Grab some lump crab meat and a few basic ingredients and you’ll be well on your way to enjoying this warm, creamy, cheesy dip that is perfectly seasoned with old bay and lemon, and totally addicting. Crab dip is like a crab cake or a shrimp boil, seasoned liberally to make it extra good! This savory appetizer is perfect for any setting, no matter if it’s game day, a holiday, or just a Friday night movie on the couch. Everyone will be excited when you serve this dip. I love serving this with chips or pieces of soft baguette, but it’s equally good with some fresh vegetable crudites to dip into it. As long as you’re making dip, check out my hot Sausage Dip and Baked Feta Dip recipes.
Why You’ll Love This Dip Recipe
Key Ingredients in Crab Dip
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Crab Meat: Lump crab meat is exactly the right thing to buy to make this amazing hot crab dip. You can find lump crab in a can in most grocery stores. It’s also often available packaged in the fresh seafood area of the store. Avoid using imitation crab meat, as the texture and flavor will just not be right. Cream Cheese: You can’t make a crab and cream cheese dip without some cream cheese! This versatile ingredient blends everything together and gets melty and creamy when baked. Sour Cream and Mayonnaise: Blended with the cream cheese, these two slightly thinner creamy ingredients make this recipe for crab dip perfectly dippable. No broken chips in this dip! Cheddar Cheese: For more flavor and cheesiness, shredded cheddar cheese is perfect. Seasonings: Garlic, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, old bay seasoning, salt and pepper are all delicious in this recipe for crab dip. Cayenne pepper is optional, but perfect for adding a bit of kick.
Recipe Success Tips
Use Good Quality Crab Meat. Fresh lump crab, found at the fish counter will be the best quality, followed by canned lump crab meat. The better quality your crab meat is, the better this dip will be. Shred Your Own Cheese. Bagged shredded cheddar cheese generally has starches added to it to keep the cheese from clumping. Grating your own cheese from a block will taste better and it’s generally cheaper too! Make it Spicy. This hot crab dip is temperature hot, not necessarily spicy hot. To give it a kick, add the optional cayenne pepper, or give the whole dish a drizzle of hot sauce after it’s cooked.
How to Make Hot Crab Dip
What to serve with hot crab dip
Dip Party! I love a get together where everyone munches on a variety of dips and appetizers. Use your Instant Pot to make Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip or Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip. Both of these recipes are super simple and fast. With More Seafood Appetizers: Shrimp Cocktail, Sardines on Toast, and Air Fryer Shrimp are some of my other favorite seafood snacks. You are going to love this recipe! Don’t forget to pin it so you can make it over and over again. © Little Sunny Kitchen
