Sweet Corn Crab Puffs

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword crab-puff-recipe, sweet-corn-crab-puffs

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings puffs

Calories 48kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spritz 2 [24] cup mini muffin tins with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a skillet over medium-heat heat, saute the chopped green onion and red pepper in 2 Tbsp of butter for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Season to your taste with salt and black pepper. Remove from the heat.
In a large mixing bowl, use a whisk to sift together the flour, baking powder, seafood seasoning, garlic salt, sugar, paprika and onion powder. Add the 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese, stir thoroughly.
In a separate medium bowl whisk together the eggs, cream corn and heavy cream. Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients along with the cooked onion and bell pepper. Mix until thoroughly moistened then use a nonstick rubber spatula to gently fold in the crab meat.
Divide the puff dough between the muffin cups by the spoonful using a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop. Sprinkle the reserved shredded pepper jack cheese on top.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Remove to a wire rack, then serve warm.

Crab Meat - Premium jumbo lump crabmeat is pricey. This recipe demonstrates a delicious way to serve it to a crowd. If you like the flavor of claw meat, you can certainly go that route and use it in this recipe as well. I don't recommend using imitation crab go for the real stuff.

Pick Over the Crab - It's important to pick thru the crab meat removing any debris or shell before adding it to the batter.

Cheese - You can make these puffs using mozzarella cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, gruyere cheese or swiss cheese.

Fresh Herbs - You could add fresh thyme, tarragon, chives, fresh parsley or basil to the batter.

Reserve Some Cheese to Sprinkle on Top - I prefer to make these crab puffs by reserving a small amount of shredded cheese to sprinkle on top of the puff dough prior to baking. You can add all of the cheese to the dough with terrific results, too.

How to Serve Crab Puffs - These puffs make a delicious appetizer for holiday gatherings and entertaining or enjoyed alongside a bowl of crab bisque or corn chowder.

Dipping Sauces - I like to serve these crab puffs with Southern comeback sauce and cocktail sauce. You could whip-up a batch of mayonnaise based tartar sauce, serve them with Dijon mustard or any of your favorite sauces.