Easy 2-Ingredient Chocolate Shell For ice Cream

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Author: Emily Dixon, Sweets & Thank You

This homemade magic shell topping recipe adds a perfect chocolatey crunch to your favorite scoop of ice cream!

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 5

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Servings: /3 cup chocolate sauce

Calories: 57kcal

1 Cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips (6 oz/170 grams), Dairy-Free, Vegan, or Paleo As Needed
2 Tablespoons coconut oil

Combine. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and coconut oil.
Melt. Next, microwave in 20-30 second increments, stirring well between each interval. (I recommend a lower power setting (like MELT or DEFROST) if you have one for extra caution.) Melt until the chocolate has just a few tiny bumps of chocolate chips left and stir until the residual heat from the chocolate has melted them. The chocolate sauce should be totally smooth and glossy.
Add flavors if you want. If you're adding any mix-ins (like salt, vanilla, peppermint extract, etc.) stir those in at this point.
Transfer to a jar & let it cool a minute or two so it doesn't instantly melt the ice cream. I transfer mine to a jar for easy storage and pouring.
Pour over ice cream or frozen treats and watch it harden! It'll only take a minute or so!

Can I Make Other Flavors of Chocolate Shell? You bet! It all kind of depends on the chocolate you use. Our homemade magic shell recipe will work with semi-sweet, milk, dark, and white chocolate. You can also add 1/4 tsp. of vanilla or 1/8-1/4 tsp. peppermint extract to the melted chocolate shell to add more flavor.
How To Store Chocolate Shell Topping. You DON'T want to refrigerate or freeze chocolate shell to store, as it will immediately harden and turn into a giant rock. Instead, leftover magic shell tightly in an airtight jar or container and store at room temperature, where you can easily re-heat it in the microwave or on the stove to use again. Leftover chocolate shell or magic shell will keep well at room temperature about 2 weeks or so.
How Do You Re-Heat Chocolate Shell? Since you're storing it at room temperature, leftover chocolate shell is easy to re-heat. You can re-warm it in the microwave (scoop out what you need or store in a microwave-safe jar/container) in short bursts of 20-30 seconds, until it's smooth and glossy again. Or, re-heat over low heat on the stove.

Course: Condiment, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate magic shell, chocolate sauce for ice cream, chocolate shell, magic chocolate shell, magic shell

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