Oven-Baked Coconut Shrimp
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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
24 large uncooked shrimp (peeled, deveined and leave tails intact) 1/3 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (can use more) 3 large egg whites 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Rinse shrimp under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
In a shallow dish combine cornstarch with salt and red pepper; stir to combine.
Place egg whites in a medium bowl; beat using an electric mixer on high speed until frothy (about 2 minutes).
Place the coconut in a shallow dish.
Working one shrimp at a time dredge the shrimp first in the cornstarch mixture, then dip in egg whites and then in shredded coconut.
Place the shrimp on a foil lined baking sheet that has been generously coated with cooking spray.
Repeat with remaining shrimp (cornstarch, then egg white, and then in coconut).
Lightly spray the shrimp with cooking spray.
Bake 10 minutes. Turn shrimp and bake another 10 minutes or until shrimp are done.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GETSANGEL.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 229.8
  • Total Fat: 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 63.8 mg
  • Sodium: 756.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 12.5 g

Member Reviews
  • REDMWC
     Made this last night-it was delicious. I ended up buying unsweetened coconut--so I just added a little honey to the egg whites. I blended together some fat free plain yogurt, 2tsp honey, fresh mango and fresh ginger to make a quick dipping sauce. This is definitely going in to my dinner rotation! - 3/16/11
  • AISLINNSIONNACH
     Was only able to find peeled shrimp without tails, but heck then there were no tails to deal with! Such a good recipe, love it! Thank you! - 5/12/11
  • SZIMME1
     Cannot believe this recipe is healthy. This is better than fried coconut shrimp. Add some marmalade sauce and voila! - 9/1/09
  • PIZZA5152
     Great recipe love it - 2/21/21
  • 1HAPPYSPIRIT
     Great with fresh seafood! - 2/18/21
  • JUSTJ2014
     very good - 2/17/21
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
     Delicious recipe. - 1/21/21
  • ARTJAC
     nice - 1/6/21
  • NEPTUNE1939
     tasty - 1/6/21
  • MUGABI123
     Sounds and looks delicious! - 10/22/20
  • AOKDIET21
     We loved this! Much better than any Red Lobster or Sea Shrimp grocery store product. Coconut toasted well plus ice tang with chili pepper - 8/5/20
  • NASFKAB
     Great idea - 7/7/20
  • ALEPEQUIJADA
     Great! - 3/27/20
  • ZRIE014
     tasty - 2/21/20
  • CHERIRIDDELL
     excellent - 10/18/19
  • CD6913562
     What a great way to enjoy shrimp! - 10/9/19
  • NELLJONES
     That's a long cooking time for shrimp. - 3/6/19
  • HOLLYM48
     I love this oven baked coconut shrimp recipe! Yummy! - 2/21/19
  • CDAUGH23
     It was good flavor wise but the coconut wasn't toasted. Maybe next time I will leave it in longer but other than that it was good :) - 2/13/15
  • NETTESPAGHETTI
     We love these in our house. I use cayenne pepper instead of the ground red pepper. It makes them a little spicier. - 9/15/13
  • JSIMMON1
     This looks fantastic but remember coconut has fat - natural and probably one of the healtier fats but still fat (coconut oil anyone?) also we usually neglect the calories in sprays but when you spray generously with cooking oil - more fat. No wonder it's so good :) - 4/17/13
  • CD13654374
     This was amazingly delicious! - 4/4/13
  • EMLG11
     Great! Even my picky husband loved them. Will definitely be making these on a regular basis. - 1/20/13
  • CD13444744
     Quite a bit of prep, but tastes fantastic! - 1/18/13
  • LEAH_0027
     Oh my word... how do I make myself stop?? The only thing I did differently was half the salt and it was fantastic!! - 1/15/13



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