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Light Louisiana Crab Cakes

These light Louisiana crab cakes are the perfect southern dinner recipe. These are so fluffy and packed with so much of that unique Cajun flavor. Read along to find out how to create this delicious Louisiana classic.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Louisiana, Southern
Servings 6
Calories 310 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Baking Pan
  • Tin Foil
  • Cooking Spray

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs Crab Meat I used blue crab meat.
  • 1/4 Red Bell Pepper
  • 1 Celery Stick
  • 1 Small Shallot or Onion
Wet Ingredients
  • 2 Eggs Beaten
  • 2 tbsp Light Mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Horseradish Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Stone Ground Mustard
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • Juice of one Lemon
  • 1 tbsp Hot Sauce
Dry Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Low Calorie Italian Breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup Almond Flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • t tbsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. If crab is frozen, let fully thaw. Dice onion, celery and pepper.
  • Beat Eggs and mix together all of the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, thoroughly mix together all dry ingredients other than the almond flour. Mix together wet ingredients, dry ingredients, crab and diced vegetables. Fold together until all is fully mixed. Slowly add your almond flour until a thick batter in which a cake can be formed is reached.
  • Spray a baking dish with cooking spray then place formed cakes on the pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the tops of the cakes start to turn golden brown. Serve with a lemon slice. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes 6 cakes. Make ahead and store them in the freezer and put in the oven at 400 from frozen the same way you would before. No need to thaw.
A great topping for this recipe is roumalade sauce. It is consisted of ingredients you'll need for this recipe! Mix it all to taste, and it is the perfect topping or dipping sauce!
  • 3 tbsp Light Mayo
  • 1 tbsp Stone Ground Mustard
  • 1 tbsp Horseradish Sauce
  • Lemon Juice
  • Dash of Hot Sauce
  • Dash of Worcestershire
  • Cajun Seasoning
  • Garlic Powder. 
 
 
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