This Traeger Smoked Hot Crab Dip is super simple to throw together, and it can go on the Traeger next to almost anything and still come out hot, bubbly, and delicious. Whether you’ve got it on for a long low-and-slow smoke session while you finish up some pulled pork, smoked salmon, or brisket, or you’re cooking it alongside a turkey or prime rib for a time for an epic holiday appetizer, crab dip is fancy, easy, and a crowd-pleaser.

Smoked Hot Crab Dip

I love a good dip. They are usually pretty simple to make, easy to serve, and dips make a great appetizer whether you’re the kind of family that uses little appetizer plates or the kind that just dives right on in there to the bowl with the dip vehicle.

This particular crab dip is really customizable too. I like to use my smoked cream cheese, but if you don’t want to go through that or don’t have time and just want to whip this up, you can use regular unsmoked cream cheese. Heck, if you are busy trying to survive the great cream cheese shortage of 2021, you could even sub in goat cheese for this dip.

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Smoked Hot Crab Dip shopping list

Wondering if you have to hit the store? Here’s the list of items you’ll need to make this recipe. For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

mayo
cream cheese
sour cream
minced garlic
garlic powder
onion powder
paprika
Old Bay Seafood Seasoning (optional)
lemon juice
parmesan cheese
mozzarella cheese
crab

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How to make Traeger Hot Crab Dip

This is just the overview so you can see what you’re actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

Preheat

Preheat your grill to 200°F.

Mix

Put your softened cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, and seasonings into a bowl. Mix until they are well-combined. Squeeze the lemon juice over the crab meat, and add the crab and cheese into the mix. Gently stir these into the binder.

Smoke

Spray a 9×9 or 10×10 square grill-safe baking dish with cooking spray. Spoon the crab dip and smooth it out. Place it in the smoker and smoke it for 1 – 1 1/2 hours, or until it is hot and bubbly and the cheese is melted.

Serve

We like it with small rounds of baguette, but pita chips, butter crackers, or tortilla chips also work great for this dip.

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Traeger Smoked Hot Crab Dip

Throw together this simple dip in 5 minutes, and then let your pellet grill do all the work! Wood fire + seafood is always a winner, and when you throw in some cream cheese & sour cream to the mix? Forget it. You've officially upgraded.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup mayo
1 cup softened cream cheese (my Smoked Cream Cheese, ideally)
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seafood Garlic & Herb Seasoning (optional)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded white cheddar
3 cups lump crab meat

Instructions

Preheat your pellet grill to 200°F.
Mix together the mayo, cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, Old Bay, and lemon juice together in a bowl until it is well combined.
Gently stir in the cheeses and crab meat. Place the mixture into a square grill-safe baking dish that's been liberally sprayed with cooking spray.
Smoke your crab dip at 200° for 60-90 minutes. Technically you could go a little less than that if you'd like. Just make sure it is hot, bubbly, and the cheese is melted before you take it off.
Serve with crackers, chunks of bread, thin slices of sourdough, or tortilla chips.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 330Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 505mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 13g

Nutrition data provided here is only an estimate.

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