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If you’re mid-recipe and realize you’re out of breadcrumbs, no worries! I’m going to show you how to make easy, homemade gluten-free panko breadcrumbs.
Plus, this recipe is gluten-free so it’s the perfect alternative to traditional panko while still keeping that crispy texture we all love.
What is Panko?
Panko is a lighter, flakier version of bread crumbs. Typically, it’s made with a special type of crustless, white bread, which is then ground to create fine slivers of crumb.
Since we’re making ours at home, and we want this version to capture that same flaky Panko consistency that we love while keeping the recipe gluten-free. To do that, we’re using rice cereal.
How to Make Panko Breadcrumbs Gluten-Free
If you’re making this at home, you just need one simple ingredient, rice cereal squares. Yes, the same rice cereal you’re eating for breakfast or using in that party mix.
To make the lightest crumb, simply place the cereal squares into a food processor and blend.
If you don’t have a food processor, you can put the cereal into a zip bag and either crush the cereal with your hands, or zip up the bag and roll over it with a rolling pin until the cereal becomes crumbs.
Making homemade, gluten-free panko is really that easy!
Check out this video where I show you how to make panko breadcrumbs!
How to Use Homemade Panko
This homemade Panko can help transform your favorite recipes into a gluten-free version. Here are some of my favorite recipes that include this easy Panko in the recipe.
- Chicken Tenders
- Baked Cauliflower Bites
- Baked Ravioli
- Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan
- Easy Baked Fish Nuggets
- Coconut Crusted Chicken
Gluten-Free Panko Breadcrumbs Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups toasted rice cereal
Instructions
- Place the rice cereal in a zip bag, making sure all excess air is pressed out of the bag.
- Using your hands or a rolling pin, press the cereal until it becomes crumbs. Use like regular breadcrumbs.
Colleen says
From the reviews, these panko-like GF breadcrumbs sound amazing and I am so so excited to try them! One question: when you say toasted rice cereal, do you mean something along the lines of Rice Chex? checks? Or Rice Crispies? Thank you so much for the clarification!
Laura Fuentes says
Great Q! Yes, toasted rice cereal in the lines of rice chex is typically what I use and prefer. Rice crispies will work but they have a lighter texture.
Leslie says
The price of things like breadcrumbs has gone up so much, I decided to try my hand at this and actually it was super easy and made super crispy chicken 🙂
Olivia says
We follow a gluten-free diet, but I was a little doubtful about this panko breadcrumbs. Now I gotta say… it’s amazing!! I’m so happy I found this recipe. Thank you Laura!
Kristin says
This recipe was a lifesaver for my gluten intolerant kid. THANK YOU!
Natalia says
I made these breadcrumbs yesterday for my dad who is gluten-free and he loved them!! Thank you for sharing, I will definitely be making these again.
Anonymous says
I made these homemade panko crumbs today and they worked perfectly for my baked chicken. Will try your recipe next time for the tenders but the panko was easy and it worked! – Leila
Stephani says
I am not a cook ~ fumble fingered and lost in the kitchen. Was totally born without the cooking gene.
Despite this handicap, these turned out wonderful on my first try in my brand new air fryer. Win! Crispy outside, tender/juicy inside. I did 15″ on 370F turning at the 8″ mark. Didn’t burn myself ~ another win!
I made the rice chex bread crumbs ~ perfect. Used coconut flour hoping for a bit of coconut flavor ~ zero coconut flavor in the finished tenders. I’m elated at how successful this was!
James says
Seriously. This works. We had a gluten intolerant friend over for southern fried fish. WAY better than Panko!
Thank you!