How to Make An Ice Cream Topping That Hardens

One of my all-time favorite ice cream guilty treats is Magic Shell. You know this stuff, right? The chocolate sauce that hardens on your ice cream? It's expensive and has hydrogenated-thingummies, so imagine my delight when I found out it is very easy to make — with only two simple ingredients.

Try this homemade magic shell ice cream topping recipe, and be amazed at how simple and delicious (and customizable!) it is. Using only two ingredie...

Magic Shell ice cream topping, or that chocolate syrup that hardens as soon as it comes in contact with the cold ice cream in a bowl, is tasty, but it's made with a world of stabilizers and other chemicals with long names. Plus, it can get pricey for the amount you get. Surprisingly, it's super easy to make at home, with ingredients that you may already have in your pantry. All you need is chocolate and coconut oil.
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  "Magic Shell" for ice cream was one of the rare "junk food" things my mother bought for us when we were growing up, maybe a handful of times. Now that it's going to be almost 100º (38ºC) again to...

Is it indeed magical?

Hard Shell Ice Cream topping is like magic!  Our family loves the ice cream topping that goes on liquid and then immediately hardens to make a hard yummy chocolate shell. It is is so amazing!  Making your own hard shell topping  is unbelievably easy— and it tastes pretty close to the real thing! My family even thought …