Crab Appetizers Recipes

CRAB CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, the egg, chives, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Fold in crabmeat and bread crumbs until well blended (mixture will be moist). Using measuring tablespoon, shape mixture into 36 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and hot in center. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together Lemon-Garlic Sauce ingredients until blended. Serve bites with sauce and lemon wedges.

KING CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 tartlet pans.
• Divide rolls in half and press into the prepared tartlet pans. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, green onions and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon 1 teaspoon of mixture into tarts and garnish with paprika.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown. These freeze wonderfully. Just reheat before serving.

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CRAB APPETIZER NAPOLEONS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut the pastry sheet into 12 (2-inch) circles with a cutter. Place the pastry circles onto a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the baking sheet and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Split each pastry into 2 layers, making 24 in all.
• Stir the cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in the milk, horseradish, black pepper and crabmeat.
• Spread the crabmeat mixture on 12 bottom pastry layers. Top with the onions, almonds and top pastry layers. Sprinkle with the paprika.

BABY BRIE CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Trim rind from outside edge of cheese.
• Cut crosswise into 6 strips. Trim rind from each strip.
• To form 30 pieces, cut the 4 longest strips each into 6 cubes.
• Cut the 2 shortest strips each into 3 cubes.
• In small bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, pimiento and shallot.
• Arrange tartlet shells on large cookie sheet. Spoon crab mixture evenly into tartlet shells, about 1 teaspoons each. Top with cheese cube.
• Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is soft and melted.
• Sprinkle with chives.

CRAB PUFFS APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• in a medium bowl combine crab, cheese, onions, Worcestershire sauce and dry mustard; mix well.
• In a large saucepan combine butter and salt; bring to a boil then remove from heat, and add flour, beating until mixture forms a ball.
• Add in eggs one at a time, beating after each.
• Blend in crab mixture, mix well.
• Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet (at this point, puffs can be frozen on baking sheet).
• Bake 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F, and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Note: unbaked puffs can be frozen on a baking sheet, and transfered to plastic freezer bags; bake WITHOUT defrosting at 375 until crisp.

EAST COAST CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Melt cheese and butter; add crab meat and mushrooms. Spoon on quartered muffins. Place under broiler until slightly browned.

CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Separate biscuits.
• Divide each biscuit into 3 parts.
• You will end up with 30 pieces.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.
• Spread generously with cream cheese.
• Sprinkle with seasoning salt.
• Top with crab meat.
• Top with grated cheeses.
• Sprinkle with dill.
• Bake or broil until cheese is melted.

PUFF PASTRY SHELL CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Soften the cream cheese.
• Mix all ingredients except shells in bowl.
• Fill pastry shells (approx. 1/2 tsp each).
• Bake according to directions on pastry shell box.
• Serve warm.

CRAB CUCUMBER BITES

Steps:

• Peel strips from cucumbers to create striped edges; cut each cucumber into 16 slices, about 1/4-in. thick. Pat dry with paper towels; set aside., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, lemon juice and pepper sauce until smooth. Fold in the crab, red pepper and onions. Place 1 heaping teaspoonful onto each cucumber slice. Serve immediately.