RITZ-Coated Crab Poppers
Make ahead these scrumptious mini crab puffs, made with lump crabmeat, then bake and serve these elegant party appetizers when needed.
Prep time30 min
Total time40min
ServingsMakes 15 servings, 2 topped crackers each.
Ingredients
- 60 RITZ Crackers, divided
- 8 oz. lump crabmeat, well picked over
- 1¼ cups mayonnaise, divided
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 green onions, finely chopped, divided
- 3 Tbsp. finely chopped red bell peppers, divided
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- ¼ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
Preparation
- Heat oven to 425°F.
- Crush 30 crackers finely; place 1/2 cup cracker crumbs in pie plate. Reserve for later use.
- Mix remaining cracker crumbs with crabmeat, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, egg, 2 Tbsp. onions and 1 Tbsp. chopped red peppers until blended.
- Roll crabmeat mixture into 30 (1-inch) balls. Add, 1 at a time, to reserved cracker crumbs in pie plate; roll to evenly coat crabmeat balls with crumbs.
- Place on parchment-covered baking sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, mix remaining mayonnaise with lemon juice and ground red pepper until blended.
- Spread about 1 tsp. mayonnaise mixture onto each of the remaining crackers.
- Place crab puffs on crackers. Top with remaining mayonnaise mixture, onions and chopped red peppers.
Recipe Tips
- Variation
Prepare using reduced-fat mayonnaise and RITZ Reduced Fat Crackers.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 210 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 18g | |
| Saturated fat 3g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 30mg | |
| Sodium 250mg | |
| Carbohydrate 8g | |
| Dietary fiber 0g | |
| Total sugars 1g | |
| Added sugars <1g | |
| Protein 4g | |
| Vitamin A | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 2 %DV |
| Calcium | 2 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |