This Maryland crab dip recipe is one of my favorite appetizers. I’ve been eating Chesapeake Bay Maryland blue crab all my life, and this is a recipe from years of eating crab dip!
Ingredients:
4 ounces Cream Cheese ½ package, softened. I used Neufchatel light cream cheese.
½ Cup Mayonnaise I used Kraft light version
¼ teaspoon Old Bay plus more for topping
½ teaspoon dry mustard
8 oz crab meat lump
1 Tablespoon Gouda cheese shredded
1 Tablespoon cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions:
1-Preheat oven to 350º.
2-Mix softened cream cheese with mayonnaise, Old Bay Seasoning, and dry mustard in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
3-Gently fold in lump crab meat being careful not to break up the lumps.
4-Spoon dip into an oven safe dish.
5-Sprinkle with cheeses.
6-Sprinkle with extra Old Bay Seasoning.
7-Bake for 30 minutes. Brown slightly under broiler on low.
*Optional: Top with sliced green onions.
8-Serve the crab dip with crackers, tortilla chips, or a baguette sliced and toasted.