Diabetic Friendly Low carb Crab Cakes

Easy to Make, Low Carb Crab Cakes

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There is no reason why you can’t enjoy delicious food when you are living with diabetes. These Low Carb Crab Cakes recipe makes a delicious and diabetic-friendly meal option. They are super easy to make and taste fabulous especially when you add our Sugar Free Tartar Sauce

Low carb crab cakes on a plate
Easy Diabetic Friendly Low Carb Crab Cakes

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Ingredients List

  •  lb Crab Meat
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp Grainy mustard
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pinch of ground black pepper
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Recipe for Diabetic Friendly Low Carb Crab Cakes

Low carb crab cakes

Low Carb Crab Cakes Recipe

Easy to make Low Carb crab cakes with homemade tartar sauce.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: low carb crab cakes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 166kcal
Author: The Naked Diabetic
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb Crab Meat
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp Grainy mustard
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pinch of ground black pepper

Instructions

  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, both mustards, egg, salt, ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce
  • In a separate mixing bowl combine crab meat with panko. Stir well to coat
  • Add panko covered crab meat to the wet mixture and stir well.
  • Remove 1/3 to 1/2 of the mixture and pulse in a mini chopper or food processor.
  • Once the mixture is like a lumpy paste, return it to the bowl with the other crab meat and combine.
  • Form into 6 patties, using your hands and place on a plate.
  • In a large skillet, heat oil.
  • Add crab cakes and cook for approximately 5 minutes and then turn over carefully.
  • Cook for another 4-6 minutes or until golden brown on both sides.
  • Serve with fresh tartar sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 950mg | Potassium: 190mg | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg

Helpful Tips and FAQs

Using Crab Meat Vs. imitation Crab Meat.

Real crab meat needs no explanation, but there are certainly differences when it comes to imitation crab meat. Imitation crab meat is made from other types of minced fish. There are many additives and preservatives that mimic the taste of real crab. Some of those additives are salt, egg whites, sugar and starch. Let’s compare imitation crab to Alaskan King Crab (popular crab meat)

Nutrition for 3 ozAlaskan King Imitation
Calories8281
Omega 3390 mcg25 mcg
carbohydrates012.7 g
Protein16.5 g6.5 g

It’s pretty clear after looking at the comparisons in nutritional information for the two, that the healthiest option for anyone, but especially diabetics is the real crab meat. The nutritional value stated in my recipe is for using Alaskan king crab meat. If you opt for imitation crab meat, be sure to take that into consideration when counting carbs.

Panko breadcrumbs Vs. regular breadcrumbs

Panko breadcrumbs are lighter and crispier than regular breadcrumbs. This results in a crispier texture when using them for coatings. The advantage when using them for diabetic-friendly recipes is the carbohydrate content. Let’s compare regular breadcrumbs with Panko (average from general brands)

Nutrition in 1/2 cupPanko breadcrumbsRegular breadcrumbs
calories110229
carbohydrate22 (21 net )41 (38 net)
fat1 g6g
sodium45 mg800

After comparing panko breadcrumbs against regular breadcrumbs, we can clearly see the benefit of using panko breadcrumbs, whenever possible, especially when cooking for diabetics.

Low carb Crab Cakes
Low Carb Crab Cakes

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is automatically calculated using an online nutrition calculator. We encourage you to calculate nutrition data with your specific brand ingredients as nutritional information can vary between brands

How to make Low Carb Crab Cakes.

easy low carb crab cakes for diabetics

Serve with outer easy to make Sugar Free Tartar Sauce. Our sugar-free homemade tartar sauce uses Vlasic Sugar-Free Sweet Green Relish. If you use another brand, be aware of nutritional information changes. Vlasic Sugar-Free Sweet Green Relisn uses sucralose as a sweetener and has ) gr of carbs for 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is automatically calculated using an online nutrition calculator. We encourage you to calculate nutrition data with your specific brand ingredients as nutritional information can vary between brands

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