Healthy Coconut Shrimp

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 48-60 shrimp

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

Directions

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.