How to Make Bread Crumbs

Homemade Bread Crumbs have better, fresher flavor, they make for less waste and there are countless ways to use them! It's a super simple DIY project that's easily worth the little bit of effort.

Image: homemade plain bread crumbs in a glass jar set on a wooden plate with a black background.

Easy Homemade Bread Crumbs

The best recipes are built from scratch, such as using your own homemade bread crumbs. It's the little things that really make a dish taste fresher and stand out.

These are the best substitute to use anywhere a recipe calls for store-bought bread crumbs. You can use fresh bread that skips all those preservatives and additives (that super lengthly list of ingredients) that the boxed bread crumbs have.

Plus you can make the crumbs the size you prefer for different uses. If you are adding to meatloaf or meatballs you can blitz them up fine, if you are using them to coat chicken or fish you can make them a little larger for more crispy crunch.

I did a side by side comparison and these come out to be nearly identical to the boxed bread crumbs in color and texture but the flavor is far better!

You can also season them so many different ways, my personal favorite is with a classic "Italian seasoned" which I've included as well.

Another option here is to include bread crusts or omit. I always leave them but some people prefer them without.

Either way once you try these you'll realize you never need to buy the standard store-bought bread crumbs again and you'll be so glad to find a use for stale bread that may otherwise end up in the trash.

Close up photo of bread crumbs on a spoon.