Cold Crab Dip with Cream Cheese & Cocktail Sauce Recipe
A deliciously creamy and tangy cold crab dip combining lump crab meat with cream cheese and zesty cocktail sauce, perfect for serving with crackers or toasted baguette slices.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 8 oz cocktail sauce
- 1 large lemon
- 2–3 tablespoons horseradish
- 8 oz full-fat cream cheese (brick style)
- ½ lb lump crab meat
- crackers or baguette slices
Instructions
- Mix cocktail sauce and lemon: Pour the cocktail sauce (it won’t be the full jar) into a mixing bowl, squeeze in the juice from the lemon (no seeds!) and stir in the horseradish. Taste for seasoning, adding more lemon or horseradish, as needed.
- Spread cream cheese: Choose a cute plate or serving dish and spread the cream cheese into an even layer with the back of a spoon or spatula.
- Add crab meat: Sprinkle over the crab meat into an even layer on top of the cream cheese (going the whole way to the edges).
- Top with sauce: Spread the cocktail sauce all over the top of the crab.
- Serve: Serve cold or room temperature with crackers or toasted baguette slices.
Notes
Keywords: cold crab dip, cream cheese dip, cocktail sauce crab dip, easy appetizer, seafood dip
