How To Make Homemade Crab Pretzels
Serve a flavorful snack with these crab pretzels that come with soft bread topped with creamy cheesy crab dip baked until brown and bubbly.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8ozfull fat cream cheese,(1 package) softened to room temperature
- ⅓cupmayonnaise
- ⅓cupParmesan cheese,grated
- 2large garlic cloves,minced or ¾ tsp garlic powder
- 2tspWorcestershire sauce
- 2tbspfresh lemon juice
- 1tsphot sauce,add 1 tsp more for extra spice
- ½tspold bay seasoning
- ½lbjumbo lump crab meat,free of shells
- fresh ground black pepper,to taste
- homemade soft pretzels*
- 1cupcheddar cheese,shredded
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until creamy and free of lumps.
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On low speed, beat in the mayonnaise, grated parmesan, garlic, Worcestershire, fresh lemon juice, hot sauce, and Old Bay.
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Add the jumbo lump crab and beat for a quick 5 seconds to very slightly break up any huge lumps.
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Spoon the crab dip into an 8-inch or 9-inch casserole dish. Top with a sprinkle of pepper, if desired.
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Bake for 30 minutes, rotating every 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to slightly cool while preparing the soft pretzels.
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Turn the oven up to 425 degrees F.
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Bake the pretzels for 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and spoon crab dip on top of each pretzel.
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Sprinkle each with cheddar cheese. Place crab pretzels into the oven and bake for 5 to 8 more minutes until the cheese is bubbly and the pretzels have slightly browned.
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If desired, top finished crab pretzels with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, Old Bay, or pepper.
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Serve crab pretzels immediately. Crab pretzels taste best immediately after they are made, though they keep well for up to 2 days stored at room temperature covered tightly.
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Warm up the leftovers for about 30 seconds in the microwave.
Recipe Notes
Check out this 30-Minute Homemade Pretzels Recipe to learn how to make it. If making pretzels for this crab pretzels recipe, skip the egg wash.
Nutrition
- Calories: 283.26kcal
- Fat: 24.54g
- Saturated Fat: 10.86g
- Trans Fat: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.20g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.21g
- Carbohydrates: 2.78g
- Fiber: 0.12g
- Sugar: 1.27g
- Protein: 13.07g
- Cholesterol: 83.48mg
- Sodium: 540.04mg
- Calcium: 244.60mg
- Potassium: 156.51mg
- Iron: 0.49mg
- Vitamin A: 160.58µg
- Vitamin C: 3.44mg
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