Sweet crab, creamy cheese and crunchy mini peppers come together for a super simple appetizer that will be a guaranteed crowd pleaser at your next event.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 12 to 14 sweet mini peppers
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 5 ounces flavored cream cheese (such as scallion, chive and onion or garlic and herb), at room temperature
- 8 ounces fresh lump or jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- Cut the peppers lengthwise and remove the stems, seeds and ribs. If needed, trim a small amount off the bottom of each pepper half so that it will lie flat when cut-side up (making them steady is important so the filling stays intact during baking). Chop the trimmings into small pieces and set aside.
- Toss the pepper halves in a medium bowl with the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper. Set aside.
- Stir together the softened cream cheese and reserved pepper trimmings in another medium bowl until smooth. Gently fold in the crabmeat and season with salt and pepper.
- Fill each pepper half with about 1 tablespoon of the crab mixture so it comes over the top of the pepper slightly. Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the filling is beginning to brown, about 18 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 185 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Sodium | 736 mg |
Reviews
These were so good! Made them for a party then again for home, they’re perfectly creamy and crunchy and I would definitely make them a third time. Might be good with chives or green onions on top
I made the recipe as directed. The crab cream cheese filling was delicious. However, the peppers did not complement the crab cream cheese. Perhaps a different vegetable or toasted bread rounds might be better. I made this for a dinner party appetizer and had leftovers. Not a good sign in my group of friends who love to eat. Everyone (my circle of friends) likes crab, cream cheese and peppers but not this combination. I would not make this recipe again.
This is fantastic. I didn’t have any crab so I substituted green onion and some chives. My family ate them up and asked me to make more.
What an awesome and easy, wonderfully flavorful snack for game day or any day! I added some lemon zest to the crab cheese stuffing to bring a little lightness and it was great.
Made them for New Years eve everyone loved them.
I made this and making again by request from my family. They loved it, Something different and colorful for the table. Very yummy !
Delicious! I didn’t have crab meat, but it was still great nonetheless. I used plain cream cheese. Added green onions, red pepper flakes, and a dash of soy sauce. My new favorite snack!
Super easy to make and it’s a great snack!
I made these over the weekend and they were such a hit! So delicious and so easy to make.
I don’t know why anonymous only gave two stars, these are great tasting and easy to make.