Easy Mushrooms on Toast Recipes (Three Versions)

Published: April 14, 2019 Updated: April 14, 2019 / By: Dawn | Girl Heart Food 49 Comments

Golden brown, savoury mushrooms piled on crusty, garlicky bread make these mushrooms on toast recipes perfect for an appetizer, lunch or snack. So filling and delicious!

Three slices of mushrooms on toast next to a honey stick.

Today I’m sharing a super simple recipe with options: mushrooms on toast made 3 ways! Because ya know we have got to have options! Though, with me, when given too many options I get a little indecisive. My hubby can attest to that.

Maybe in the case of mushrooms on toast, however, I’ll just call it a day and enjoy all three varieties!

Twist my rubber arm, LOL.

The three versions of this recipe is beyond simple and requires basically a few things: cook mushrooms, toast bread and assemble with some other simple ingredients.

True story: Girl can’t toast bread if her life depended on it. Okay, that may be a tad dramatic, but I do often burn toast.

Every other time I toast bread, I burn it. I wonder off doing whatever else and then there goes the fire alarm. I guess it’s one of my little quirks. My bad.

Anyway, onto these delicious mushrooms on toast recipes, shall we?

What Type of Mushrooms Should I Use?

For this recipe, I opted to use cremini mushrooms, otherwise known as “baby bella” or “baby portobello.” Cremini mushrooms are just a cross between white button and portobello mushrooms.

Cremini mushrooms are readily available in grocery stores, pretty budget friendly and taste delicious. If you want to go ahead and use white button, though, go right for it!

How To Clean the Mushrooms

There’s always this debate on how to clean mushrooms. Do you gently wipe with a dampened paper towel (or two), removing any debris, or rinse under water?

Honestly, I’ve done both.

For this recipe, however (and to obtain a lovely golden brown colour), I simply dampened some paper towels and removed any debris or dirt.

Mushrooms are super high in moisture, so when you rinse aggressively under water, you’re adding to that moisture level. Not the end of the world, it will just take longer for them to brown; plus, you probably want to enjoy this deliciousness as soon as possible!

Cooked sliced mushrooms in a skillet with butter.

Best Way To Cook Mushrooms

So, after your mushrooms are all cleaned up, you’ll want to slice them. I sliced them about ¼ of an inch thick. You don’t want them too thin because you still want to see the mushroom shape for the most part. Full details are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:

Grab a large cast-iron pan.
Place pan over medium heat on your stovetop and add half of the olive oil
Add half of the mushrooms. Spread out in pan so there’s a little bit of space between them.
Don’t touch them for about 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, stir and cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes or until you’ve released most of the moisture and they’re golden brown. I still like a little moisture in mine, but if you like less cook a little longer.
Repeat with remaining oil and mushrooms.
Once mushrooms are good to go, add all of them back to pan, throw in a dab of butter, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
Then they’re ready to be devoured on toast.

When Should I Season the Mushrooms?

Seasoning of the mushrooms comes at the end when they’ve released some of their water. If you season too early, they will take longer to properly brown.

Can I Add More Flavour to the Mushrooms?

If you like, you could stir in some minced garlic during the last minute or two of cook time.

However, what I did for these mushrooms on toast recipes is rub garlic on the actual toast instead. A little garlic goes a long way here so unless you’re a huge garlic fan like me (or trying to ward off vampires or something), rub gently.

Hand rubbing a garlic clove over a piece of toast.

Tips for Making This Easy Mushroom Recipe

This recipe uses 1 pound of mushrooms and yields about 8 mushrooms on toast portions. Reduce if you want less.
Speaking of portion sizes, the quantity you yield may vary depending on the size of your bread slices. I used sourdough and they were generous sandwich-sized slices.
There is no “set in stone” quantities for the toppings you use here. The amount may vary depending on the size of bread and what you like. Enjoy blue cheese a lot? Use what you like. Like things sweet? Add extra honey. Nothing complicated here. Build your mushroom toasts how you like it!
If you want things a little more lush try creamy mushrooms on toast! Stir in about ½ to 1 tablespoon of creme fraiche at the end of cook time.

Whole Grain Mustard, Cheddar and Mushroom Toast with Thyme:

Toast with mushrooms, cheddar and thyme.

Smashed Avocado and Mushroom Toast with Chili Pepper:

Toast with mashed avocado, mushrooms and chili pepper.

Creamy Blue Cheese and Mushroom Toast with Honey:

Hand holding a piece of toast topped with blue cheese and mushrooms.

More Yummy Mushroom Recipes

Hope you love these easy mushrooms on toast recipes! Which one would you pick?

If you make this any of these mushrooms on toast recipes, be sure to leave a comment below!