Crabmeat Cups

Light and airy puff pastry cups hold an enticing filling featuring crabmeat, cream cheese, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce and Parmesan cheese. 5 minutes in the oven and you’ve got a scrumptious appetizer that’s an absolute winner!
  • prep: 35 minutes
  • bake: 5 minutes
  • Serves: 24

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces (1/2 of an 8-ounce package) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 can (6 ounces) lump crabmeat, drained and picked over
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 package (9.5 ounces) Puff Pastry Cups, prepared according to package directions
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Directions

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F.

  2. Stir the cream cheese, egg, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, crabmeat and chives.  Spoon the crabmeat mixture into the pastry cups.  Sprinkle with the paprika.  Place the filled pastry cups onto a baking sheet.

  3. Bake for 5 minutes or until the filling is hot.

Cups Recipe

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Always bake Puff Pastry Cups in a preheated 400° F oven. Do not bake Cups in a microwave or a toaster oven.

Place Puff Pastry Cups on ungreased baking sheets with “top” facing up. Place Cups about 2 inches apart on baking sheet.

Unfilled baked Puff Pastry Cups may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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