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Healthy Coconut Shrimp

At a Glance

Prep
30 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Total
45 minutes
Servings
48-60 shrimp, 12 serving(s)

Categories

  • Appetizer
  • Lunch/Snacks
  • Hawaiian
  • Baked
  • Easy

Allergens

  • Shellfish
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 96.3 per serving 1155.6 for selected servings
Fat 2.6g per serving 31.2g for selected servings
Sugar 4.1g per serving 49.2g for selected servings
Protein 8.9g per serving 106.8g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 9.1g per serving 109.2g for selected servings

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Equipment

Oven, large baking sheet, small bowl, microwave-safe dish, pie plate

Ingredients

  • butter-flavored cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 cup shredded coconut flakes
  • 1 1/2 lbs large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined,rinsed and patted dry

Instructions

  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.

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