These Spicy Mango Avocado Paleo Crab Cakes are a unique take on the Maryland classic. They are a delicious, healthy and easy-to-make meal bursting with flavor.
Oh heyyyyyy sriracha, mango and avocado. If you saw our last recipe, you would probably be able to tell that we are pretty obsessed with that combo right now. Except this time it’s crab cakes!
Summer is my favorite season for numerous reasons. The weather is great, I can go to the beach, workout outside without freezing to death, watermelon season (DUH), grilling season, and most importantly, fresh seafood.
I’m super blessed to be able to go to the beach every weekend, so fresh seafood is always in my reach. From scallops to salmon to crab, I can get it all. But being in Maryland, crab is usually my top choice at every restaurant I go to.
If you don’t know anything about the state of Maryland, just know that their crab cakes are ridiculously amazing. I mean, full of huge meaty lumps and almost no fillers, just the way I like ’em.
I made the mistake once of getting a crab cake from a restaurant in a different state, and I was scarred for life. Once you get a Maryland carb cake, you can’t get a non-Maryland crab cake, TRUST ME.
But sometimes, I can’t wait until the weekend to eat a crab cake. So what do I do? Go to the closest restaurant in PA and get one? Nope. I gotta make my own.
All the recipes I found online include tons of mayo, butter and stuff that I don’t like to use. Thankfully, GoAvo came to the rescue! GoAvo sent samples of their avocado spread that mimics mayo but without all the preservatives and only 25 calories per serving, and I’m hooked!
Each flavor is made of 85% avocado (combined with the grapeseed oil, white wine vinegar and lemon juice)and has a perfect creamy texture that goes well in any dish that calls for mayo. You can check out my Salmon recipe I made here.
For these crab cakes I used the Spicy Chipotle flavor because I was craving a spicy combo to go with the mango.
This combo of flavors creates a sweet and spicy taste that tickles my tongue and leaves me wanting more than one crab cake (more like three) at a time.
Spicy Mango Avocado Paleo Crab Cakes
Top with sliced avocado and drizzle some sriracha and you got yourself a delicious crab cake thats almost as good as a Maryland crab cake, almost. But no Maryland crab cake can say that it’s gluten-free, grain-free, paleo and whole-30 friendly!
7 Ingredient Spicy Mango Avocado Crab Cakes {Paleo + Whole 30 Friendly}
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo lump crabmeat
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mango
- 1/2 small red onion finely chopped
- 1.4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup Spicy Chiptole Go Avo Spread (you can sub 1/4 of a mashed avocado)
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1 Tbsp. sriracha optional, for add spiciness or Whole 30 Option here
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine crabmeat, mango, onion and almond flour in a bowl. Mix well.
- Add in remaining ingredients and mix well using your hands.
- Shape into 5-8 cakes (depending what size you want them) and lightly press down the tops of each to flatten.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
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Hahaha scarred by a crab cake! It’s been years and years since I had crab…or lobster…or shrimp…but I always did enjoy them!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…Friday Finisher 6/3/16
These look great! I love that they’re healthy too, because crab cakes tend to be super fattening. The Sriracha tops these in the best ways!
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Ooh wow, these look so yummy. I love crab cakes, and all the flavor in them. It’s cool you used avocado on it!
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YUM! This makes me so excited to go up to Rhode Island this summer for the fresh seafood!
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Whoa- these look awesome! You totally already had me at Mango Avocado Crab Cakes and then you threw in some Sriracha- AMAZING!
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These sound SO darn good! I have never made crabcakes at home, but you make them sound easy enough. I bet these would also be good with tuna or salmon!
ugh you have NO IDEA how jealous i am about the beach and fresh seafood. if only i were that lucky!! these sound so awesome, the mango would be such a great touch
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Perfect summer dinner idea!! You had me at mango and avocado!!
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These sound delicious! I love crab cakes and my husband would love the spicy mango avocado addition.
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OMG. I want to devour that whole plate of beautiful crab cakes – YUM! The mango was such a good addition.
Rachel @ Bakerita recently posted…Paleo Double Chocolate Cookies
Crab cakes are my favorite! I’m kind of embarrassed to admit the only time I’ve ever made them at home they were frozen ones from Costco haha. Who knew they were this easy to throw together!
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These cakes look SO good!! I love that you made them Paleo and Whole 30 🙂 So fun! Also, my fave type of sea food is salmon! These look perfect! Hope that you’re having a great week!
xoxo Cailee!
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Sign me up! We LOVE crab cakes around here — such a treat. I love the addition of the avocado! That’s a combo that I’ve never tried, but I know that crab and avocado are perfect in other dishes. Now I want this for dinner!!
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You had me at spicy avocado mango. What a delicious and perfect combo for the summer! I’m just gonna go ahead and drool… Love that spicy drizzle. 😉
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They look and sound so good!! Especially with a generous drizzle of Sriracha 😉
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Just saved this recipe and immediately went to the grocery store to buy all the ingredients! Eeek excited to make it?? Yeah I think so! Haha this looks awesome and can’t wait to try it this week!!
ummmm, HELLO delicious! Two of my favorite things, seafood and avocado…oh and anything spicy! Perfect flavor combo here!
xo,
Sarah Grace
http://freshfitnhealthy.com
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These look soooooo good, can’t wait to try them 🙂
Now that has everything in it that I love. Mango and I love that avocado on the top. Delicious recipe.
Kathleen
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HI Bethany & Nicole,
These look so tasty. I have never seen a recipe with avocado and crab but it sure sounds good. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
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I would just love your fantastic Crab Cakes! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
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