¼ cup if finely chopped chives (or scallions), plus more for garnish. 
1 tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice. 1 & ¼ cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Put the mixture in the smoker, cook it, and out comes one amazing dip! IngredientsĪlthough it takes a few ingredients to make this easy smoked cream cheese crab dip, you probably have most of them in your kitchen anyway.īarring the crab meat, the ingredients for this dip are all kitchen staples that you likely keep on hand for other recipes. Cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, chives, crab meat, all come together beautifully. Someone described it as a smoky, cheesy seafood feast. So when planning a get-together, it's the first appetizer on the list. It's the one dip people ask for all the time. where we use a smoker to cook up a delightfully smoky version that always hits the spot!įilled with smooth, silky cream cheese and, of course, delicately sweet crab, this easy smoked cream cheese crab dip is so rich, people rave about it! Over the years, crab dip has evolved with different ingredients to create the creamy base with various shellfish additions as a standard dip. She was probably not the person who invented it. Published in the Los Angeles Times, it was submitted by Clementine Paddleford. The first recipe for actual crab dip came about in 1955. Here, we begin to see the modern version of crab dip. This recipe consisted of chopped green pepper, crab meat, butter, flour, and several other ingredients. Other recipes we found on the road to modern crab dip included stewed crabs, scalloped crabs, cream crab, and other such creamy crab dishes.Ī recipe called Cheese and Crab Delight was published in "Favorite Recipes" from Marye Dahnke's File in 1938. The recipe called for minced crab or lobster to which wine, vinegar, butter, and eggs, along with a few other ingredients, were added.Īll the ingredients were simmered until hot and then served in the shell. The earliest relative of crab dip can be found in a recipe in "The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy" which was published in 1747. However, there are creamy crab recipes that predate crab dip that are key to the evolution of this modern appetizer. No one knows exactly who invented crab dip, but we do know that the version we all know and love originated in Maryland. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!😉Ĭrab dip, as we know it today, is actually an evolution of creamy minced shellfish recipes that began over 200 years ago. When it comes to smoking it, there's no comparison. Regular crab dip is no match for the smoky flavor of this crab dip. Same goes with just about everyone that tries it. To this day, my husband can't say enough good things about smoked crab dip. He practically ate a whole bowl himself! So we had to make more for the partyīecause my husband's love of the smoker, I have him to thank for this smoked crab dip. I thought, why not? From the first bite, he was sold. He had just pulled a pork roast out of the smoker, so it was already heated up. 
How it began is that one day, as I was putting the ingredients together for regular crab dip, my husband suggested we try smoking it.
Over the years, I've made other versions of crab dip from spicy to forms that featured other kinds of shellfish mixed in.īut I discovered smoked crab dip leaves regular crab dip in the dust! That's what people tell me anyway. So I got the recipe off the host and have made crab dip for my family and friends every since. He went back for seconds and thirds, and then gushed about it for the rest of the night! I was glad he enjoyed it, but I have to say, I was a little envious. It is what it is.īut that didn't stop my roommate from trying it. Although it's a crying shame, I can't do a thing about it. But I knew better.įor those that have read the introduction to my web site, know I'm deathly allergic to shellfish. When the host told me it was crab dip, I was dying to taste it. It was on a trivet on the table, and it smelled absolutely delicious. I first encountered crab dip at a party when I was in my 20s. Is there any appetizer better than warm crab dip? If you're a fan of crab and cream cheese, then the answer is a definite No! This creamy dish is always a welcome treat no matter when or where it's served. This delicious crab dip is a star appetizer for any get-together and preparing it is easy. Smoked cream cheese crab dip is loaded with cream cheese and crab, and has a fantastic smoky flavor that goes perfectly with all the ingredients in this recipe.
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