{"id":803,"slug":"cinnamon-croutons","title":"Cinnamon Croutons","description":"Cinnamon croûtons are a sweet variation on the classic salad croûton, which can be used to enhance a fruit salad. Alternately, these croûtons make a good addition to pumpkin, sweet potato, or carrot soups.","ingredients_raw":["4 slices day-old French bread, cubed","4 tablespoons walnut oil","4 tablespoons white granulated sugar","½ teaspoon ground cinnamon"],"ingredients_norm":["day old french bread","walnut oil","white granulated sugar","ground cinnamon"],"steps":["Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, and set aside.","Preheat the oven to 350°F (~180°C).","Heat the walnut oil in a frying pan. Add the bread cubes, then fry them, tossing to coat with oil.","Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake for 8 minutes or until crispy and dry.","Allow to cool well before handling, as the sugar will make these croûtons easier to brown, and thus hotter to handle initially."],"categories":["Recipes using bread","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes for croutons"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"4–6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cinnamon_Croutons","source_ref":"4507743","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cinnamon_Croutons&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"2159307e72fb642991d9aa518e44ba750363ab8bc1283a7fe1d72518f35c8b16","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cinnamon-croutons"}