Coconut Shrimp- Healthy & Delicious!

Coconut Shrimp- Healthy & Delicious!

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 79.1
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 42.6 mg
  • Sodium: 43.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 6.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Coconut Shrimp- Healthy & Delicious! calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    Serves, 12 48-60 Shrimp



    * butter-flavored cooking spray
    * 1/3 cup cornstarch
    * 1/2-1 teaspoon ground red pepper or cayenne pepper
    * 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
    * 1 1/2 tablespoon honey
    * 1 tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice
    * 3 egg whites
    * 1 cup shredded coconut flakes
    * 1 1/2 lbs large raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined,rinsed and patted dry



    1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
    2. Spray a large baking sheet with butter flavored cooking spray.
    3. In a small bowl combine cornstarch, pepper and salt.
    4. In a small microwave safe dish heat up honey approximately 30-45 seconds.
    5. Add lime juice to honey and stir.
    6. Slowly add in egg whites and continue to stir.
    7. Place coconut in a thin layer on a pie plate or other relatively flat dish.
    8. Take each shrimp and first dip it into cornstarch mixture then in egg white mixture and finally roll in the coconut.
    9. Then place on the baking sheet.
    10. Lightly spray with cooking spray and bake 10-15 minutes or until shrimp is pink and the coconut is lightly toasted.


Directions



Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNDSAY81283.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I changed it up a bit, using ground almond flour it turned out great and topped it off with a mango salsa with a pineapple sauce too for dipping. Yummy! - 12/22/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Super delicious!!! I loved these. I cheated a bit. I only had fully cooked frozen shrimp so I used that and it worked great! I will most definately be making this often. Thanks for the great recipe! - 3/1/11


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    darn, i hit the wrong button, there were great! only how do you get the coconut to stay on? mine kept dripping off - 3/10/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Oh Yaaa.......These will be on the dinner menu tonight. Thank you - 7/16/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    These were phenominal. I am a huge fan of coconut shrimp, and had my doubts about the authenticity of these, but I was blown away. The only suggestion I can make is to make sure you really spray the pan well, because part of our coating stuck on some of the shrimp - 10/30/08