Hard Shell Ice Cream topping is like magic! Our family loves Magic Shell ice cream topping. You know that wonderful stuff that goes on liquid and then immediately hardens to make a hard yummy chocolate shell. It is is so amazing! Making your own magic shell ice cream topping is unbelievably easy— and it tastes pretty close to the real Magic Shell! My family even thought it tasted like the dipped cones at Dairy Queen. You might even want to try this fun twist, Butterscotch Magic Shell. Scroll all the way to the bottom for more ideas for delicious homemade ice cream toppings.
Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping Recipe
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. A glass bottle works well too, especially since it will be heated in the microwave.
Store in the refrigerator. To serve, heat bottle in microwave (open cap) for 30 seconds until liquid. Slightly shake and continue heating at 15 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!
Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil measured when solid
Instructions
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave about 1 minute (depending on your microwave). Allow sitting 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. A glass bottle works well too, especially since it will be heated in the microwave.
- Store in the refrigerator. To serve, heat bottle in the microwave (open cafor 30 seconds until liquid. Slightly shake and continue heating at 15-second intervals if not liquid after the first 30 seconds. Pour over your favorite ice cream and in a few seconds, you will see the magic!
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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.
- This homemade magic shell is great to keep on hand for a last minute dessert for unexpected guests.
Do you love ice cream? Try making ice cream in a can or ice cream in a zip loc bag. You might also enjoy these yummy ice cream sandwiches! Don’t forget if you are looking for more ice cream toppings ideas this butterscotch magic shell is delish! Here are even some more ice cream topping ideas.
Here are even some more ice cream topping ideas.
Ice Cream Toppings
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Delicious Praline Ice Cream Sauce that is made in the microwave is a super treat. It makes a yummy edible gift at the holidays too!
Everyone knows Pineapple Ice Cream Topping a must when it comes to making a killer banana split. This recipe has no corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup and you can make it in less time than it takes to go to the store and buy it.
Ten Minute Hot Fudge Sauce is an incredibly simple and absolutely delicious fudge sauce that you can make in just 10 minutes!
Strawberry Ice Cream Topping is a delicious sauce that will make your kitchen smell unbelievably scrumptious. There is no comparison between this and the store-bought variety – the flavor is bright, fresh and bold. While this is perfect as an ice cream topping, you could also use it on top of waffles, pancakes, crepes or whatever else you enjoy topping with a strawberry sauce!
More Ice Cream Toppings Recipes
Throw Homemade Cracker Jacks over the top by pairing them with buttered popcorn cream. I think we all can scream for that one.
Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce with only 4 ingredients required! It’s sweet, sticky, buttery, salted sugary goodness. Liquid gold, as some may call it.
If you like to keep things simple nothing beats chocolate syrup. Try this Hershey Chocolate Syrup Knock Off Recipe.
And last but not least, homemade marshmallow topping. It’s not really marshmallow, since there’s no gelatin. It’s more like Marshmallow Fluff, but thinner so you can drizzle it on top of all these delicious ice cream toppings.
Oh wait you will need a cherry on top. These Healthy Homemade Maraschino Cherries are perfect for Banana Splits parfaits and more! No need for the alcohol, artificial food dyes, high fructose corn syrup and preservatives whatsoever.
I also received a letter from Pinterest about this (when I clicked on their link it showed the photo of the spoonful of ice cream). I just tried re-pinning it, using the bowl photo and it went through. I’ll see if it stays there!
Pinterest deleted mine too!! So, I came back to your blog, repinned it, leaving out the brand name, and gave it a different name. Thanks for the recipe! I can’t wait to try it! 🙂
I’m so sorry they deleted your link for this because of the “Magic Shell” issue. I can’t help but wonder why they would do such a thing. Keep up the great work! Love your page!
When I saw that Pinterest was required to delete this pin …I panicked. BUT I came here to Skip to my Lou, searched for the recipe, and sighed relief… I have now bookmarked this page so that I can find it when I NEED to make more… and I will 🙂 Thanks for the recipe – it is wondermous!!!
My pin was also deleted and I know that it led to this page. I had used the recipe and loved it. Very confusing.
Is there a problem with this post being pinned? I’m assuming, based on a the previous comment, that we all must have had this recipe pinned from a plagerized source? Is it alright if we pin this post directly from this blog?
@Jeanine @Jamie They deleted mine as well, so I imagine it was an entire thread of them.. I recall being on this site before though, so I’m pretty sure mine was from the original. Perhaps Cindy doesn’t want her content pinned? (Which is her right, though probably a futile one, since pictures can be saved and content duplicated if desired, but I’d rather have pinterest point to the original authors/posts, wouldn’t you?)
In any case I’ve re-pinned it from this site (so it should link back here properly). I guess we’ll see?
I just wanted to let you know that I received a notice from Pinterest saying that you requested all the pins that are generated from this recipe to be taken down. After seeing how concerned you are about trademark and copyright violations, I took the liberty of reporting your use of ‘Magic Shell’ to Smuckers. Don’t be surprised when you receive the cease and desist notice from their attorneys.
I re-pinned this on Pinterest and it was removed today. However, I noticed that only the image was used. I am adding a pin of my own using not only the image but the link to this very posting. Looks like someone may have just used the image, If it is removed, then I won’t re-pin it.
I re-pinned this on Etsy and it was removed today. However, I noticed that only the image was used. I am adding a pin of my own using not only the image but the link to this very posting. Looks like someone may have just used the image, If it is removed, then I won’t re-pin it.
@Jeanie, they deleted mine too.. Maybe we did not have it pinned from the original source. When I did a reverse image search to find the original, I did come across a couple of sites that had either stolen the entire post (not the one at alpha mom) or were using the photo without credit…
Pinterest deleted my pin of this. Am I able to pin it again from your pinterest icon?
Yes, I agree w/ Jeanine! I had reprinted this recipe, and apparently you complained to them about copyright infringement? You don’t seem to be living up to your own mission statement, “Skip to My Lou is a place to SHARE the best things in life” , or some such statement. Whatever!
Pinterest removed my pin of this… I see you’re on Pinterest and I’d be happy to repin it from you if I could find it. I don’t have time to browse 65 boards and 900+ pins, though…
I’m sad that Pinterest has deleted my pin of this! I don’t know if I’ll be able to find it again when I need it! Why?!