Low Cal Homemade Croutons Recipes

SIMPLE HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Toss bread, oil, herbs, garlic powder and salt in a large bowl until evenly moist and the herbs are evenly distributed. Spread the bread cubes out onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Transfer to the oven and bake, stirring once until the croutons are crispy on the outside and starting to brown, 16 to 18 minutes total. Cool before serving.

HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 300°F. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Remove the crust and cut the bread into small cubes.
• Combine the garlic powder, salt and Italian seasoning in a medium bowl.
• Spread the bread cubes on prepared cookie sheet in a single layer.
• Spray the top with more oil to coat and top with half of the seasoning and half of the shredded cheese; season with black pepper then bake for 14 minutes or until dry, crispy, and golden brown.
• Turn the croutons over, spray a little more oil and sprinkle with remaining seasoning, black pepper and shredded cheese; bake for an additional 14 minutes until done.
• Store croutons in air-tight container or ziplock bag. Makes 4 cups.

LOW CALORIE HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• In a small dish, combine the salt, the pepper, the dried thyme, the dried oregano, and the paprika to make the seasoning for the croutons.
• Place the bread cubes into a large bowl. Spray the cubes with a 2-second spray of cooking spray . Sprinkle with half of the herb mixture. Then gently toss the cubes and herbs together being careful not to mash the bread cubes together, and repeat the process with the cooking spray and remaining herbs until all of the bread cubes have become evenly coated with herbs and a bit of cooking spray.
• Place the bread cubes on a large baking sheet that has been coated with cooking spray. One of the tricks for making nice crisp croutons is to make sure that the bread cubes are evenly spread out on the try in a simple layer so that they can bake evenly. Bake the cubes for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cubes are lightly browned and crunchy. Keep an eye on the bread cubes during the baking process to make sure that they do not overcook and burn.
• Once they are finished baking, allow them to cool completely by placing them in a single layer on a small slotted cooling rack until they are completely cool. Then you can store them in an airtight container until you are ready to use them.
• Use them to top all kinds of things from green salads to soups, or even eat them as a tasty snack.

LOW-CAL HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Cube stale lo-cal buns.
• I use tin foil as a cookie sheet base. Spray tin foil with butter flavored Pam cooking spray, the spread bread crumbs out and then spray with Pam.
• In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients together then shake on top of bread crumbs evenly.
• Then spread parmesan cheese on top of that and broil for 5 minutes.

HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the whole garlic clove over both sides of the sourdough. Tear it into rough chunks and toss with the oil, a good pinch of salt and the seeds.
• Spread out on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 mins until golden and crisp. Mix with the chopped parsley. Sprinkle on soup or a salad for added crunch.