Homemade Healthy Baked Croutons for Soup

The perfect way to use up stale bread, far better than just throwing away, and what better way to spruce up a bowl of hot soup, or add some extra crunch to a healthy plate of salad.

For a lovely wholesome healthy soup why not try Simply Scrumptious Soup - Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry Soup. Only 5 simple ingredients and just 110 calories per portion!

INGREDIENTS

stale bread, ideally healthy seeded bread, but any will do

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to about 160c

2. Chop bread up into cubes including the crusts

3. Place chopped bread onto a large baking tray

4. Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 30 minutes, checking half way through and turning the croutons over

5. Croutons will be ready as soon as they have hardened up but without burning, leave to cool once baked and then transfer to a sealed container.

Croutons should stay fresh for up to a week in a tight fitting plastic container

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