Cinnamon Toast Croutons (sweet croutons recipe!) (2024)

Cinnamon Toast is a comfort, isn’t it? Make snacking sweet cinnamon croutons with dry bread for a good cheap eat.

Love cinnamon? Be sure to try ourCinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe!

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At the beginning of the Pantry Challenge, I cleaned out the freezers and inventoried what we had. That amounted to quite a few heels from sandwich bread. Those are generally the last pieces to be eaten around here. I typically make them into bread crumbs or regular croutons or even Garlic Cheese Croutons.

This time, however, I decided to make Cinnamon Toast Croutons. They were just as easy to make as standard croutons, but they provided us with a crunchy, sweet treat. My husband thought they were weird, but that didn’t stop him from coming back into the kitchen every few minutes or so for another handful.

He thought I should use fresh white bread. Then they’d be “over the top”, said he.

They also wouldn’t have as much nutrition as whole wheat bread or as much of a frugal aspect as using up dry bread. Save the fresh bread for a yummy sandwich. You can tell who’s the good cop around here, can’t you?

This recipe is a great way to use up bread that is too dry for a sandwich or the heels if your family is lukewarm to eating them. FishBoy13 probably ate what his father didn’t get to first. He suggested eating them with milk, like cereal. We haven’t tried that yet. If you do, let us know.

Can you use dry bread in croutons?

Making homemade croutons is a great way to use bread that’s no longer great for fresh eating. Or if a loaf of homebaked bread doesn’t turn out as light and fluffy as you’d hoped, morph it into croutons! Waste not, want not.

I like to make a big batch and then keep them in a airtight container.

Ingredients for these sweet cinnamon croutons

• Bread – Use up day old bread and cube it up.
• Vegetable Oil
• Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Ginger

How to make these sweet croutons

You can watch this video on how to make homemade croutons here.

Preheat your oven and prepare your sheet pan. Preheat the oven to 375°. You can line a sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Prepare the croutons. Go ahead and cut the bread up into cues and then toss them in a bowl with oil. Toss them around so they are coated in the oil.

Toss in cinnamon sugar mixture. In a smaller bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons (or more, if desired) of the sugar mixture over the bread cubes. Toss to distribute evenly.

Bake the cinnamon croutons. Toast the bread cubes in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cook until crisp. Sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar if desired. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

What do I serve these cinnamon croutons with?

You can try and serve these over milk. Or snack on them on their own. These would also be a great garnish to serve alongside a butternut squash soup.

More crouton recipes to try:

Looking for a few easy recipes for homemade croutons? Check out these yummy recipes:

• Cheese and Garlic Croutons
• Plain Croutons
• Homemade Croutons for Salad or Soup [VIDEO]

Tools I use to make this recipe EASY:

• USA sheet pan
• cooking tongs
• parchment paper or silicone baking mats
• large mixing bowl

You might also like:

• 4 Ways to Use Dry Bread
• Garlic Cheese Croutons
• Plain Croutons