I cant wait to tell you about these delicious crab cakes, but first,
may I ask you a favor regarding an upcoming review?
The gracious people at CSN Stores have offered me an automatic ice cream maker to review. With 200+ stores, CSN carries everything from cookware to sofas.
I was pretty excited about this offer because I have had an ice cream recipe twirling in my head now for sometime, begging me to make it, but….
do any of you have a “MUST MAKE” ice cream recipe that you would like to share? I would love to hear about them. Post a link in the comment section (or you can e-mail me the link!). Then next week (or the week after), we can talk ice cream. And I’ll share all your ice cream links in my ice cream post. OHHH (clapping hands!) I cant wait! Summer is coming, hot weather is near, and I want ice cream!!! 
But now, it’s time for these crab cakes!
I have had this Cooking Light magazine hanging around for about 2 years. The cover has a picture of these crab cakes and I have been drooling over these babies for a long time. I finally got a pound of crab meat and I knew it was about time I make these cakes. I needed to put that poor magazine to rest.
These were worth the wait! They were perfect!
Perfectly seasoned, nice and crunchy, I’ll be making these again. I may have used a bit more oil for frying then directed. But they were oh so good!
This recipe is a keeper!
And wouldn’t home made ice cream be a perfect dessert???
Crab Cakes
From Cooking Light
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 pound lump crabmeat, drained and shell pieces removed
- 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- Cooking spray
1. To prepare crab cakes, combine first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat. Gently stir in 3/4 cup panko. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
2. Divide crab mixture into 6-8 equal portions ; shape each into a 3/4-inch-thick patty. Place remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish. Working with 1 patty at a time, dredge in panko. Repeat procedure with the remaining patties and panko.
3. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil (or more) in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat both sides of crab cakes with cooking spray. Add 4 crab cakes to pan; cook 7 minutes. Carefully turn cakes over; cook 7 minutes or until golden. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, cooking spray, and remaining 4 crab cakes.
Note: I used more oil then the recipe called for and I didn’t spray my patties with cooking spray. They weren’t as light as Cooking Lights version!
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I am a huge fan of crab cakes and I really love using the Old Bay seasoning. These have me craving a batch.
Love the crab cakes! Great appetizer or even meal! I love this apricot sorbet:
http://twopeasandtheirpod.com/recipe-for-apricot-sorbet/
Not really ice cream, but it is so creamy and smooth! We love it!
Wonderful looking crab cakes, something my family and get yens for and make as often as we can during crabbing season.
My favorites ice cream? Oh, there are so many, but I’m particularly fond of the cardamom pistachio ice cream at http://moderncomfortfood.com/2009/10/cardamom-pistachio-ice-cream/.
These look so good! I love crab cakes but have never made them.
As for ice cream, I love just about everything out of The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. The mint chocolate chip is one of my favorites: http://blog.healthy-green-lifestyle.com/mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream.html
Fabulous looking crab cakes! They’re one thing I always, always order when we visit the coast. Must try this recipe soon.
As for the ice cream, homemade peach is my favorite. I like the old-fashioned cooked custard base and with sweetened crushed peaches added. So good!
They look so crispy and delicious! Samoas ice cream is fabulous if you happen to have a box of Girl Scout cookies stashed somewhere. Have fun with your new ice cream maker.
Thec rab cakes look fantastic!! Gorgeous shots
I think my favorite so far is the Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream I made recently http://www.amandascookin.com/2010/03/mexican-chocolate-ice-cream.html but a close second was my Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream http://www.amandascookin.com/2010/04/brown-sugar-vanilla-bean-ice-cream.html it’s close to my heart cuz I invented the recipe!
These crab cakes look fantastic! They look perfect, nice and crisp on the outside and tender, flaky on the inside! Yum!
The only ice cream I made was from Alton Brown’s “Churn Baby Churn” episode.
I’m looking for a good ginger ice cream recipe with crystallized ginger in it! Let me know!
What beautiful little crab cakes!! I love the wonderful colors of the onion and lime. So cheery and bright!
If you’re looking for a good vanilla ice cream base — this is it:
http://joyinmykitchen.blogspot.com/2008/12/vanilla-ice-cream.html
It’s a tried and true recipe (no eggs) and super easy to make in that very ice cream maker
These crab cakes look delicious and I love that they’re light!
As for the ice cream, this Pine Nut & Brown Sugar Ice Cream is one of my favorites.
http://cookincanuck.blogspot.com/2009/07/pine-nut-brown-sugar-ice-cream.html
I haven’t had crab cakes in ages and I know would love these, especially with the panko.
You are going to love your new ice cream maker. I have the same one and we use it often. There is a recipe for strawberry cheesecake ice cream on recipezaar that is a huge hit with my family. http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Strawberry-Cheesecake-Ice-Cream-For-Electric-Ice-Cream-Machine-24796
It always surprises me how much my family likes this ice cream. Usually we are big chocolate fans, but this ice cream made with real strawberries and cream cheese is to die for! Have fun with your new ice cream maker!
They look awesome Megan! I just recently made crab cakes also!
I see someone had a strawberry rhubarb ice cream posted not too long ago – and was thinking it looked so good. If I can find it I will forward it to you. Its not my link of course, but I want to make it!
Crab cakes are one of my faves! These look extra crispy – just the way I like them. Totally delicious!
I love crab cakes!! These look awesome!
those crab cakes are seriously calling my name, i must have them soon!
Those look awesome.
I’ll take three scoops of PB ice cream, please.
I just made some hazelnut chocolate ice cream–it’s still chilling in the fridge, but oh my, it sure smells good!
And last year I made the apricot sorbet that Maria mentioned. I think it’s from DL’s Perfect Scoop. SO good and a lot less guilty feeling. Can’t wait for apricots to come in season. And you got my email from yesterday, I assume, about the lemonade ice cream. So love ice cream!
I don’t have an ice cream maker and definitely want to get one, so looking forward to your review
The crabcakes look terrific!
What gorgeous pictures… I am wanting to make these based on these pictures. And thank you for the comment about my grandson on my web page On Becoming a Grandma.
Regina
Those crab cakes look amazing! My mouth is watering for something savoury now it’s hard to think about ice-cream. However, if I had to pick a favourite it would be any ice-cream with peanut butter in it. I like a chocolate base and then either chunks of reeses or actual smooth peanut butter added in (during the ice cream making process not at the end). Okay now I am over crab cakes and so WANT ice cream!
Those crab cakes look delicious! I absolutely love making ice cream, and that looks like a super nice ice cream maker (mine has seen better days to say the least, poor thing’s overworked and underpaid). If you want a refreshing ice cream, I like banana or cantaloupe sorbet’s best. If you want something more adventurous, there are several bacon ice cream recipes floating around, including an early post on our blog about one (excuse the pictures if you take a look!). Good luck experimenting, and great crab cake recipe!
My daughter loves crab cakes, but hates red bell pepper and they are often made with that in restaurants. I’m printing this one out to make for her!
Crab cakes don’t get much more perfect than these. They look wonderful. As to ice cream, my current favorite is praline. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
ooo those crab cakes look so good!!! I had the best ice cream at this local place and it’s fat free sugar free cinnamon… if you could recreate that… you’d be my hero! LOL
Megan, these crabcakes sounds delish. I recently made some tuna cakes that were a little similar but I’d love to try making these.
These look so tasty! The recipe looks easy. I’m not a big fan of crab, but I’ll bet these would be good with tuna!
I will certainly be making these Megan. They look wonderful. Sorry for such a late comment, I looked at the post the other day but didn’t have time to write a comment.
As for ice cream, whilst I don’t have a recipe I did have sticky toffee pudding in a pub recently and it was served with marmalade ice cream – that was very good!
LOVE crabcakes and they look scrumptious. I also use a similar recipe with any kind of fish and salmon cakes are wonderful. I never made ice cream but would love to see Peanut Butter Ice Cream. I will be looking forward to your post on the new machine!
Love ice cream! I mean LOVE it! ( I have that same ice cream maker and even have a second bowl for it.) I can’t wait to see all the ice cream flavors you whip up!! I’m not partial to chocolate so all the ones I’ve made have been everything BUT chocolate.
I made cake batter ice cream and the kids loved it.
Thanks for the crab cake recipe. I’ve been wanting to try making some for myBaltimore born, Honey who raves about the ones he grew up eating. Thought it would be a nice surprise to recreate them at home. The only requirement I think is too have the cakes loaded with crabmeat.
~ingrid
Have you ever tried salmon cakes or burgers?
Those crab cakes look delicious! I’m tempted to get my own ice cream maker, but a lot of friends have told me that I won’t use it enough to make it worthwhile (sad face!). I just got a used breadmaker, though…and I can’t wait to try it out.