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Baked Coconut Shrimp With Piña Colada Sauce

Katie WellsSep 24, 2019
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Before switching over to a real food lifestyle, I used to love coconut shrimp. I figured there had to be a delicious healthy version I could make at home. Luckily, this one worked out within the first couple tries and couldn’t be easier!

So here it is… straight from what I like to call “The Mess Kitchen.” (Test Kitchen seemed too official, and mess more accurately describes it most days!)

How to Make Baked Coconut Shrimp

Although it sounds fancy, making coconut shrimp really just takes a few easy steps. First, dip the shrimp in seasoned cassava flour, then in beaten egg. Roll in a mixture of almond flour and shredded coconut. (I prefer to use unsweetened shredded coconut and then dip the finished shrimp in a sweet dipping sauce… recipe below!)

I like to use large shrimp for this recipe, but you can use whatever size you’d like. Just make sure that they are peeled, deveined, and cleaned with the tail left on (it’s the perfect handle when eating).

Late afternoon is a really busy time of day around here so I like to bread the shrimp ahead of time and refrigerate them for a few hours until I’m ready to cook. Then it’s easy to just toss them in the oven while I prepare the sides.

Note: Some people like to butterfly their shrimp prior to breading and cooking. This means that they are slit part of the way through along the back to open them up a little bit. Check out this tutorial for detailed instructions on cleaning and butterflying shrimp.

Piña Colada Dipping Sauce

Since I use unsweetened coconut to bread the shrimp, we like a little sweetness with the dipping sauce. Since tropical fruits pair really well with the coconut, we usually serve this dish with a mango chili sauce or our favorite, piña colada sauce. You can make these sauces ahead of time and use the leftovers to jazz up other meals during the week.

To make piña colada sauce, pureé fresh or canned pineapple, add the cream from the top of a can of coconut milk, and sweeten with a little honey.

To make the mango chili sauce, pureé fresh (or frozen and thawed) mango, a little homemade sriracha sauce, honey, a squeeze of lime juice, and enough olive oil to make the sauce the right consistency for dipping.

What to Serve With It

These shrimp can be served in a variety of ways. They make a great appetizer or snack for a party but are also filling enough to be served as the protein for a meal.

I often serve coconut shrimp on a bed of salad greens with sliced cucumber and tomatoes. Add a drizzle of one of the dipping sauces for a dressing or my sweet and tangy Asian ginger vinaigrette and it’s a meal!

Baked Coconut Shrimp Recipe

Katie Wells
Healthy baked coconut shrimp made with coconut flakes, cassava, and almond flour. Make an easy pina colada sauce for dipping.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main
Cuisine Seafood
Servings 4 people
Calories 639 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TBSP coconut oil
  • 1 lb large shrimp (peeled with tails on)
  • ½ cup cassava flour (or coconut flour)
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flaked unsweetened coconut
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • 2 TBSP olive oil

Piña Colada Dipping Sauce

  • ½ cup crushed pineapple
  • 2 TBSP coconut cream (or heavy cream)
  • 2 TBSP honey

Instructions
 

To make the shrimp:

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  • Place the coconut oil on a baking sheet and place it in the oven to melt.
  • In a medium size bowl, mix together the cassava flour and spices and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, beat the eggs and set aside.
  • In another medium size bowl, mix together the almond flour and coconut flakes.
  • Dip the shrimp first into the bowl with the cassava flour and spices, then the beaten eggs, and finally the bowl with coconut and almond flour mixture, pressing gently to help it stick.
  • Remove the baking sheet from the oven and gently place shrimp in a single layer on the baking sheet.
  • Drizzle the shrimp with olive oil and return the pan to the oven.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes until the outside of the shrimp are golden and shrimp are cooked.

To make the dipping sauce:

  • While the shrimp are baking, in a small bowl, whisk together the pineapple, cream, and honey.
  • Serve the shrimp immediately with the pineapple dipping sauce.

Notes

  • Blend the sauce with an immersion blender if you like a smoother sauce.
  • OR Blend fresh mango with a splash of sriracha, lime juice, honey, and some olive oil for a mango sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 8shrimpsCalories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 31gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 378mgSodium: 1216mgPotassium: 324mgFiber: 6gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 264IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 5mg
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (27 Comments)

  1. Chasity Rehagen

    April 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Could the almond flour be subbed for oat flour ?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      April 21, 2013 at 8:46 PM

      Haven’t tried it but maybe?

      Reply
  2. Juenara Washington

    April 2, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    I made this today and can’t stop eating it….quick and tasty…Will try to substiute chix for the kids…thanks for posting this.

    Reply
  3. raquel

    February 9, 2013 at 6:17 PM

    Is there any tallow left after the shrimp are fried? If there is should I re-use it? I just got grassfed beef tallow today and can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  4. Amber

    July 16, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    This looks delicious…I have been making almond popcorn shrimp for my girls for a while now, but who knew it would be so easy to turn it into coconut shrimp?! Can’t wait to try it out this weekend when family comes to visit.

    Reply
  5. Erin

    July 8, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    we don’t et shrimp but will eat other types of fish or chicken. Any ideas?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      July 9, 2012 at 12:23 AM

      Can easily work for bite size pieces of chicken or white fish.

      Reply
  6. Beth Grant

    June 25, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    We made this twice this week. The first time we only had small shrimp on hand, and it didn’t work so well.
    The second time we made sure to have the Jumbo Shrimp and it was amazing! Will definitely be making this again.

    Reply
  7. Jen

    June 22, 2012 at 1:46 AM

    Thank you for this recipe.  I also love coconut shrimp and order it every time I see it on a restaurant menu.  I know I’m just fooling myself when I tell myself it’s ok to order it because they really only use coconut in the batter 😉  Been on and off paleo for going on a year now, and ready to get back on track.

    Reply
  8. Ash bohanon

    June 18, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Any vegan alternative for the eggs?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      June 18, 2012 at 4:35 PM

      You can just use coconut milk with arrowroot powder in it…

      Reply
      • Kendra

        October 27, 2015 at 2:36 PM

        Should you use full fat coconut milk, or any? And can you use tapioca flour instead of arrowroot? Just wondering if other combinations have been tried for egg substitute. Thanks! I am looking forward to making this for my kids!

        Reply
  9. April

    June 16, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    Delicious! I love coconut shrimp. This recipe was truly easy. Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Lisa G

    June 16, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    I substituted 1/4 cup of coconut flour for the 1 cup white flour in my apple crisp recipe.  It turned out great.  Even my very picky father-in-law liked it.  The coconut flavor really added to it.  Just make sure your oatmeal is gluten free if you are trying to go that route.  I will make it for him again on Fathers day. 

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