Homemade Garlic Nooch Croutons

Vegan Caesar topped with Garlic Shake and Croutons

Print Pin

5 from 1 vote

Easy, low-ingredient croutons, great for stale, old or fresh bread.

Course Basics, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American, French, Italian, Mediterranean, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword crispy, garlic, hit of salt, minimalist, nooch, nutritional yeast

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings

Calories 66kcal

Author Plant Test Kitchen

Equipment

oven
baking sheets
sil-mat or parchment paper (optional)

Ingredients

8 cups cubed crusty bread I use any crusty bread, but I don't think soft sandwich stuff makes very good croutons
1/2 cup unfortified nutritional yeast
3 TBSP olive oil (non-virgin) or avocado oil a high smoke point oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste, if desired) fine
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° degrees F.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Toss with hands until fully coated.
Transfer to 2 baking sheets (lined with a sil-mat or parchment paper, if desired). Evenly spread out the croutons.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, flipping and moving the croutons around on the pans after about 7 minutes and then returning to them to the oven. To avoid burning the croutons, watch them and check them during the last few minutes of baking because baking times will vary based on size, type of bread, age or bread and amount of oil.

Notes

Nutrition Information is approximate.

Oil: If you want richer croutons the oil can be increased up to a 1/2 cup.

Bread: You can use stale or fresh bread to make croutons. Stale or older bread tends to cook up a little more quickly, be sure to keep an eye on your croutons when baking. I recommend any kind of crusty bread, but I would not use soft sandwich bread for crouton making.

www.planttestkitchen.com

Nutrition