This Hot Crab Dip is a MUST HAVE for your Christmas party, Super Bowl party, or dinner party. Made with lump crab meat, cream cheese and mayo. Prepare ahead of time, then bake until bubbly when ready to serve!
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Winter. Dungeness crab season. super bowl
It’s been raining and in my 40s for the last month (okay, you don’t have to tell me I’m a California wimp — I know it’s probably worse where you are. Heck, dad’s from Minnesota, he knows it ) and any excuse to make something hot and happy in the oven is appreciated!
Here’s a quick, easy, and delicious hot crab dip perfect for a winter get-together. The base consists of cream cheese, mayonnaise and shrimp.
We refined ours with spring onions, parsley, horseradish, slivered almonds and Tabasco. Remember that the proportions of the ingredients are only guidelines, this is really a matter of taste!
Which crab to buy
Look for lump crab meat for this recipe. Any mixture of lump, dorsal fin, and/or claw crab meat will work well.
Make Ahead Crab Dip
This dip is best served piping hot as soon as it comes out of the oven. If you want to keep making it, just mix everything together, pack into a casserole dish, and refrigerate until ready to reheat!
It’s also easy to transport the cold dip to your party and warm it up when you get there.
What to serve with this crab dip
This shrimp dip goes well with:
- Thinly sliced baguette
- cracker
- Bagel chips
- celery sticks
- carrot sticks
- endive leaves
Looking for more hot dip recipes?
- 7 layer bean dip
- Quick and easy artichoke dip
- Buffalo chicken dip
- Slow Cooker Bratwurst and Beer Cheese Dip
- Spinach artichoke dip with bacon
spicy crab dip
ingredients
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1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
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1/3 cup mayonnaise
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2 teaspoons lemon juice
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1 tbsp water
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2 spring onions, sliced, greens included
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3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1 tbsp dried parsley
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1 tbsp horseradish
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1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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1/2 teaspoon Tabasco or more to taste
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1/2 cup slivered almonds
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1 cup fresh crab meat (or a can of crab meat)
method
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Preheat oven to 350°F
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Make the crab dip filling:
Using a firm spatula or hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, water, onions, and parsley until smooth. Mix in Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and horseradish.
Fold in the slivered almonds and crab meat. Taste and add additional lemon juice or Worcestershire sauce to taste.
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Bake and serve:
Transfer the crab mixture to a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish or 9-inch pie dish. Bake until bubbly and heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve with crackers or thinly sliced baguette.
