Muffin-Tin Crab Cakes

Barb Gertz's Note:

This recipe has taken the frying and fuss out of crab cakes by shaping and baking them in muffin tins. For the best taste, look for pasteurized crabmeat in the refrigerator case at your market's fish counter, a better choice than canned varieties. Make it a meal: try these crabcakes with some tangy tarter sauce and coleslaw. Note:To make bread crumbs tear crust from bread then tear into pieces & process in a food processer into coarse crumbs, one slice makes about 1/3 cup crumbs. The recipe is courtesy Eatingwell.com.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb crabmeat
• 2 cups fresh whole wheat breadcrumbs
• ½ red bell pepper , minced
• 3 scallions , sliced
• ¼ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg white
• 10 dashes hot sauce , such as Tabasco
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 6 lemon wedges (to garnish)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees; generously coat a 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with cooking spray.
2. Mix crabmeat, breadcrumbs, bell pepper, scallions, mayonnaise, eggs, egg white, hot sauce, celery salt, and pepper in a bowl until well combined.
3. Divide mixture evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
4. Bake until crispy and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes, serve with lemon wedges.

Reviews

[french toast]

Made as directed but switched celerty salt with old bay seasoning. Next time I will reduce to breadcrumbs so 1 to 1.5 cups as I felt there was a bit too much filler.

[ClaireBear123]

Made with regular mayonaise, and took out celery salt and replaced it with old bay seasoning. I hand formed these and baked them on a cookie sheet to make small appetizers for a party. What a hit! I served them with spicy cajun remoulade sauce, which was also quick & easy to make! so many compliments

[ericaj]

I took others' advice and reduced the bread crumbs...we are always dieting so cutting out carbs. :( I also added a little parsley and oregano. I wanted to add Old Bay but I left it in our camper in storage so I'll have to go get it next time! I over-baked mine a little so they were crunchier than I wanted. I also think I should have filled the cups a little fuller to keep the inside less chewy. Again, I did over bake them which probably affected the texture.
But a really simple and healthy recipe. I used low-fat mayonnaise and my husband really like them still.