Made with just 2 ingredients, this hard shell chocolate brings back childhood memories – quick, easy, and just like Magic Shell.
This hard shell chocolate is sure to become a kids’ summer favorite and create sweet memories they’ll carry for years.
I love ice cream in every form – cakes, sandwiches, or straight from the carton. In the summer, my favorite date night is walking downtown with my hubby, “sharing” a cone (though it’s more like 80% him, 20% me), sampling flavors, and strolling the shops.
Ice cream is tied to so many happy memories – late summer nights with my parents and siblings, all of us picking cones, my mom, brother Joe, and sister Bonnie always choosing chocolate or cherry dipped. I didn’t try Magic Shell until I was a mom… and wow, I was missing out.
Made with just 2 ingredients, chocolate and coconut oil, you can easily adjust the thickness. More oil gives a thinner, crispier shell, while less creates a thicker coating.
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It is such an easy recipe. You need only about a minute to cook it in the microwave and just a few minutes to put the ingredients together, so really, this famous Magic Shell ice cream topping can be ready in less than 5 minutes.
I am thrilled to have found the perfect recipe for Hard Shell Chocolate – a copycat from my childhood Magic Shell. I am glad my kids will now grow up having those same fun-filled memories like I did.
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Hard Shell Chocolate
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Ingredients
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil up to 2/3 cup
Instructions
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl that is microwave safe, add in chocolate chips and coconut oil.
- Microwave for 30-seconds and mix until well combined. Heat for another 30 seconds, and stir until completely smooth. This may take up to 1 or 2 more times.
- You can use right away or store at room temperature in an air-tight container.Fun tip – you can keep this in a mason jar or an old ketchup/mustard bottle. It will come out perfect every time!
I LOVE that this only has two ingredients! What a perfect summer treat!
Me too! I hope you enjoy!
I need to make this!
Totally! Enjoy!
I can’t wait to make this! So fun!
I hope you like it, thanks!
Oh yes, please! I can’t wish anything else! Yum!
Thank you!
I had NO idea this was so easy to make! This is what my childhood dreams are made of!
I hope you enjoy!!!
Hard shell chocolate is always my go-to topping. I love that I can now make this at home.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it!
Can you use anything else besides coconut oil?
Coconut oil works best because its freezing point is just below room temperature, meaning it will harden as soon as it hits the ice cream but not in the container at room temperature. We haven’t tried it another way, but a quick search shows that people have had luck with vegetable oil or shortening as well, or any oil that is solid at room temp. I hope this helps!