Best Hot Crabmeat Puffs Recipes

HOT CRABMEAT PUFFS

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These savory cream puffs are filled with a cream cheese, crab and almond mixture and baked for an elegant hot appetizer.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h30m

Yield Makes about 3 dozen cream puffs or 36 servings, 1 cream puff each.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. KRAFT Prepared Horseradish
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 pkg. (8 oz.) imitation crabmeat, drained, flaked
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place water and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Add flour; mix well. Reduce heat to low. Cook until mixture forms a ball, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with wooden spoon after each addition until well blended. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
Mix cream cheese, milk, horseradish, salt and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Add imitation crabmeat, almonds and onion; mix lightly. Cut tops from cream puffs; fill with the crabmeat mixture. Replace tops. Return to baking sheets. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 95 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g

HOT CRABMEAT PUFFS

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Yield 36 appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

Miniature Cream Puffs:
1 cup water
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt to taste
4 eggs
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Crabmeat Filling:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon horseradish sauce
pepper to taste
1 (6 1/2-ounce) can crabmeat, drained
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons finely chopped onions

Steps:

Miniature Cream Puffs: Preheat oven to 400°. Bring water and margarine to a boil. Add flour and salt. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes and remove from baking sheet. Crabmeat Filling: Lower oven temperature to 375°. Combine cream cheese, milk, horseradish sauce, and pepper; mix until well blended. Stir in crabmeat, almonds, and onion. To assemble cream puffs, cut tops from cream puffs and fill with crab mixture. Replace tops. Bake 10 minutes and serve. Note: Easier than it looks. Be sure to make cream puffs small.

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