Just stopping in real quick to share this amazing easy Crab Appetizer that would be perfect for Christmas but especially New Year’s Eve!

You may remember that we partnered with Hood® Cream earlier this year to share with you their second edition of the eCookbook titled, “Chef Creations Inspired by Hood Cream.”

You can see the first post and visit to Deuxave Restaurant in Boston and our most recent recipe, Green Bean Casserole.

Crab Imperial Appetizer 

You can find this recipe along with so many others in the second edition of the eCookbook titled, “Chef Creations Inspired by Hood Cream.”

I am personally using 3 of them for our Christmas Eve festivities. I prepare The Feast of the Seven Fishes each year for about 35 people and this year, I am trying out a few new recipes from the cook book.

Nutrition

Calories

818 cal

Fat

39 g

Carbs

57 g

Protein

65 g

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Crab Imperial Appetizer

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15 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• INGREDIENTS:
• ¾ cup brioche bread, diced
• ½ cup Hood
• ® Heavy Cream
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 8 oz. crab meat
• 1 Tbsp. shallot, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. mascarpone cheese
• 3 tsp. lemon juice
• Zest of 2 lemons
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. Cape Cod seasoning (can
• substitute Old Bay seasoning)
• 2 Tbsp. red bell pepper, diced small
• 2 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. chives, sliced
• 12 pre-baked puff pastry cups

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300° F. In a small
2. mixing bowl, combine brioche bread
3. cubes and Hood
4. ® Heavy Cream.
5. Let mixture sit for 10 minutes at
6. room temperature. Add hot sauce
7. to the bread mixture and combine
8. thoroughly.
9. Check crab meat carefully for bits
10. of shell or cartilage. In a medium
11. mixing bowl, combine all ingredients
12. including the brioche bread mixture.
13. Gently mound crab filling into prebaked
14. puff pastry cups on a baking
15. sheet.
16. Place the filled cups in the oven
17. for 5-10 minutes.

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I am so impressed with how easy this recipe is to make. I am always looking for gourmet type appetizers that are quick and easy!

My local bakery didn’t have pre baked puff pastry cups (that’s what happens when you go the week of Christmas!) so I grabbed some from my local grocery store in the freezer section.

My local bakery also didn’t have brioche bread in a loaf but they had brioche hamburger buns so that did the trick!

These crab appetizers are so delicious and melt in your mouth. I am making them for Christmas Eve and will most certainly be bringing a bunch to the New Year’s Eve party we are attending.

Happy Holiday’s friends and thank you so much to Hood Cream for this amazing partnership!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Hood® Cream . All opinions and words are 100% my own.