Baked Crab Cake Balls with Sriracha Dipping Sauce
These delicious bite-sized Crab Cake Balls with Sriracha Dipping Sauce are baked (or air-fried) and make the perfect party appetizers that are always such a crowdpleaser!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 egg lightly whisked
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp. Sriracha sauce
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
- 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
- 1 cup whole wheat Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
- 1/8 tsp. black pepper
For the Sriracha Dipping Sauce:
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp Sriracha sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (if baking in the oven).
- Rinse crab meat and remove any shells, trying not to break up any large lumps.
- In a large bowl, whisk together egg, yogurt, Sriracha, lemon juice, green onions and Old Bay seasoning until well combined. Mix in crab meat then fold in breadcrumbs, garlic salt and pepper.
- Form the crab mixture with your hands into 24 (1-inch) balls and place on a cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate balls for 30 minutes (or overnight if you are making these ahead of time).
- To make in the oven: Bake crab cake balls for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Pop them under the broiler for an additional 5 minutes if you like them crispier!
- To make in the air fryer: Arrange crab cake balls in a single layer on the wire rack of your air fryer, being careful not to overcrowd them, and air-fry at 370 degrees for about 5 minutes. Flip the balls over and continue air-frying for another 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
- NOTE: Depending on the size of your air fryer you may need to do two batches of the crab cake balls. You want to place them in a single layer on the rack, being careful not overcrowd them so that air can circulate around the balls making them crispy!
- While the balls are cooking, whisk together yogurt, mayo and Sriracha to make the dipping sauce. Serve with the crab cakes and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 3balls + 2 Tbsp sauce | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.1g | Protein: 12.5g | Fat: 6.4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 641.7mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 2.1g