How To Make Your Own Stuffing

Each year, we repurpose surplus bread from our organic production facility in Kingston, NY into stuffing croutons that you can find at our cafes and NYC greenmarket locations. We’re passionate about preventing food waste, and this is one initiative among many to reduce our footprint.

Making your own stuffing croutons is easy and a great way to fight food waste in your own kitchen!

Here’s how to do it:

Collect

Collect bread odds and ends in a bag in your freezer instead of tossing or composting them when they’ve become stale. (You can mix and match breads like we do, just avoid super flavorful loaves like a rye!)

CUT

When you have enough, defrost the bag and cut the bread into strips or cubes, depending on your preference.

BAKE

Place on a sheet pan, and bake for about 45 minutes at 350, or until the croutons are dried out. Make sure to open the oven every 5-10 minutes throughout the baking process to allow moisture out of the oven so the bread doesn’t reabsorb any liquid.

Now it’s ready to use in your favorite stuffing recipe!

Break Bread, Make Peace!