July is National Ice Cream Month… aww yeah!
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
This is my kind of holiday! To celebrate we made our own “Magic Shell” ice cream topping.
It was unbelievably easy— and it tastes pretty close to the real thing! My husband even thought it tasted like the dipped cones at Dairy Queen.
All you need is:
1 1/4 Cups Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (measured when solid)
Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave about 1 minute (depending on your microwave). Allow to sit a few minutes to allow the heat of the oil to melt the chocolate chips and then stir until smooth. It will be runny.
Pour into a bottle. We used a recycled pickle relish bottle. (We recommend a glass bottle if you’re gonna refrigerate and then heat.)
Store in the refrigerator (though in the summer it’s likely to stay liquidy unrefrigerated). To serve, heat the glass bottle (open cap) in the microwave for 30 seconds until liquid. Stir and continue heating at 30 second intervals if not liquid after the first 30 seconds. Pour over your favorite ice cream and in a few seconds you will see magic!
Notes:
- You can substitute butter for the coconut oil, however the coconut oil gives the more ‘real’ Magic Shell flavor.
- You can use milk chocolate chips, but everyone we served preferred the semi-sweet chocolate chips
Looking for more ways to celebrate National Ice Cream Month? Try making ice cream with kids. You might also enjoy these yummy ice cream sandwiches!
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This looks SO yummy! I’m going to try this as soon as I can! Thanks!
this looks delish i love magic shell I am def going to try and make this thanks for sharing your recipe
I love all of your ideas! But this one is seriously hazardous to my waist-line! The only reason I don’t swim in magic shell now is b/c of the price and the small amount you get in a bottle (or maybe it’s that I use too much?? haha) But this, making my own to have on hand all the time…. seriously awesome!!! Thanks so much!!!
AWESOME! Thanks for sharing..I love the DQ dip cones-Can’t wait to try this!
awesome idea!!! thanks so much for sharing.
Oh my god, a half cup of coconut oil? The oil with the highest level of saturated fat? The only way this could be worse for you is to inject it straight into your veins!
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Editor: You’re right! And, that’s why it’s called a TREAT. Not for daily dining.
The fat in Coconut Oil is NOT unhealthy! It’s the HEALTHIEST oil you can ever use! For everything! Other oils become TOXIC when heated, this doesn’t! Read this short article tells you all the benefits (breaks up FAT CELLS), skin, hair, etc, etc.!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/coconut-oil-benefits_b_821453.html
Coconut oil is really one of the best oils to use in cooking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txWk1vWJjJM
I’m excited to find another way to use it in my kitchen! Thanks.
Wow, this is awesome. I so remember Magic Shell when I was a kid. And coconut oil or not, this homemade version has got to be better than the commercially purchased, right? Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for this recipe! It was the first to come up in my search, and the use of coconut oil is awesome. I have been craving DQ dipped cones and we don’t have a DQ in our town. Now, I can just drizzle this on any softserve and it’s like having a DQ dipped cone. Thanks!
Note: I added about 1/2 tsp sea salt which seems to heighten the flavor, especially if you get a little grain in your bite. You might try this little alteration.
As a bonus, when somewhat soft, but not all the way melted, this makes a decent homemade nutella type chocolate spread.
Thanks so much for this recipe!! I love Magic Shell and I am so happy to know that I can make it myself!!
Why does it have to be refrigerated? Magic Shell doesn’t. I use organic extra virgin coconut oil (Nutiva) and it alone doesn’t need to be refrigerated. All that’s being done is melting the chips and adding the oil.
I just made some, and of course it’s delicious but am not going to refrig it, so we’ll see.
Any thoughts?
Oh, what’s really great is to sprinkle some chopped pecans over the ice cream and THEN use the Magic Shell! Oh my!
why do you have to refrigerate and then heat? why not just store it in the pantry?
Yes, you can also store the “Magic Shell” in your pantry.
Looking for a variation? Make peanut butter “Magic Shell” by substituting peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips.
I made this, stored it in the cupboard and over the course of a week (yes it lasted that long, surprisingly!) it got really really thick and lumpy. It was delicious, though, and I ate it anyway!
I’m glad someone stood up for coconut oil. Not all saturated fat is unhealthy, and Rachel was right. It’s one of the best oils to use in cooking!
No way! This is SO cool and fun!!
I’m not a fan of coconut, but does the coconut oil affect the flavor?
I love the Reese’s chocolate and peant butter topping from the store, so I bet this is even better! I hope I can use half chocolate and half peanut butter flavored chips, or maybe I will be lucky and they will have chocolate/peanut butter chips already made!
My kids & I made this it worked GREAT we loved it!
i will have to try this it looks amazing