Honey Walnut Shrimp: Crispy shrimp in a finger licking good sauce. This takeout favorite couldn’t be easier!
We love getting Honey Walnut Shrimp at Panda Express. It is way easier than you might think to make at home!
Deep fried shrimp is toss in a simple sweet sauce that comes together in 25 minutes or less. I bet you can’t make it to the drive through and back in that time. Go ahead I’ll wait here with my timer!
Honey Walnut Shrimp Tips
- Fresh or frozen shrimp would would fine in this recipe. I used frozen because my small town grocery store doesn’t carry fresh.
- To thaw frozen shrimp place in a bowl of cold water. Thoroughly pat dry before frying.
- Serve with a salad and rice to make this appetizer into a meal.
Honey Walnut Shrimp Trivia Tidbits
- Americans consume over 1 billion pounds of shrimp a year. I’m pretty sure at least half of that is me making this recipe. Not even joking!
- It takes over 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey.
- Utah is known as the Beehive state.
Honey Walnut Shrimp Panda Express Recipe
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Water
- ½ Cup White Sugar
- ½ Cup Walnuts
- Vegetable Oil For Frying
- 1 Egg
- ½ Cup Cornstarch
- 1 Pound Shrimp Peeled and Deveined
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Green Onions Thinly Sliced For Garnish If Desired
Instructions
- In a small saucepan ,combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Pour in walnuts, and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- In a large dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat.
- Set up a dredging station with egg and cornstarch. Dip shrimp in egg, and then cornstarch.
- Fry for 5-7 minutes or until pink. Drain on paper towels. Fry walnuts for 1-2 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, honey, and sweetened condensed milk. Toss with shrimp until evenly coated.
- Serve with walnuts and sliced green onions.
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Why have I never tried this at Panda Express?? It sounds and looks amazing! I will just have to try it out at home!
This looks really good! I’ve never tried it at Panda Express, but I’ll have to give your recipe a try because I love shrimp!
I’ve never had honey walnut shrimp, but it sounds fantastic. Do you think instead of frying, the shrimp could be just sauteed? Just thinking about the health factor (plus fryers terrify me… I’m a wuss, I know). Loving your blog!
Haha I am scared of frying too (every time!). I don’t think the coating would work well sautéed, but you could probably bake it instead. Air fryer might work too!