crab rangoon nacho bites (Edit recipe)

crab cake balls

1. preheat oven to 400.
2. first add tortilla chips to a food processor & blitz a few times into a finer crumble.
3. to a bowl, add chip mixture & remaining crab cake balls ingredients.
4. using a medium cookie scoop, make mini crab cake balls (~48).
5. place crab cake balls on a lined baking dish, then bake for 12-15 minutes.

cream cheese mixture

1. to a food processor or using an immersion blender, blend mixture until smooth & creamy.

apricot thai chili sauce

1. add all ingredients to a sauce pan & whisk together until combined.
2. bring mixture to a boil, then simmer for 6-8 minutes or until thick; add additional water as needed.

assembling your bites

1. ortilla chip bite: to a sheet pan, layer tortilla chip → dollop of cream cheese mixture → crab cake ball → small slice of cheese; broil for 3-4 minutes or until cheese melts → transfer to a platter → drizzle with apricot thai chili sauce + cilantro.
2. cucumber bite: to a platter, layer cucumber → dollop of cream cheese mixture → crab cake ball → drizzle with apricot thai chili sauce + cilantro.