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Homemade Magic Shell
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
Description
This homemade magic shell is fast and easy, and will bring out your inner kid!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate. Combine chocolate chips and coconut oil in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Serve. Serve over ice cream and enjoy!
Notes
Microwave method: Alternately, you can combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring the mixture thoroughly during each pause, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
Just like store bought Magic Shell. My kids love it (and so do I)!
We like this magic shell on frozen bananas, and sprinkle with peanuts before the shell hardens.
I love this recipe! I have actually tried several different flavors…cherry, chocolate, vanilla and butterscotch. They are all very yummy. Part of me wishes I would have never found this recipe on Pinterest, but glad I did…I’ve saved so much money making magic shell myself (it never lasts more than 2 weeks in my house though).
Thanks Mary Jo — and we think those other flavors would be fun to try!
This is such an excellent recipe! I’m obsessed! I have a quick question for you though, do you think I’d be able to make a caramel magic shell with caramel chips and use the same measurements?
Thanks Jill, we’re happy you like it! And hmmm that’s a good question — we haven’t given that a try, and can’t seem to find any recipes on the Internet, so we’re not sure. However, we say it’s worth giving a go (maybe just try doing half the recipe in case it doesn’t work)?
My husband loves magic shell but hates chocolate. Could I substitute another type of baking chips, or would that not work as well?
Hey Leah, you could totally try butterscotch chips!
That looks awesome! I’m actually going to try it a different way, though I can’t say that I’ll have very good results. I’m going to try it with Nutella as a substitute for the chocolate chips, just because I don’t have any in the house at the moment
Oooh, we think trying it with Nutella sounds like a fabulous (and yummy) idea! Let us know how it turned out!
this is a terrific recipe, as much as magic shell costs in the store this is such a money saver and you know exactly what you are going to eat, thanks so much i buy a lot of that stuff…no more!
Thanks, Susie! : )
Made this tonight with vegetable oil and semi-sweet chips. Yummy!! Kids loved it.
Awesome Lauren, glad they were a hit!
I’ve made this for over 30 years with butter instead of coconut oil. I like this idea and am eager to give it a try. It’s great to use for desserts.
Wow, so good. Thanks so much.