Best 7 Toasty Crab Appetizers Recipes

13 BEST CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a crab appetizer in 30 minutes or less!

TOASTY CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Remove cartilage from cooked crabmeat.
• Combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and crabmeat.
• Toast bread, then cut off the crusts.
• Spread crabmeat mixture on each slice of toast.
• Combine cheese and crumbs.
• Sprinkle cheese mixture on top of crabmeat.
• Cut slices into 6 pieces, each.
• Place on a broiler pan 3" from heat.
• Broil for 2 minutes until brown.

CRAB MELT-AWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high heat. Mix all ingredients except toast slices; spread evenly onto toast slices.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Broil until lightly browned. Garnish each appetizer with 1 tsp. each red pepper and green onion.

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 ON A MUFFIN APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add Old English cheese until all is melted.
• Remove from heat, add mayonnaise, parsley and Old Bay.
• Gently fold in crab meat.
• Cut muffins in half.
• LIGHTLY toast muffins (just until they start to toast).
• Cut the muffins into 1/4ths, for appetizers.
• Spread the crab/cheese mixture onto each 1/4th.
• You may freeze at this point.
• To cook, bake at 350°, for 20 minutes, till bubbly.
• For luncheon, spread the mixture on the muffin half and cook as directed.

CRAB TOAST

Steps:

• In a small sauce pot, brown the butter over medium heat, swirling the pot, until the butter is caramel-colored and has a nutty fragrance, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, scraping up all the milk solids from the bottom and sides of the pot while the butter is still hot, and let cool to room temperature.
• Place the egg and egg yolk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, a healthy pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon cold water in the bowl of a food processor. With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the grapeseed oil. Once all the oil has been added, the mayonnaise should be loose yet emulsified. While the processor is still running, slowly drizzle in the brown butter and any toasted milk solids. Season to taste with salt and set aside.
• For the crab salad, gently and quickly mix crab meat, olive oil, chives, crème fraîche and remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice together in a bowl. Season to taste with salt.
• Schmear each piece of toasted bread with the brown butter mayonnaise evenly - as we like to say, "wall to wall." Divide the crab mixture among the slices, piling it evenly on top.

CRAB TOAST

Steps:

• Cut bread in half horizontally; hollow out top and bottom, leaving 1-in. shells. Crumble removed bread; set aside., In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; add half of the tomatoes. Add the jalapeno, garlic and cilantro; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat., In a large bowl, combine the crab, ricotta and sour cream. Stir in the tomato mixture, reserved bread crumbs and 1 cup cheese blend. Spoon into bread shells., Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Top with remaining cheese blend and tomatoes. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.