
- Flip seasoned bread over and repeat the basting and seasoning steps.
- Stack the bread slices and cut into 3/4 inch cubes.
- Spread the bread cubes evenly across the baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven at 350 degrees until golden (for approximately 5 to 10 minutes), turning halfway through.
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