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Crab Dip Cheeseball

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posted: 12/22/15

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This Crab Dip Cheeseball is so easy to throw together ahead of time, and is absolutely delicious! It’s going to be the first thing gone on the appetizer table!

The Crab Dip Cheeseball has a a big slice showing the light pink inside and topped with cut scallions.

A cross between my classic Cheeseball Recipe and my delicious Hot Crab Dip, this is an amazing appetizer that you will fall in love with.

Reader Review

This cheeseball is delicious! I will definitely make it again.

How to Make a Crab Dip Cheeseball

This is a brief overview for how to make this delicious recipe. For the full recipe, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post or click the “jump to the recipe” button above.

  1. Combine the ingredients. In a bowl beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and garlic salt.
  2. Add in the remaining ingredients. Stir in some diced onions, mozzarella, and crab.
  3. Roll it into a ball. I love doing this with plastic wrap. Then put it in the refrigerator to chill for a few hours.
  4. Coat the cheeseball. Finally, roll the cheeseball in green onions. See below for some other ideas for rolling.
The Crab Dip Cheeseball has scallions covering the outside and surrounded by club crackers.

Imitation vs. Real Crab

This is one of the most hotly debated topics on my Facebook page, right up there with me putting sugar in my spaghetti sauce. While I use imitation crab in this recipe for its affordability, you can absolutely use lump crab meat in this recipe as well. Both will work.

Cheeseballs for Parties

We love cheeseballs an appetizer around here, and we have so many great options below show below the recipe card. They all are loosely based on my Original Cheeseball Recipe. All of them are great ideas when you are hosting.

Easy Cheese Ball Recipe

A Cheese Ball recipe is a classic appetizer that everyone can get behind. This simple and easy 5 ingredient recipe is the perfect party food.
close up of a cheese ball recipe with a bit missing

Other Cheeseball Coatings

If green onions aren’t your thing, you can coat this with many other things. Any of these will work. Try a combination of any of these great ingredients:

  • Chopped pecans
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Cooked Bacon
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • Roasted Red Peppers
  • Parsley
  • Chives
The Crab Dip Cheeseball has a a big slice showing the light pink inside and topped with cut scallions.

Other Great Appetizers

If you try this Crab Dip Cheeseball or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

5 from 16 votes

Crab Dip Cheeseball

Serves: 20 servings
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Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 4 hours 15 minutes
This Crab Dip Cheeseball is so easy to throw together ahead of time, and is absolutely delicious! It's going to be the first thing gone on the appetizer table!

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 bunch scallions diced small and divided
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1 cup imitation crab shredded

Instructions

  • Using a hand mixer, blend together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic salt.
  • Then mix in 1 tablespoon of the diced scallions (reserving the rest), the mozzarella, and the crab.
  • Place the mixture in the middle of a sheet of plastic wrap. Use it to roll the mixture into a bowl. Refrigerate for at four hours or until it is firm enough to handle.
  • Once firm, roll into a ball and coat with the remaining scallions. Serve with crackers.
Author: Lisa Longley
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

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  1. Barbara says

    Any suggestions for substitution to scallions? Family members aren’t fans of scallions.

    • Lisa Longley says

      I would skip them and add 1/2 a teaspoon of onion powder to the cream cheese mix. Then coat the cheeseball in something else like diced peppers, parmesan cheese, nuts, or a combination of those.

  2. Samantha says

    Can you use canned lump crab meat

    • Lisa Longley says

      Yup!

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