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Baked Coconut Shrimp Recipe
Baked Coconut Shrimp that are truely CRISPY and crazy delicious. They're a healthy coconut shrimp recipe that is easy to make ahead and freezer-friendly. We like to serve these with a creamy mango dipping sauce.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 404 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 3 3 tablespoons avocado oil divided
- ¾ ¾ cup tapioca starch can sub cornstarch
- 1 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 ½ 2 ½ cups unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 2 2 large eggs
- 2 2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp I like to leave the tails on 21-25 count
- cilantro for garnish
Mango Dipping Sauce
- ½ ½ Mango diced (½ cup)
- ¼ ¼ cup mayonnaise can be light mayo
- 1 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
- Juice from ½ lime
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line an 18x13 inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the oil.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the tapioca starch and salt. Add the coconut to another bowl and whisk the eggs with a small splash of water in a third bowl.
- Drop a few shrimp into the tapioca starch then move them to the bowl with the eggs. Put them into the coconut and coat them well. Transfer them to the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining shrimp then drizzle the tops of the breaded shrimp with the remaining tablespoon of oil.
- Bake for 20 mintues (no need to flip them) until they are golden brown. Put them on a serving plate and sprinkle a little minced cilantro over, to garnish.
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Mango Dipping Sauce
- While the shrimp are baking, add the mango sauce ingredients to your blender and blend on medium speed until smooth.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe
Calories
404kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
225mg
(75%)
Sodium
503mg
(21%)
Potassium
487mg
(14%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
204IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
88mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 404
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 404kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 225mg | 75% |
| Sodium | 503mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 487mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 204IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 88mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.