Best Hot Crab Canapé Recipes

HOT CRAB CANAPé

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, mix all ingredients in a bowl. Place mixture in a shallow ovenproof casserole dish. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or microwave until warm (2 to 3 minutes). Serve with crackers. This may be frozen for future use.

CRAB-MEAT PARMESAN CANAPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toast bread on a baking sheet in oven until golden, about 5 minutes. In a bowl stir together remaining ingredients with salt and pepper to taste. Toasts and crab-meat mixture may be made 1 day in advance.
• Reduce oven to 375°F. Spread crab-meat mixture on toasts and arrange on baking sheet. Canapés may be assembled 30 minutes in advance. Bake canapés in middle of oven until puffed, about 10 minutes.

HOT CRAB AND ASPARAGUS CANAPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light.
• Beat in crab, garlic and green onions until just combined.
• Season with salt, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce; combine well.
• Slice baguette diagonally into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Spread mixture on the baquette slices and set on the baking tray.
• Top each canape with 2 asparagus halves, cut side down.
• Sprinkle canapes with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 10 minutes or until heated through.
• Arrange on a platter and serve.
• NOTE: To blanch the asparagus, cook in boiling water for 1 - 2 minutes.
• Drain and immediately chill in ice water; drain.
• These canapes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator, loosely wrapped in plastic wrap.
• Because you will be baking from cold, allow 3 - 4 minutes extra cooking time.

HOT CRAB CANAPES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and spread on the Rye mini-slices.
• Place under a broiler until hot and bubby.