Homemade “Magic Shell” Hardening Chocolate Topping for Ice Cream

Homemade “Magic Shell” hardening chocolate topping is so simple to make at home with only two ingredients you probably already have in your pantry!

“Magic Shell” for ice cream was one of the rare “junk food” things my mother bought for us when we were growing up, maybe a handful of times.

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Now that it’s going to be almost 100º (38ºC) again today, I’m thinking ice cream (what happened to last week’s “soup weather?”) I came across the recipe for homemade Magic Shell on Pinterest a few weeks ago, and decided I wanted to try it, and this is probably my last chance with such a hot day. Well, it works perfectly!

Another two ingredient recipe for a hot day: affogato al caffé.

I tried to find the original recipe to give credit where credit is due, and this is the best I could find: it looks like it’s from Thomas Keller Chocolate Shell Ice Cream Topping.

My advice is to make only what you will use right away, as the leftover became hard and when reheated, it wasn’t the same as when first made.

Homemade “Magic Shell” Chocolate Topping for Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 7 oz bittersweet chocolate pieces, such as Green and Black’s organic
• 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil

Heat the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of hot (not boiling) water until melted.

Add the coconut oil and stir until dissolved, about one minute.

Spoon over ice cream in serving bowls.

Chocolate will harden after a few seconds.

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Homemade “Magic Shell” Hardening Chocolate Topping for Ice Cream

Yield: 8 to 10

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Two-ingredient homemade "Magic Shell" topping; hardens when poured onto ice cream.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup or 7 oz bittersweet chocolate pieces (or your choice of good quality chocolate, such as Green & Black's)
• 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil

Instructions

1. Heat the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of hot (not boiling) water until melted.
2. Add the coconut oil and stir until dissolved, about one minute.
3. Spoon over ice cream in serving bowls. Chocolate will harden after a few seconds.

Notes

sauce, chocolate, ice cream

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 oz
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 190Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 6mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 4gSugar: 0gProtein: 4g

Nutrition information is only estimated.

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