This phyllo cream cheese lobster appetizer recipe is mouth-wateringly delicious! Seriously, it’s little bites of scrumptious, creamy lobster goodness in a flaky cup!
Are you an appetizer type of person? What I mean by that is, could you make a meal out of eating only appetizers? Or are you a person who could be satisfied eating a few bites of appetizer but who would never make a meal of them?
I’m an appetizer type of gal. But I prefer an assortment to nosh from.
Here are some of the appetizers I could eat as my meal:
Yum. Just thinking about them makes me start drooling.
What is your favorite appetizer to eat? Leave me a comment as I’d love to know!
Usually I blog recipes that I’ve made 3 zillion times or I blog about a recipe that I test a few times before I deem it good enough to publish for my readers!
Well, this is the first time I’ve made this one. The reason I didn’t test it before posting it is because it’s based on another of my recipes that’s tried and true. I modified my warm crab dip recipe for this phyllo cream cheese lobster appetizer so that it’s different and still delicious!!
Aren’t I clever?!
Someday soon I’m going to republish my warm crab dip with updated photos. It is such a delicious appetizer that it deserves better photography and more eyeballs! Stay tuned.
On to the Phyllo Cream Cheese Lobster Appetizer Recipe
Finally, Lobster Meat
When the grocery store where I shop changed hands last year, I was suddenly not able to buy frozen lobster meat. Until now! Yay!! It’s finally back.
So above, we have lobster, freshly cooked bacon, cream cheese, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, horseradish, mayo and Worcestershire sauce.
Let’s get started.
I place the cream cheese and mayo in a medium saucepan and set the heat on medium/low. I let the mixture melt while I stir in some mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce and horseradish. Finally, I let it cook, stirring every few minutes to help it melt.
Next, I cut up my lobster and shred some sharp cheddar and Colby cheese. I also take out sherry and white wine. As it turns out, I decided to only use the sherry because lobster pairs so well with it.
Once the cream cheese mixture has melted and combined, I place the lobster, bacon and cheese in it and stand there stirring the mixture together.
Cute Little Phyllo Cups
These phyllo cups are so awesome. I love to use them. They are fairly inexpensive and come in little boxes with 15 cups. If I were having a party, I’d double this batch and buy 30 cups, but since it was just Christopher and I, one box was enough.
Here is the lobster cream cheese mixture still in the pan and the cute phyllo cups behind!
I preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and start to fill the phyllo cups with the lobster cream cheese mixture. I dollop some in each cup. You can overfill them a tad without worrying that the mixture will bubble off onto the jelly roll pan.
I pop the lobster appetizer in the oven and set the timer for 10 minutes.
One thing I love about phyllo cups is that they always stay crispy. They are precooked so you can eat them straight out of the freezer if you’re filling them with something you don’t have to bake and as expected, they’re crispy. But even after filling them with the wet lobster cream cheese mixture and baking them, which I thought might make them soften, they stayed crispy.
They were crispy little critters. Soooooo good.
Ding!
Phyllo Cream Cheese Lobster Appetizer is done
I plate the lobster appetizer and gather some other easy appetizers like chips and salsa and the lobster cream cheese mixture I couldn’t fit in the phyllo cups. You will notice it in the little glass bowl.
That’s the beauty of this recipe: it yields extra lobster mixture that you can eat by the spoonful, dip your chips into or slather over a bagel, bread or crackers.
Yum.
I took this next angle because I wanted you to see my spread!! Notice the wine?
Drool.
I hope you enjoyed this lobster appetizer recipe! It’s so delicious and perfect as a quick appetizer for your next dinner party!
Please feel free to Pin any Photo to Pinterest, Yum the recipe to Yummly and leave me a lobster-appetizer-loving comment. I know you want to.
And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
- 8 ounces cream cheese 1 block
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard I use Guldens
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 5 ounces or more of lobster meat fresh or frozen, cut up
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar shredded
- 1/4 cup Colby cheese shredded
- 2 slices pre-cooked bacon cut into small pieces
- 15 phyllo cups (15 count)
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Place cream cheese and mayo in medium saucepan and turn heat under it to medium/low.
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Let mixture melt a little before adding mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce and horseradish
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Stir until melted and combined
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Add lobster, bacon, sherry and cheese and stir until combined
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Preheat oven 350
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Take phyllo cups out of freezer and fill each cup with lobster mixture (you will have extra)
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Place filled phyllo cups on medium jelly roll pan and bake for 10 minutes
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Plate phyllo lobster appetizers
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Eat
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Smile
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Enjoy
- I used 5 ounces of lobster meat because that is what was in the container I bought
- Double it if you are having a dinner party or triple it if it is a big dinner or cocktail party
- The calories listed below are for ALL of the lobster cream cheese mixture; they would be less for the 15 little phyllo cups
Woah! I’ve never seen pre-shelled lobster! That’s so cool- I’m going to have to look for it. What a great idea for when you don’t want to deal with the shells!!!
Thanks Sarah! They are so easy to use. You can find them in the frozen section next to where you would get pastry sheets!
This one is a good appetizer, must try
thank you for sharing
Thanks Parth!!
I love the look of this!!! A great way of using lobster in an appetizer. Absolutely perfect for new years eve!
Thanks Emma!! It’s what I’m serving!
My jaw literally dropped when I saw the first photo ~ all I can say is wow. I think I just met my new favorite food!
Hehe Sue! Thanks, that means a lot to me.
Oh, these look like great appetizers! I would love to eat these. In fact, I just might!
Hehe, Ben! They are so good!
Pre shelled lobster? Haven’t seen this before! Going to have to find some because this looks delicious. Yum
It’s absolutely glorious to have it pre-shelled!! Thanks for your comment Serena!
Oh lord! When Eric sees this he is going to run out and buy lobster! Thanks, Elaine! Lobster IS NOT in the budget this week! 🙂 Yum! These look delish!!
Hehe Beth! Thanks so much!
oh this Lobster Appetizer looks so delicious… wish I had some right now!
Thanks so much Monica!! 🙂
Looks like a great and pretty easy idea! Nice!
Thank you Paige!
I absolutely could eat appetizers for my meal. Finger foods are great, so easy to have a variety. I’d love to have a plate full of these lobster appetizers.
Yay! A kindred spirit Marisa!!
That is indeed clever Elaine! Phyllo lobster and cream cheese, who can say no to this. In fact it’s the most perfect appetizer for a difficult crowd and for when you are in hurry. I wish I had had the idea earlier! Thanks for sharing =)
My mother has made these with smoked salmon as long as I can remember – I bet they are just as delicious with lobster. Such a great party appetizer!
Thanks so much Julie!! Mmm. Smoked salmon. I’ll have to try that!
I could ABSOLUTELY make a meal out of appetizers, especially appetizers like this one – that shell, and the lobster, especially with the convenience of having it pre-shelled! I would love to make this for a party, but then again, I’d have to share … maybe better just to test it out for dinner one night with a glass of chilled Chenin Blanc. 😉
You had me at lobster <3 I'm always so focused on ripping lobster apart as quickly as I can, I never do anything to it other than dip it in butter. I HAVE to try this!
Leslie, that’s how I feel too when I eat fresh lobster, though I do save a little for a nice sandwich!! Thank you for the comment!
wonderful appetizer! looks so delish😊
Thank you Prasanna!
Seriously gorgeous! I would have a hard time sharing these!
Thanks so much Stacey. I am with you on that, sharing is hard when it comes to lobster.
Looks like an appetizer my family would love. Making this on my next family visit.
That’s awesome Lois! Thanks for the comment!
I have finally got my husband to like lobster. Not sure it that is good or bad, since now I have to share LOL! These little gems sound so good. I would make a meal on these alone. These are party perfect, but do I really want to share??? Hmmm….once I make them….I guess that will tell the story.
Lol Gloria! I’m thankful my hubby still doesn’t like lobster. More for me. But, I just thought of something, he actually ate a bunch of these and I never thought anything of it. Next time I will remind him that he doesn’t like them 🙂 Thank you so much for your comment!
Just your photos alone have me wanting to try these appetizers tonight! The lobster and cream cheese just make these sounds like everything I love in an appetizer.
Thanks so much Sharon. They are really yummy!
Although I’m not really a lobster fan, I LOVE these phyllo cups! Really tasty and so easy to eat.