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Coconut Crusted Baked Fish Tacos

By Laura Fuentes Updated Jul 7, 2025

5 from 8 votes

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Crispy on the outside, flaky fish layers, and a delicious texture is what you get with these coconut-crusted baked fish tacos.

When you want restaurant-style tacos but don’t want to deal with the mess of the frying process at home, this recipe for baked coconut fish tacos is the thing to make!

baked fish tacos on a plate with pineapple salsa

Baked Coconut Fish Tacos

Like my beyond-epic blackened tilapia tacos, this recipe for fish tacos is my favorite way to get my family to actually crave fish because, my friends, everything is better inside a tortilla!

These coconut fish tacos are crispy on the outside, perfectly cooked inside with flaky fish layers that practically melt in your mouth, all wrapped up in a tortilla. Bonus: the fish is baked, not fried, for a lighter taco that still has that fried-like texture we all love!

Ingredients

Start with a thick cut of fish so it’s easier to bread and bake. The crispy breading is made with panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut. When you combine the breaded fish with fresh slaw and mango salsa… wow! Epic taco night guaranteed!

Best Fish for Baked Fish Tacos

Any firm, mild-flavored fish like cod, mahi-mahi, grouper, and snapper works great for baked fish tacos. All of them are traditionally cut into thick fillets that hold up during cooking, especially when breading fish. You could also use salmon, which has a more distinct flavor, just slice it into 2-inch pieces.

three baked fish tacos on a plate

How to Bake Fish for Tacos

Want perfectly crispy outside and flaky inside fish? Coat the fish with the panko-coconut breading, place it on a wire rack, and bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Watch this recipe video to make these coconut fish tacos with me!

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Serving Coconut Fish Tacos

Assembling your tacos is almost as fun as eating, so don’t be shy when adding delicious fish taco toppings, like avocado and Cotija cheese crumbles. For a complete feast, serve an Orange Margarita or a Tequila Mojito, and enjoy sipping!

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Coconut Crusted Baked Fish Tacos

baked coconut fish tacos
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
Total Time: 30 minutes mins
Crispy on the outside, flaky fish layers, and a delicious texture is what you get with these coconut-crusted baked fish tacos.
5 from 8 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
  • 16 ounces cod filets
  • 2 limes, divided
  • ½ cup fresh Pico de Gallo
  • ½ mango, diced
  • 1 ½ cups purple cabbage, shredded
  • 8 corn tortillas, store-bought or homemade
  • 1 small avocado, pitted, peeled, and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Cotija cheese, crumbled, optional
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180 C) and place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. 
  • In a shallow pie dish or plate, combine the coconut, panko bread crumbs, and seasoning. 
  • Pat the cod fillets dry with a paper towel. Squeeze one lime over all the fish, then transfer the fish, one piece at a time, to the coconut breading and turn to coat on both sides. Place the breaded fish on the wire rack. Spray with oil spray on both sides. Repeat process with remaining fish pieces.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish until it easily separates with a fork and it’s cooked through. Transfer the fish to a plate and use a fork to break up the fish into smaller pieces. 
  • While the fish cooks, combine the pico de gallo and mango in a bowl.
  • Assemble the tacos by layering cabbage on each tortilla, top with some fish pieces, mango, pico de gallo, avocado slices, sprinkled Cotija cheese, and jalapeño pieces. Squeeze lime over the top for ultimate enjoyment.

Equipment

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Nutrition

Serving: 2 tacos | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 709mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2mg

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  1. Taylor says

    April 12, 2023 at 1:43 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious baked fish tacos!!! I made them for dinner and it was a hit!

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  2. Jennifer says

    November 24, 2020 at 11:26 am

    5 stars
    I made these tacos and few nights ago, and they were so worth it. The waves of flavors are amazing AND I got to use some of my peppers from the garden. The kitchen smelled awesome with the coconut baking. This is only the second recipe I’ve tried from the Taco Tuesday cookbook, but a great buy in my opinion.

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    • Laura Fuentes says

      December 01, 2020 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you so much for supporting my work through the Taco Tuesday Cookbook! These coconut crusted fish tacos are one of my favs and I’m glad you enjoyed them too.

      Reply

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