Homemade Magic Shell Recipe
This homemade magic shell recipes gives your frozen treats that rich chocolatey coating right at home. You’ll be whipping up this 2 ingredient ice cream topping all the time since it’s so easy and delicious!
Have you had a dipped cone at DQ or another ice cream shop?
You know where your ice cream is dunked into melted chocolate and then that chocolate hardens to make a chocolate shell?
It’s so good, and friends, you don’t have to go to the ice cream shop to enjoy this magic shell at home!
Our homemade magic shell recipe recreates that treat and needs only 2 ingredients.
So you can treat yourself and your family to this wonderous chocolate topping anytime you want!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Chocolate– Use 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate chips
- Coconut oil– You can substitute shortening or vegetable oil in place of the coconut oil if you need to.
How to Make
Making homemade magic shell is so easy!
To do it, just stir together the oil and chocolate in a small sauce pan over low heat.
Keep stirring until the chocolate melts and the oil and chocolate are evenly combined.
As soon as this happens, put the sauce into a jar and let it cool to room temperature.
Once the chocolate mixture cools, it’s ready for you to spoon over cold scoops of ice cream.
Then just wait 20 seconds or so and watch as the shell magically hardens!
Enjoy!
How does magic shell work?
The fat in magic shell is the key to this recipe.
Coconut oil goes from liquid to solid quickly when it gets cold and takes on an almost glassy texture.
That’s what makes the magic happen!
Storing
Don’t refrigerate the magic shell topping.
Just store it on the counter in a sealed jar for up to 2 weeks.
If it’s solid (which will happen in cooler conditions), set the jar in a bowl of hot water to soften it and then stir the sauce back together to use.
Tips and Tricks
- Allergic to coconut? You can sub shortening, vegetable oil, or sunflower oil in place of the coconut oil.
- Technically you can use milk chocolate in this recipe, but the substitution results in a much softer set ‘shell’.
- Using real chocolate in this recipe is a MUST. Do NOT try to use chocolate candy melts.
Other Ice Cream Shop Recipes
This homemade magic shell gives you an ice cream shop style topping right at home!
Make it and enjoy!
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Homemade Magic Shell Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 oz dark chocolate (60 % cacao) bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Add the oil and chocolate to a small sauce pan set over low heat. Stir often, just until melted and evenly combined.5 oz dark chocolate (60 % cacao) bittersweet chocolate, 3 tbsp coconut oil
- Transfer the sauce to a sealable jar and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Once cooled spoon over cold scoops of ice cream and let it rest for 20-30 seconds to harden.
- Serve & enjoy immediately!
Notes
- Allergic to coconut? You can sub shortening, vegetable oil, or sunflower oil in place of the coconut oil.
- Technically you can use milk chocolate in this recipe, but the substitution results in a much softer set ‘shell’.
- Using real chocolate in this recipe is a MUST. Do NOT try to use chocolate candy melts.
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