How to Make Homemade Magic Shell

How to Make Homemade Magic Shell ~ this 2 ingredient chocolate sauce magically hardens when it touches a scoop of ice cream ~ and will transform any flavor in your freezer into a fun summer dessert.

chocolate + coconut oil = magic shell !

Magic Shell is that topping that you buy at the grocery store that squirts out of a bottle and magically solidifies into a crackly chocolate candy coating when it hits cold ice cream. It’s the same stuff that coats ice cream bars. If you have kids around, you have to make this. If you don’t have kids around, you ‘re going to want to make it anyway, it’s amazing, and tons of fun.

what you need for magic shell ice cream topping

• chocolate ~ use your favorite bar chocolate.
• coconut oil ~ coconut oil comes in a jar, usually in the oil section of the supermarket, and sometimes with the international foods. It comes in solid form, refined or unrefined. I used refined; it has a more netrual taste. Don’t confuse it with coconut milk or cream.

the science behind magic shell

Coconut oil is solid at room temperature, so is chocolate. We melt them together making a rich chocolate sauce, and then, when it hits the cold surface of ice cream, the sauce immediately hardens, forming a ‘shell’ around the ice cream. Magical!

Oh, and by the way, coconut oil is now known to be super healthy, right up there with olive oil. And of course you already know about the health giving properties of dark chocolate. So when you think about it, this decadent sauce is really a power-food 😉

variation ideas

I’m sure this has dawned on you already, but you can do all sorts of creative variations with this sauce.

• I tested the recipe with white chocolate and the same proportions hold.
• Confectionary wafers will work, as will many flavored ‘chips’ from the baking aisle. Experiment with butterscotch or peanut butter chips!
• You could use all kinds of flavorings and add-ins, too. I think vanilla bean and toasted macadamia nuts would be nice with the white chocolate.
• Oh, and I went ahead and made a Nutella version — yep, it’s amazing!

homemade magic shell is superior to the commercial product

This is one of those many examples of a do it yourself food that really makes sense to try. For one thing, it takes just minutes to make. For another, you can use really good quality chocolates and flavorings. The store bought version can’t compete.

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Homemade Magic Shell Ice Cream Sauce

How to Make Homemade Magic Shell ~ this easy ice cream sauce will transform any flavor in your freezer into the most magical dessert ever!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Author Sue Moran

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Ingredients

• 6 oz semi sweet chocolate, broken in half or in pieces
• 3 Tbsp (heaped) coconut oil

Instructions

• Put the chocolate and the oil in a glass measuring cup and microwave for about 30 seconds. Take out and stir. Microwave in short 15 second bursts, stirring in between, until the chocolate is almost all melted. Keep stirring until all the lumps are gone.
• Pour into a glass jar and store on the counter.
• The mixture will stay liquid at room temperature in the warmer months, and may solidify during cooler weather. No problem, just microwave it briefly before serving.

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