Hot Crab Dip

Hot crab dip is a favorite of mine and this is a delicious version. I loved the sprinkling of paprika on top (next time I might even try smoked paprika?) I used a mixture of lump crab and shredded crabmeat, although by the time you've given everything a good mix, the lump crab breaks down a bit anyway. Not a complaint - it actually meant that the crab was more evenly dispersed in every bite!

Made as written and this was good. Others mentioned this being bland. It definitely was not bland. It had lots of flavor. The only thing I will say is that it says it serves 40. Plan on half of that. I'm going to double the crab next time but that is the only change I will make.

It was great! However, I have made this dish before, so I did know what to do beforehand to make sure it tasted great. I think using real crab would’ve overpowered the dish. I did my own tweaks though: more cheddar & a top cheddar layer, Gouda, onion powder, garlic, Old Bay seasoning, and extra crab meat. Forgot the dash of dijon mustard this time, but that didn’t make a huge difference in the flavor. Although, if you don’t do at least some of this, it might be too creamy otherwise. And my arms were sore from making sure the cream cheese mixed with everything properly, but it makes a huge difference in the taste and consistency not just being like hot cream cheese—definitely recommend using a mixer and folding your crabmeat in after everything else is mixed in so it’s not all mashed up.

This came out good and was liked by everyone at the party. Some things I noticed... I had never had crab dip before so I was concerned that it was lacking some flavor - also, this recipe makes a lot of dip. For my situation, I think one package of cream cheese would have worked. I also didn't have an electric beater so I had to mash and mix this all by hand. Took some time but I eventually got it where it needed to be. I chopped up a quarter of the meat and folded in the rest whole. I was a little worried about seasoning so I added a little bit of salt and pepper to mine and in hindsight I wonder if I should've added some more. I also put a thin layer of cheese on the top before baking it. My $.02, determine how many people you'll be entertaining and consider how much they may actually eat and adjust the recipe if needed - because believe me, this makes a ton of dip.

When trying a recipe I usually make it as stated. The only time I change things up if there is an ingredient that I don't like then of course I omit that. This is just what I was looking for. I know people added other ingredients to give it "more flavor" but I'm looking for a crab dip because I want to taste the crab. Not hide the flavor. Adding anything to this is a waste of the crab flavor. Smh. I cut the recipe in half as it was just for 3 people. It calls for 6 oz of crab but my cans are 4.25 oz so I did double up on the cans. Then made exactly as written. I'm now eating this by the spoonful! I wish I could smell this while it was baking but we were in the midst of making applesauce so the smells were intertwined! This is a really good dip as!!!

Great base. I omitted the hot sauce and Worcestershire. Used local crab boiled in a local seasoning. Added two extra tp of seasoning to crab and let it sit overnight. Added two finely chopped green onions and two cloves of garlic. This was a great dip.