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Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons

May 25, 2018 by [email protected] 2 Comments

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Coconut shrimp meets with a cream cheese wonton. Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons are the best of both worlds. All wrapped together in a crunchy shell then sprinkled with powdered sugar.  So sweet!

Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons on a plate with a side of sweet and sour sauce.

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Let’s start this Mitten Movie Night with a classic appetizer mashup.  Do you love coconut shrimp?  How about sweet and creamy wontons?  Why don’t we just combine them?  Of course we can.  So now let’s sit back and start the holiday with a sweet beer and an even sweeter treat with these baked coconut shrimp wontons.

Have you ever went out to dinner and instead of ordering a meal you just order an appetizer….for yourself?  I do because I can’t resist a good artichoke dip with crispy bread.  A local restaurant here has the best potato skins with ranch that again I will order and just eat as my meal.  This recipe came to me after I made these Sweet Cream Cheese Wontons from The Cozy Cook.  They were so good so how could I make these appetizers into a meal?  Add shrimp?  Sure! I was just waiting for the right beer to pair them with…..and it all came together last weekend.

What beer pairs well with Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons?

The beer: Palisades Pineapple from Golden Road Brewing.

My husband, the kids and I went up to Flint, Michigan for our nephews graduation party.  With our in-laws we made a weekend out of it and got a hotel so the kids could swim and not worry about driving 6 hours round trip in one day.  It was a great get away and of course while away why not treat ourselves?  We stopped at the Kroger to pick up some beer. Wow!  What a wonderful selection they had.  After picking up then putting down a bunch of choices because it was hard to choose, I went with this Palisades Pineapple from Golden Road Brewing.

While it’s not a Michigan Craft Beer I have been on a fruit beer kick so, why not?  This beer ended up being one of my favorites this year.  Light, drinkable, fruity with pineapple and apricots but not overwhelming.

What movie pairs well with wontons and beer?

Finally, I have to perfect beer for Mitten Movie Night to pair with these wontons.  Now to pair a great beer with a great movie?  Since this beer was made in LA we’re watching Pulp Fiction.

Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons on a plate with a side of sweet and sour sauce and a craft beer off to the side.

While the ingredients for this recipe are pretty basic the assembly can make them a little tedious to make.  Worth it but just a little *warning*.

How to make Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons:

For the shrimp, I use already cooked salad shrimp.  I always have a bag in the freezer and you can easily take out how much you need and thaw in some hot water and it’s ready.  For this you need 2 cups.

On the stove top in a pan heat up 1/2 Tbs olive oil and add the thawed shrimp and sautee until brown around 2 minutes.  Add 1 minced garlic cloves and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Once cooked through the meat needs to be minced.  You can either do this by chopping it into small pieces with a knife or you can do like I did for this Shrimp Cannelloni and bring out the small food processor.

Next, set the shrimp aside to cool then preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

To another bowl add softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and the coconut.  In a smaller dish crack one egg and whisk it to combine.  Once the shrimp has cooled add it to the cream cheese and coconut mixture.

To this, I added a ‘splash’ of sesame oil.  While I love the taste it can be overwhelming so proceed with caution or leave this off the recipe if you think you or your guests might not like it.

Lastly, is filling these baked coconut shrimp wontons.  This is the step I warned you about taking some time.  Place a small dollop in the middle of a wonton wrapper.  Take your finger and dip it into the egg then rub all the edges with it.

To create the little pillows of goodness pinch the 4 corners with your index and middle finger on top then thumbs on the bottom and pull together making an ‘X’.  A wobbly ‘X’ at best but sometimes flavor makes up for the presentation.

Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons on a pan about to be covered with egg wash.

You won’t use all the egg for this so to the bowl add a splash of water then brush the egg wash onto the top of each wonton.

Pop these baked coconut shrimp wontons into the preheated oven for 12 minutes.

Sprinkle on some additional powdered sugar and serve with a side of sweet and sour sauce.

And here you are….

Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons on a plate with a side of sweet and sour sauce and a craft beer off to the side.

From our home in the Bottom Left of the Mitten to yours ~ Enjoy!

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Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons

These Baked Coconut Shrimp Wontons have a creamy filling of shrimp and coconut is wrapped and then baked to crispy perfection in the oven.
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: Appetizer, Food to Drink to, Seafood
Keyword: appetizer, seafood
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Servings: 32 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked shrimp, thawed
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 12 ounces wonton wrappers
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 1 'splash' sesame oil optional
  • Powdered sugar for topping if desired
  • 1 cup sweet and sour sauce for dipping
  • 1 large egg whisked

Instructions

  • Thaw 2 cups of frozen, cooked shrimp. On the stove top in a pan heat up 1/2 Tbs olive oil and add the thawed shrimp and sautee until brown around 2 minutes. Add 1 minced garlic cloves and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  • Mince the shrimp by hand or food processor. Set the shrimp aside to cool
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • To another bowl add softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and the coconut. In a smaller dish crack one egg and whisk it to combine. Once the shrimp has cooled add it to the cream cheese and coconut mixture. To this I added a 'splash' of sesame oil.
  • Place a small dollop in the middle of a wonton wrapper. Take your finger and dip it into the egg then rub all the edges with it. To create the little pillows of goodness pinch the 4 corners with your index and middle finger on top then thumbs on the bottom and pull together making an 'X'.
  • To the egg bowl add a splash of water then brush the egg wash onto the top of each wonton. Pop these into the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
  • Sprinkle on some additional powdered sugar and serve with a side of sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy!
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  1. Settle in El Paso

    May 25, 2018 at 4:01 pm

    Looks like a great treat for this long weekend. Have a great time.

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      May 26, 2018 at 11:09 pm

      Thank you and you as well!

      Reply

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