Description
Homemade crab and artichoke hot dip blends rich seafood with creamy cheese and tangy artichokes. Guests will savor each warm, indulgent spoonful alongside crisp crackers or toasted bread slices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz (340 g) lump crab meat
- 1 14-oz (400 g) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded fontina cheese, divided
- ½ cup (50 g) shredded pepper jack cheese
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Ignite the oven to a searing 425°F and lubricate a 9-inch baking vessel with oil or nonstick spray for seamless release.
- Blending: Whisk cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream in a capacious mixing bowl until achieving a silken, uniform texture that gleams with culinary promise.
- Incorporation: Tenderly fold artichoke hearts, crab meat, half the fontina, pepper jack, green onions, and Worcestershire sauce into the creamy foundation, ensuring harmonious distribution of ingredients.
- Seasoning: Calibrate the mixture’s flavor landscape with strategic salt and pepper additions, taste-testing to orchestrate a perfectly balanced profile.
- Assembly: Smoothly distribute the maritime-inspired mixture into the prepared baking dish, creating an impeccably level surface that promises consistent deliciousness.
- Topping: Lavishly scatter remaining fontina across the dip’s surface, generating a molten cheese canopy that will transform during baking.
- Baking and Finishing: Slide the dish into the heated oven, allowing 20-25 minutes of transformative culinary magic that will produce a gloriously golden, effervescent crust with tantalizingly bubbling edges.
- Serving: Permit the dip a brief resting period to consolidate flavors, then present alongside crackers, bread slices, or vegetable sticks for a sophisticated appetizer experience.
Notes
- Cheese Selection Matters: Choose high-quality fontina and pepper jack for rich, complex flavor depth that elevates the entire dip.
- Texture Tip: Drain artichoke hearts and crab meat thoroughly to prevent excess moisture and ensure a creamy, smooth consistency.
- Flavor Boosting Hack: Let the dip rest 2-3 minutes after baking to allow flavors to intensify and develop a more harmonious taste profile.
- Make-Ahead Magic: Prepare the mixture up to 24 hours in advance and refrigerate, then bake just before serving for maximum convenience and freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 335
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 606 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg