Name: Chocolate Magic Shell topping for ice cream
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 200 Grams Chocolate (dark+milk); 2.5 Tablespoons Coconut Oil

Chocolate Magic Shell Topping – Only 2 Ingredients

Take a trip down memory lane with this Chocolate Magic Shell! This thin and crackly chocolate layer makes each bite of your ice cream even more irresistible! Learn how to make this 2 ingredient chocolate sauce with my easy recipe!

Serves 8 servings

Prep 5 minutes

Total 5 minutes

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Chocolate Magic Shell Topping – Only 2 Ingredients

Alright, who else misses the joy of eating vanilla softy with that crackly chocolate shell?? For the uninitiated, a softy is a soft serve vanilla ice cream in a cone which is then dipped into a decadent gorgeous chocolate sauce. And then the coolest thing happens – the chocolate magically solidifies within a few seconds and becomes crackly!

Vanilla softy with the chocolate magic shell was usually more expensive than just plain vanilla ice cream. I remember how I’d look forward to one! This recipe is definitely a blast from the past for me. It’s perfect for dipping ice cream cones in and to pour on top of ice creams, sundaes and even milkshakes etc. Now I can make homemade magic shell ice cream anytime I like, and so can you!

Just 2 Ingredients

This chocolate shell is a two ingredient mix made with chocolate and coconut oil. I use a mix of dark and milk chocolate because what’s not to love about that perfect balance of sweet and bitter chocolate on vanilla ice cream. When this saucy dip is poured over cold ice cream, it freezes within seconds to produce a beautiful chocolate shell. All this with just these two ingredients!

Ingredients on a bar of commercially available chocolate — Look for ingredients such as cocoa solids and cocoa butter while buying chocolate bars that are commercially available to identify good quality chocolate

2 Different Ways To Make Chocolate Shell

There are two ways to make this chocolate magic shell:

You can microwave the ingredients together to melt coconut oil and chocolate
You can also use a double boiler

The mixture should be smooth and glossy. This gorgeous dark chocolate sauce is so droolworthy, you’ll be pouring this on every desert you make!

Here’s how you can incorporate this hard shell chocolate into your desserts!

Pour this over scoops of your favourite ice cream and dig in with sundae spoons
Dip cones of vanilla ice cream into this mixture and bite right into that crackly top!
You could make this dessert colourful and fun by topping it off with sprinkles, chopped cashews or peanuts!
You can also use this to easily make chocobar at home. Scoop vanilla ice cream into moulds and freeze for a few hours. Once frozen, take the bar of vanilla ice cream out and dip it into the magic shell topping. Wait a few seconds for it to harden and your homemade chocobar is ready!!

Cracked chocolate magic shell with vanilla ice cream to show the texture in a brown bowl

It’s important that the ice cream is straight out of the freezer. The colder it is, the faster the magic chocolate shell sets and the faster you can dig in.

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The recipe

Chocolate Magic Shell topping for ice cream

Chocolate Magic shell is really easy to make at home with only 2 ingredients. Its vegan, gluten free and the perfect topping for ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes etc. Make this a thing for your kids next birthday!

Serves 8 servings
Prep 5 minutes
Total 5 minutes

Ingredients

200 Grams Chocolate (dark+milk)
2.5 Tablespoons Coconut Oil

Method

1
Chop the chocolate into small pieces so it melts easily and evenly.
2
Add chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave for 15 seconds. Mix and microwave for an additional 15 seconds if required. Continue this until the chocolate and coconut have melted. The mixture must be glossy and smooth.
3
Alternatively you can place it in a bowl and cook it over a water bath for 1-2 minutes or until smoothly melted.
4
Set the chocolate mixture aside. Scoop your favourite ice cream into a bowl. Pour the chocolate mix over it. You can also dip scooped ice cream straight into the chocolate.
5
Allow the shell to harden for a few seconds. Enjoy!

Notes

Chocolate: I prefer to use a mix of 50:50 milk chocolate to dark chocolate but this is flexible Serving Size: The serving size is estimated as sauce required for two scoops of ice cream to form a hard chocolate shell Add Ons: Sprinkle some chopped nuts, fruits or sprinkles once you pour the chocolate sauce as additional fun toppings You can microwave the ingredients together to melt coconut oil and chocolate or you can also use a double boiler