Corn & Crab Puffs

Corn & Crab Puffs

48 servings
15 min prep20 min cook

Ingredients

3 count
green onions, thinly sliced
0.25 cup
red pepper, finely diced
2 tbsp
butter
salt
black pepper
1.5 cup
all purpose flour
1.5 tsp
baking powder
1.25 tsp
seafood seasoning
1 tsp
sugar
0.5 tsp
paprika
0.5 tsp
garlic powder
0.5 tsp
onion powder
0.5 tsp
salt
1.5 cup
shredded pepper jack cheese
2 count
large eggs, beaten
0.75 cup
cream style corn
0.75 cup
heavy or coffee cream
1.5 cup
white lump crab meat

Before you start

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Spritz 2 mini muffin tins (24 cups each) with cooking spray.
  • Thinly slice green onions.
  • Finely dice red pepper.
  • Beat 2 large eggs.
  • Measure and sift together all dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, seafood seasoning, sugar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.

Instructions

  1. 1.
    In a skillet over medium heat, sauté chopped green onion and red pepper in 2 tbsp of butter until softened, about 2 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. 2.
    Remove cooked vegetables from stove and set aside.
  3. 3.
    In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients, then add shredded pepper jack cheese and mix thoroughly.
  4. 4.
    In a separate bowl, whisk together the beaten eggs, cream style corn, and heavy cream.
  5. 5.
    Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients along with the cooked vegetables and mix until thoroughly moistened.
  6. 6.
    Gently fold in the white lump crab meat, being careful not to break it up too much.
  7. 7.
    Divide the dough between the muffin cups using a tablespoon or a 1 oz ice cream scoop.
  8. 8.
    Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and puffed.