Crab Rangoon Crescent Rolls Recipe

Learn to make crab rangoon crescent rolls in this easy recipe. A cream cheese and crab mixture is surrounded by a tender, flaky crust.

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Bringing the wonderful taste of crab rangoon to a dinner roll!

I love crab rangoon but I don’t really enjoy frying it. I think I probably get enough fried foods as it is. Enter the crab rangoon crescent roll!

I’ve recently tried using an air fryer for this Shrimp Rangoon recipe and it worked wonderfully! I will be trying it with crab soon.

What is Imitation Crab?

I know there’s some controversy about using real crab or imitation crab. I really don’t mind imitation crab.

It’s always in the refrigerator because it’s a quick and delicious snack, low in calories and fat.

Imitation crab is made from fish that’s been shaped and made to look like real crab.

I’m willing to bet that most every crab rangoon you’ve had at a Chinese restaurant has been made with imitation crab.

It’s available in both stick shapes, made to look more like crab legs, and a flaky style.

Ingredients

This recipe has all your usual crab rangoon ingredients. You’ll find cream cheese, green onion, garlic and Worcestershire.

I’ve used something called Seafood Snackers which is exactly the right amount of imitation crab and it’s only $1. This stuff just miraculously appears in our refrigerator and it makes great snacks!

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Puff Pastry Sheets

I don’t know about you, but the only thing we don’t normally have in our refrigerator is the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets.

Before starting this website, I didn’t know about these pastry sheets at all, to be honest. If you’ve never seen them, they’re in the freezer section.

Since I’ve found them, though, I’ve used them as much as I can. They are the perfect thing to have around for a quick, elegant treat or dessert.

I’ve used them with raspberry and cream cheese to make these Raspberry Pinwheels. Cheese and chocolate chips for an Easy Cheese Danish recipe. Leftover Chicken and Pesto Puff Pastry Bites is another savory treat.

If you want to try your hand at making the puff pastry yourself, try this Easy Homemade Puff Pastry from Baking a Moment.

Assembly

To cut the puff pastry, I suggest a pizza cutter. You don’t want to use a knife to make jagged lines. You could instead use a really large straight knife and simply press down.

The puff pastry arrives folded in thirds. It makes it really easy to follow the lines and cut into three pieces.

Once you have everything cut into long triangles, place about two or three teaspoons on all 12 pieces.

It’s okay if the cream cheese mixture sticks out on the sides a little. It makes a great presentation when you can see little bits of it sticking out after baking.

Roll each triangle starting at the widest point. At the beginning of the roll, make sure that you sort of try to form a circle.

Don’t let it turn into a squared off crescent roll!

Be sure to fill each triangle before you start to roll. This will help if you need to add or remove some of the filling to make things more even.

Use a pastry brush to brush on melted butter. This will give the pastry a nice golden color when baking.

I realize that this is supposed to be an appetizer, but I have a hard time eating just one!

Recipe

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Course: Breads, Brunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crab and cheese dinner rolls, crab and cheese filled crescent rolls, crab filled crescent snacks, crab filled crescent wontons

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 23 minutes

Total Time: 43 minutes

Servings: 12 rolls

Calories: 220kcal

Author: Christian Guzman

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Bringing the wonderful taste of crab rangoon to a dinner roll! Learn to make crab rangoon crescent rolls in this easy recipe. A cream cheese and crab mixture is surrounded by a tender, flaky crust.

For more information, be sure to check the recipe details in the attached 24Bite® post.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
• 4 ounces Imitation Crab, chopped
• 1 Green Onion, minced
• ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• ½ tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 box Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry, room temperature
• Flour, small amount
• ⅛ cup Butter, melted
• Cooking Spray

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400℉.
• Mix together cream cheese, imitation crab, green onion, worcestershire and garlic powder. Set aside.
• Place small amount of flour on the working surface to help with sticking. With pizza cutter, cut puff pastry into three even strips then make a diagonal line across each strip. (There will be two pieces of puff pastry in the box and you will have 6 triangles out of each, for a total of 12.)
• Place two or three teaspoons of cream cheese mixture at widest edge of triangle and roll up. It's best to place the mixture on all of them then roll up to make sure you have enough to go around.
• Place parchment paper on baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
• Place the 12 rolls evenly on baking sheet.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake for 20-23 minutes. Makes 12.

Notes

These crab rangoon dinner rolls can be served with a seafood gumbo or any seafood dish. Being able to dip it in a soup based meal would be delicious.

You may not need any extra flour when cutting the triangles. The puff pastry includes a lot of flour to keep it from sticking.

Nutrition Facts

Crab Rangoon Crescent Rolls

Amount Per Serving

Calories 220 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Sodium 243mg11%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 4g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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