Cheesy Everything Bagel Croutons

Cheesy Everything Bagel Croutons will be your new favourite topping for soups and salads! These baked croutons are seasoned with everything but the bagel seasoning and nutritional yeast, and toast up ultra crunchy in the oven.

We love them as a topping for this green pea soup and this kale caesar salad, but you won’t be able to resist them for straight up snacking either!

January seems to be soup and salad season around here, and since I’m into all the crunchy and savoury toppings (hello, crispy chickpeas and savoury granola!), I thought it was time to add some homemade croutons to the mix.

Why you’ll love these croutons

• You need just a few ingredients.
• They’re baked, not fried.
• They turn out ultra crunchy.
• The recipe is a great way to use up stale bread.

How do you make homemade croutons

First, make sure your bread is stale. And not just a day old. It should be a few days old. Stale bread is the key to making extra crunchy croutons.

Cut your bread into one-inch cubes (roughly – it doesn’t need to be precise) and add the cubes to a medium-sized bowl.

Slowly drizzle on the oil, making sure to cover as much of the bread as possible. Sprinkle on the seasonings and gently toss together until the bread cubes are well coated.

Arrange on a prepared baking sheet and bake on 350F for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Remove the croutons from the oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheet. They will get crunchier as they cool.

Frequently asked questions

Additional recipe tips

• If you’d like more even coverage of oil on the croutons, try using an extra virgin olive oil spray.
• Gently toss the bread cubes with seasoning. If you’re too rough or toss them too much, the bread may start to crumble.
• Make sure your bread is stale. It ends up with a crunchier texture and fresher bread takes longer to get crispy.
• You may need to adjust your bake time slightly depending on the type of bread you use and how stale it is.
• There will be crumbs left on the pan after baking the croutons. Don’t throw them away. They have lots of flavour. I usually add the crumbs to soups and salads along with the croutons.
• I normally let the croutons cool on the pan for 1-2 hours before storing them just to make sure they are fully cooled and crunchy.

Serving options

Enjoy these crunchy croutons on top of creamy soups like this red pepper and butternut squash soup or this roasted sweet potato and carrot soup.

Croutons and tomato soup just go together! Add a handful to this bacon tomato soup by my friend Carmy at One Pot Only!

What salad is complete without croutons? Pair these crispy cubes with this strawberry kale salad or this vegan caesar salad!

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear what you think in the comments below!

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Cheesy Everything Bagel Croutons

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• Author: Leanne
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 3 cups
• Category: Side Dishes
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: American

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Description

Cheesy Everything Bagel Croutons will be your new favourite topping for soups and salads! They’re seasoned with everything bagel spice and nutritional yeast, and bake up ultra crunchy in the oven.

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Ingredients

• 3 cups cubed stale sourdough bread (1-inch cubes)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning

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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Add the bread cubes to a medium-sized bowl. Slowly drizzle on the oil, making sure to cover as much of the bread as possible. Sprinkle on the seasonings and gently toss together until the bread cubes are well coated.
3. Arrange the bread in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle on any remaining crumbs from the bowl and press them into the bread cubes. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and crunchy. (Flip them over after about 15 minutes of baking).
4. Remove from oven and let cool completely on baking sheet before transferring to an airtight container. Store at room temperature and enjoy within 5-7 days.

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Notes

1. Gently toss the bread cubes with seasoning. If you’re too rough, the bread may start to crumble.
2. For a crunchier texture, make sure your bread is a few days old. Fresher bread will take longer to get crispy.
3. You may need to adjust your bake time slightly depending on the type of bread you use and how stale it is.
4. There will be crumbs left on the pan after baking the croutons. They have lots of flavour so don’t throw them away. I usually add the crumbs to soups and salads along with the croutons.

Keywords: homemade croutons, cheesy croutons