Thomas Family Baked Coconut Shrimp With Pina Colada Dip

kiss me I am a nutritionist!'s Note:

sweet and crunchy coconut shrimp with a heavenly pina colada sauce. So easy and delicious, why wouldn't you make it? Make a big batch of pina coladas before hand and half the work is done! I formulated this when I wasn't satisified with some of the baked coconut recipes I found and I wasn't about to fry anything. I hope you like it as much and my family does.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb large raw shrimp
• 1⁄3; cup cornstarch
• 2 egg whites , lightly beaten
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup panko
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• nonstick cooking spray

Sauce

• ½ cup yogurt, vanilla or ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup frozen Pina Colada mix

Directions:

1. pre-heat oven 500 degrees.
2. make a batch of pina coladas, pour yourself some and turn on jimmy buffet.
3. combine the yogurt/sourcream and pina colada and chill for serving.
4. put coconut flakes and panko in a large storage bag.
5. dredge shrimp in cornstarch ( shake off excess before next step).
6. dip shrimp in egg whites.
7. toss in the coconut/panko bag ( give a little shake with each one so it gets coated before you throw the next one in)
8. I usually do 1/2 batch first and remove them from coconut/panko bag and then do the rest).
9. spray baking sheet liberally with non- stick spray.
10. place shrimp on sheet and spray again,liberally.
11. bake each side for 7-10 minutes.
12. serve with pina colada sauce -- and another drink!

Reviews

[balloonmomof3]

Great recipe, took a little longer to put together than I expected, but was a great recipe. I only had to cook my shrimp for about 5 minutes on each side. I will put this one in my cookbook for later. Thanks for sharing!

[Chef #1275037]

What a treat to be able to eat my favorite shrimp dish, and keep the fat, and calories within reason. I used Yoplait's Pina Colada yogurt as the dip and threw in a little extra coconut for flavor. It was seventh heaven, thanks for posting