Not just for the holidays, a classic crab ball recipe with cream cheese and seafood sauce is a perfect snack or appetizer for any get-together with family or friends.

The beautiful Lump Maryland Crab Meat and cream cheese make for a soft and succulent crab ball dip. A homemade seafood sauce on top adds the tang you need to balance the richness of the cream cheese and mayonnaise.

Now for the Maryland crab ball recipe!

Crab Ball Recipe:

Skill Level: Beginner

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Chill Time: 1 hour

Total Preparation Time: 1 hr and 20 minutes

Ingredients Required to make Crab Ball Recipe:

Crab Ball

1 lb Cameron’s Lump Maryland Crab Meat

8 oz cream cheese

2 tbsp mayonnaise

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp thyme

½ tsp chili flakes

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

Seafood Sauce

2 tbsp ketchup

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp creamed horseradish

1 tsp hot sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Crab Ball Cooking Directions:

Take the cream cheese out of the fridge a few hours before you want to make your crab ball, you need it to be soft so you can work with it. Once the cream cheese has softened, mix it with an electric mixer or a spoon in a medium mixing bowl until it is creamy. Add in the mayonnaise, garlic powder, thyme, chili flakes, salt, and pepper. Mix them well and then carefully mix in the Lump Maryland Crab Meat so that you don’t break the meat up too much. You want it to be mixed in well, but you still want some good chunks of crab meat in there.

With clean hands form the mixture into a ball and place on a plate. Put it in the fridge to chill for an hour so that it hardens up a bit before you are going to dig into it. It will be fine in the fridge for a few hours or even overnight if you want to make it a day ahead.

For the seafood sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Add a touch of salt and pepper if you feel it needs a bit more seasoning. Store in the fridge until you are ready to use it. Once you are ready to serve your crab ball, spread your homemade seafood sauce over it and it is ready to be eaten. Serve your crab ball with crackers, chips, bread, or even vegetable sticks.

Tips: Don’t have or don’t like mayonnaise? You could substitute it for sour cream or just leave it out of the recipe all together.

Want dinner instead? Once you have made the crab ball, put it in a medium sauce pan with the seafood sauce and heat just until very hot. Mix in your favorite pasta cooked according to the package directions, and you are ready to eat! It would be great served with a side green salad or with cooked green peas mixed into for some crunch and color.

Did you make this as an appetizer or holiday cream cheese ball? We at Cameron’s want to know! Post a picture and tell us about it on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Happy New Year!

Buy Maryland Crab Cakes Online:

Would you prefer a fresh Maryland crab cake versus a crab ball? If so, head on over to our online store to order fresh seafood straight to your front door! We ship nationwide in the US within 48 hours.

By: Melanie Craighead

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