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July 23, 2026

Delicious Crab Cakes recipe

Delicious and easy crab cakes, simple to make, ready in no time, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. These succulent deep-fried crab cakes are quick, easy, full of flavor, and don’t fall apart when deep-fried.

  • This is an older popular recipe from the Super Easy Crab Cakes blog that I wanted to re-share with you guys with better photos and a video! Crab cakes are all about crab meat, but they don’t have to be expensive. We still use a lot of crab, but using canned crabmeat still makes delicious crab cakes, but much cheaper.

This is also a very easy recipe, and if you’re like me and love crab cakes, you’ll probably eat them plain. But I’m not here to judge! Like I said, crab cakes should consist of the crab meat, the rest of the ingredients should give it a bit of extra flavor and also hold and bind it together.

crab cakes on a bed of arugula on a white plate.

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Crab Cake Highlights

  • Incredibly fast and easy. With just a few ingredients and just over 30 minutes you can enjoy these delicious crab cakes! All you have to do is mix everything together, shape into patties and fry.
  • Perfect for frying, air frying or baking. They are incredibly versatile when it comes to how you cook them. Do you want to save some calories? No problem, cook them in your deep fryer or bake them in the oven.
  • Seriously satisfying. If you’re a fan of crab like me, you’ll love these cakes! Serve them as is with your favorite sauce or make them into sandwiches for a complete meal.

Ingredients you will need

Overhead shot of the ingredients needed to make crab cakes.

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