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Homemade Magic Shell Recipe

Give your ice cream desserts a fancy twist with my 3 ingredients homemade magic shell topping. This melted chocolate topping sets quickly when drizzled over ice cream, forming a hard shell that's totally delicious and fun to crack!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Cool Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate 340 grams, chopped
  • ½ cup refined coconut oil 113 grams
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Combine the chocolate, coconut oil, and salt together in a microwaveable dish (or in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water).
    12 ounces bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate, ½ cup refined coconut oil, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
    Combine all chocolate, coconut oil and salt in glass bowl.
  • Heat the mixture, stirring often, until almost all of the chocolate is melted.
    microwave at 30 sec interval. stir every single time.
  • Remove the mixture from the heat source and stir until all of the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
    Repeating the 30 seconds interval heating until smooth and creamy texture.
  • Let the mixture cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Pour chocolate shell topping onto the ice cream of your choice and enjoy!
    Pouring the chocolate sauce on ice cream.

Video

Notes

  • A microwave is the quickest way to melt everything together, but a double boiler works great, too.
  • Try not to overheat the chocolate. Burned chocolate tastes bitter and can't be saved. I recommend heating the mixture in 30-second increments, stirring well in between each.
  • Before pouring onto ice cream, let the shell mixture cool for 15 minutes. It is too hot immediately after heating and will just melt the ice cream instead of forming a shell.
  • Use coconut oil for the best result. 
  • Avoid using candy melts. For dietary limitation use vegan or dairy-free chocolate. Feel free to use your favorite kind of pure chocolate for this topping – white, milk, or bittersweet chocolate are all wonderful choices.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.125cup | Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 4mg