Almond Crusted Walleye (Baked Walleye Recipe)

This almond crusted walleye recipe is one of the easiest and flavorful walleye recipes you'll encounter. Tender, flaky white fish is coated in a crunchy almond crust that will have you hooked!

My husband loves to fish and has done it all his life. I'm lucky because I have access to all of the different kinds of freshwater fish he catches. Even in winter.

There is something about really fresh fish that I just love.

I am lucky to live in an area where super fresh walleye is readily available in season, so I cook with it a lot and have several walleye recipes in our regular rotation. This baked walleye recipe is one of my favorites because the flavors and textures meld so well together.

Almond Crusted Walleye Recipe

This was walleye recipe inspired by my almond crusted salmon recipe on this site and pairs well with this amazing crispy little potatoes recipe.

Walleye Recipe Ingredients

You only need a few simple ingredients to make this baked walleye recipe.

• walleye fillets
• flour
• garlic powder
• salt
• pepper
• egg
• milk
• almonds
• breadcrumbs

See the recipe card at the end of the post for exact quantities in this walleye recipe.

Instructions

This is an extremely easy recipe to make. It only takes a few minutes of prep and about half an hour in the oven!

Step 1: Make the Dredge Station

Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, whisk or beat egg and milk together.

Finally, add almonds and breadcrumbs to a third shallow bowl.

Step 2: Bread the Walleye

Coat each walleye filet in the flour, then dredge it in the egg mixture.

Step 3: Bake

Finally cover it in the almond and breadcrumb mixture. Place the breaded filets in a greased baking dish or baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the fish reaches 140 degrees and fish flakes easily. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.

Hint: Gently shake the fish between dredging bowls to remove any excess flour and egg mixture. You only need enough to keep the almond mixture in place.

Substitutions

Don't have the correct ingredients on hand or want to change something up? Here are some helpful tips for you to change this almond crusted salmon filet.

• Flour - Use rice flour, almond flour, whole wheat flour
• Fish - Use another white fish like trout, sole, tilapia, bass, halibut, grouper, haddock, cod flounder, catfish, or pike
• Garlic Powder - Use onion powder, mustard powder or another seasoning blend instead
• Bread Crumbs - Use panko crumbs instead
• Almonds - Use almond meal or coarsely chopped or crushed pistachios, macadamia nuts, pecans, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts or your favorite nut or combination instead.
• Eggs and Milk - Use heavy whipping cream instead

Variations

Want to personalize this almond crusted walleye recipe? Here are some of my tried and true tips for changing up this recipe.

• Flour - Instead of flour use corn starch or potato starch
• Spicy - Add chili pepper flakes or use cayenne pepper to add some heat
• More Spice - Add dashes of hot sauce or sriracha to egg mixture to add some heat
• Bread Crumbs - Use your favorite crushed potato chips, corn flakes, corn or rice chex cereal, dried stuffing mix, croutons, nuts or crackers instead
• Pan Fry - Cook pan fried walleye over medium heat, with ¼ cup of olive oil or melt ¼ cup butter. Add fillets to hot butter and fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your fillets. Use a spatula to carefully flip so coating remains in tact.

If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy this smoked whitefish or fried grouper recipe.

Storage

You can store this walleye in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an air-tight container.

Tips

This recipe is so incredibly easy that I only have two simple tips. That's it!

• Use a spatula to carefully flip fish so coating remains in tact.
• Gently shake your filets between each dredge to remove any excess flour and egg mixture.

FAQ

Do you have questions about this almond crusted walleye recipe? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about almond crusted walleye.

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Almond Crusted Walleye Recipe

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