Easy Baked Crab Balls Recipe
Our Baked Crab Balls are so good, you'll be making them all the time. We used fresh lump crab meat and Old Bay along with a few other ingredients for perfect crab balls every time.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 101kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Lump crab meat
- 1 egg large
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- ¾ cup Panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º.
- Gently pick through the crab meat to remove any pieces of shell. Set aside.
- Beat the egg with a whisk in a medium-sized bowl. Add Old Bay Seasoning, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard to the beaten egg. Stir well to combine.
- With clean hands, add crab meat to the egg mixture, gently combining until well mixed.
- Add the Panko bread crumbs and continue to gently combine with your hands. Be careful not to break up crab meat lumps.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and place in the fridge for an hour. I have chilled it for less when I've been in a hurry, and it really does help to leave it to chill for an hour.
- With clean hands, make 24 crab balls, placing them on a lined baking sheet. They should be around 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.
- Bake these mini crab cakes for 10-12 minutes, until they are lightly browned. We also broil them for an extra two to three minutes to make them more crispy.
Notes
These crab cakes can be made in the morning and stored in the refrigerator until time to cook. After cooking, they will still be flavorful for a couple of days as long as they are refrigerated.
Warm the leftovers in the oven and serve with a squeeze of lemon. We also enjoy them on saltine crackers.
Don't keep for longer than a couple of days. I never freeze leftover crab meat as it changes the texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 4 | Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 742mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg