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Air Fryer Crab Cakes Recipe
Everyone will love these light and crispy air fryer crab cakes with a soft and tender inside, packed with flavorful lump crab meat.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Chilling Time
30 mins
Total Time
43 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 179 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces jumbo lump crab meat
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- 1 egg white use whole egg if doubling recipe
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning or more
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- pinch salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the egg white, mayonnaise, parsley, dijon mustard, Worchestershire sauce, Old Bay, lemon juice, and salt. Stir to thoroughly mix.
- Add the breadcrumbs and lump crab meat to the bowl. Gently stir to combine, trying not to shred the lumps as you go.
- Prepare a tray to hold these in the refrigerator. I like to make mine on the air fryer parchment paper, making putting them in the air fryer later easier.
- Form the mixture into 3 large or 4 medium-sized crab cakes and place them on parchment paper. Gently push the mixture into shape, don't squish it.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the air fryer at 370 degrees F for 2 minutes.
- Place them, still on the parchment paper, in the air fryer basket and air fry for 6-8 minutes. Don't flip them over.
- They are done when they start to brown on top and have reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
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Notes
- Serve with a lemon wedge and spicy mayonnaise or your favorite sauce.
- Keep the crab meat as lumpy as possible instead of breaking it up.
- Add more Old Bay if you are a big fan of the seasoning. I frequently double the amount in the recipe.
- Don't skip letting them rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
179kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
1122mg
(47%)
Potassium
315mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
231IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 179
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 179kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1122mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 231IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.