Macaroon Crusted Tilapia.
I think we all know how much I love coconut.
You should love it too!
Unless your name is Mr. How Sweet. He despises coconut. He would rather chew nails than eat coconut. Even though he has absentmindedly eaten it in many recipes I’ve made. Right about now he is looking at the computer screen and highly annoyed that he has eaten coconut without knowing it. And claiming that it can not be true.
It is true.
I realize this can be tricky. There are many of you that don’t like coconut and probably even more of you that don’t like fish. And there are probably sixteen pregnant women that are reading this post and attempting not to upchuck.
But I’m telling you… it’s really delicious! When do I ever steer you wrong? I mentioned earlier this week on Facebook that this fish is so delicious it could make you cry. A few tears may have been shed.
It is not very sweet and is basically tilapia encrusted in coconut and almonds. Best combination ever.
I got a little heavy handed on the coconut. Oops.
Any chance I had at tricking Mr. How Sweet into eating this flew out the window at that moment.
But that’s okay… more for me.
It’s super easy too – dip the tilapia then bake!
A few squirts of lemon juice is mandatory. This just screams summer. And beach weather.
Which would be nice to have right now, since there are about six inches of snow outside my window. Do I live in Antarctica?
If you love coconut and almonds but are on the fence about fish, you must give it a try. It is perfect atop a salad (yuck) or even with pasta or brown rice.
I loved this so much. I just love fish. I just love coconut.
I just love food. Period.
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Macaroon Crusted Tilapia
serves 4
4 tilapia filets
3/4 cup almonds (or about 1/2 cup almond meal)
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
salt & pepper
Preheat oven to 425.
If the almonds are whole, grind in a food processor until they are coarsely ground. Mix almond meal with coconut thoroughly. Season tilapia filets with salt and pepper liberally. Dip each tilapia filet in the egg whites, then coat with the almond/coconut mixture. Lay on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet. If desired, spritz with olive oil to help the crust brown.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and fish is flakey.
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No bacon today. I figured you could use a break.
128 Comments on “Macaroon Crusted Tilapia.”
I love coconut but Adam hates it, too!! What’s with these guys?!
this looks go tasty and interesting. my two favorite combos!
You crack me up. I adore your writing!
This looks FABULOUS! I made fish similar to this covered in parmesean cheese, yum… but cocunut!? Perfect for my summer cravings! Thanks for sharing!
I love tilipia and plan to try your recipe tonight. I have some finely shredded sweetened coconut but I think it will be okay to use.
I also love visiting your site. You make me laugh, your pictures are great and every recipe I have tried had benn yummy. Keep up the great posts, please!!
Thank you Nancy! Let me know how the fish turns out. :)
I too only have finely shredded sweetened coconut…how did yours turn out with this? I can’t find unsweetened in the grocery stores near me…
Thanks!
According to my 8 year old…I’m cuckoo for coconut. :) This looks so good. This recipe pretty much just made my day!
This looks delish! Looking forward to more bacon tomorrow.
MMMMMMM tasty and simple fish recipe just in time for Lent!! Thank you!!
I love anything coconut! I can’t wait to try this, what a great combination!
as the resident vegetarian, i think i will try this with tofu!
This really sounds delicious. I’d love to try it!
I’ve grown to really like coconut, but I have to say I LOVE it in breading! It gives it so much more flavor and really isn’t all that sweet. I bet this would be awesome on shrimp and chicken, too!
oh my gosh! I can make this AND EAT IT haha…I literally drool at so many of your recipes and obviously can’t eat them right now, but tilapia, almonds, coconut? OH YEAH!!!!!!!! I need to buy some…i wonder if they have it at trader joes…if they do its on!!
and by i need to buy some I meant the coconut…my freezer is stocked with tilapia ;) and always have almonds on hand!
Coconut shrimp is my favorite! But of course I would love to try your tilapia and in my freezer now I have coconut crusted chicken fingers from Whole Foods!
You know what?! I really DO think that males in general aren’t coconut lovers! I think it’s a girl thing…? :P
This fish sounds great! Thanks for sharing. :)
Sounds so good! I don’t have a package of coconut on hand, but I am assuming the ingredients don’t have gluten and therefore this is a recipe I can make! Thanks so much!
You are correct! Yay!
You know…I have a blender, but not a food processor. Thank you for giving me an excuse to go get one. Justification. It’s all about justification. Can’t wait to try it!
GO GET ONE!
I LOVE FISH! The fresher the better!!! Can’t wait to try this recipe. I have one for pecan crusted tilapia that I LOVE. I can only assume that this one is just as delish!!!
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I made this for dinner tonight and I LOVED IT! My husband and 6 year old ate it too. Thanks so much for sharing this easy, amazing recipe.
Great!! So glad it was a hit.
I just made this tonight! And I made your oatmeal chocolate chip cookie muffins last weekend. Both delicious! Thanks for the great recipes!
So glad you liked them both!
Do you think this would work with cashews instead of almonds? I saw Paula Deen making a coconut orange cashew rice that I wanted to make and I think this fish would a perfect pair with the rice!
Yes! I think it could definitely work. That rice sounds delish.
I feel a nom sesh coming on!!
A break from bacon!!!??
You don’t know me well enough ;-) I think we have more in common than you think!! Hehe.
Looks like a winner to me!
Sounds like heaven to me!
coconut is one of my favorite foods!!!!!!!!! i am obsessed with fish as well and love me some almonds. i’ve never attempted to make my own fish with a coconut or almond crust, but this looks so simple I want to give it a try.
This sounds great.
You are totally speaking my language! This sounds fabulous!
Next up–macaroon crusted bacon!
yum loovee the sweet salty combo and this sounds awesome!
Hi Jess! I’m back to blogging and now I am back to being very hungry after visiting your blog :) I love coconut on shrimp and coconut oil, so why not coconut fish! It is making me happy and reminding me of summer, too. I really need to make my sister read your blog. She is obsessed with bacon.
So good that I already made it, ate it and blogged about it. Great recipe! :)
What a truly genius idea for tilapia – I am all over this one :)
My husband hates coconut too. I love it. And this looks awesome! If it fooled your guy, maybe it will fool mine!
Yum! I’m trying to eat more fish (and less meat) so I’ve been looking for ways to cook seafood. This looks delish! Will definitely try it. Thanks!
I’ve done almond crusted tilapia, and I love coconut breaded shrimp and chicken… Can’t believe I never thought to combine the two. Love it!
My husband loves tilapia, I’ve never tried it before! This looks amazing, you’ve changed my mind! lol :)
This looks AMAZING! I will most definitely be trying this very soon! :)
So i made this last night and it was DEEE licious!!!! – I actually substituted pecans for almonds – and made the warm spinach and white bean salad – why have i NEVER sauteed my mushrooms and onions in bacon fat before – Needless to say dinner was a hit last night
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I like raw fish but if I have to bake fish, this is way I do it. Looks awesome and I love crunchy out side.
i made this last night for friends with a fresh mango sauce to go with… so delicious and it could not be easier! thanks for the recipe! :)
I’ve had this recipe printed since you posted it.. FINALLY got a chance to make it! Couldn’t find unsweetened so I used sweetened (and threw it in the food processor with the almonds) and since my boyfriend loves coconut so much I almost doubled the amount in the recipe. I used shrimp instead of tilapia as well and IT WAS DELICIOUS! Fed it to my boyfriend, he gave this look and said, “I don’t know how you do it..” (he thought it was pretty much amazing) so thanks!!
Awesome!
Holy Cow! I think I’m going to have a heart attack just by looking at it! Dannnng!
haha- totally was meaning to post that for the chocolate chip cookie dough cinnamon rolls. The fish looks a-mazing! Must try!
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I made this tonight and all I have to say is AH-MAZ-ING. My boyfriend kissed me after his first bite. My cat drooled. My house smelled like toasted almonds. Love, love this recipe. I might just make it tomorrow.