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Air Fryer Crab Cakes Recipe

Air Fryer Crab Cakes are incredibly easy to make in just a matter of minutes. Mix lump crab meat with Old Bay, lemon juice, bread crumbs, and more for ultra crispy and flavorful crab cakes!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chill Time30 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 crab cakes
Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons green onion chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup lump crab meat
  • ½ cup Panko bread crumbs plus more for coating

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, egg, parsley, green onion, lemon juice, Old Bay, lemon zest, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and salt.
    ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, 2 tablespoons green onion, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    spices and wet ingredients for crab cake mixture
  • Fold in the crab meat and bread crumbs.
    1 cup lump crab meat, ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
    hand using a spatula to fold crab meat and bread crumbs into spices in a glass bowl
  • Pour additional bread crumbs into a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Shape the crab mixture into 4 patties/cakes. Press each patty into the bread crumbs, coating both sides.
    crab cake in a bowl of bread crumbs
  • Place coated crab cakes onto a plate, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
    4 crab cakes on a white plate
  • Once the crab cakes are chilled, preheat the air fryer to 370°F for 5 minutes.
  • Spray the inner basket with nonstick spray. Place the crab cakes in a single layer in the basket. Spray the tops of each crab cake with nonstick spray.
    4 crab cakes in an air fryer before cooking
  • Cook for 15 minutes, flipping once during cook time. Serve and enjoy!
    4 crab cakes in an air fryer after cooking

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Notes

Storage: Store crab cakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 687mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 299IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg