Homemade Croutons Pan Fried

Published 9/2/2022 • Updated 9/9/2022

Perfect Homemade Croutons Recipe

Is there anything better than a giant garden salad topped with croutons and your favorite salad dressing? Get ready for seriously the best croutons recipe because you’ll never want to buy storebought again. This recipe is pan-fried instead of baked and uses a French baguette so that your croutons come out crunchy and chewy at the same time. Did I mention they are seasoned to a tee making them perfectly salty, savory, and so delicious with every bite?

Featured Ingredients

Italian seasoning: this recipe uses our homemade Italian seasoning and we highly recommend you use it too. It adds so much more flavor than the Italian seasoning you buy from the store.Bread: croutons are made from bread and we’re actually using a fresh French baguette from the bakery section.Olive oil: olive oil is used for pan-frying the bread.Salt: salt makes these so delicious.

What kind of bread should you use for homemade croutons?

Truth be told, any kind of bread works for homemade croutons. However, some are better than others. We recommend a thicker cut read with a harder crust. Here are a few to try out: So flavorful Ready in less than 30 minutes

French baguetteItalian loafSourdough loaf

How to Make Homemade Croutons

What is the texture of these croutons?

Since this recipe does not call for stale bread and/or use the oven, these croutons come out crunchy and chewy at the same time. They are not similar to boxed croutons which are very dry and crunchy. These have a bite to them and are SO GOOD.