Crab Dip Recipe

No baking, no broiling, no heating required, and this creamy crab dip can be made in advance to ease your dinner party workload.

Prep time: PT15M

Total time: PT15M

Rating

4.6 stars (5 reviews)

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Dump crabmeat into a colander over the sink.
Rinse crabmeat in cold water, then gently squeeze clumps of crabmeat to remove as much moisture as possible and carefully pick out any pieces of shell. Set cleaned crabmeat aside in a medium bowl.
Juice and zest one lemon. You should end up with about 2 teaspoons of zest and 3 tablespoons of juice.
In a large bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, and the next 8 ingredients. Use a hand mixer on medium-low speed to make the mixture smooth.
Gently stir in crabmeat.
Add pepper, plus more salt, Old Bay, lemon zest, or lemon juice to taste.
Garnish with more chopped chives and a sprinkle of Old Bay to serve.

Kristin on 2026-02-06 (5 stars):
This was amazing! I brought it to a party and it was gone in less than 30 minutes. Everyone raved at how good it was. Thanks for the recipe!
Fern V Jacobs on 2025-12-27 (5 stars):
An easy classic. I spent the farm and used jumbo lump crabmeat. It came out awesome! This is my go-to for crab dip
Molly Pisula on 2025-11-17 (5 stars):
After years of making only baked crab dip, I came up with this recipe as a quicker way to enjoy decadent crab dip. Now I think I make this version even more than my original hot baked version! Season with lemon and Old Bay to your taste. I think you'll love this!
Tom Trenschel on 2025-05-13 (3 stars):
Way to lemony for my taste. i didn't taste anything enforcing the delicate flavor of lump blue Crab. kind of overpowered with lemon. added additional garlic and Hellman's to try neutralize the lemon. In the end, a bit disappointed at no flavors enhancing the crab.