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July is National Ice Cream Month... aww yeah!

Published 07.09.2009 | Permanent Link | Comments (16)

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.

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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)

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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.

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Pour into a bottle. We used a recycled pickle relish bottle. (We recommend a glass bottle if you're gonna refrigerate and then heat.)

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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!

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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

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!

Comments (16):

Mary Jo Baird said:

This looks SO yummy! I'm going to try this as soon as I can! Thanks!

Posted on July 9, 2009 10:25

Venetia @ VenetiaJewelry said:

this looks delish i love magic shell I am def going to try and make this thanks for sharing your recipe

Posted on July 9, 2009 10:30

Sarah said:

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!!!

Posted on July 9, 2009 11:29

JoeyfromSC said:

AWESOME! Thanks for sharing..I love the DQ dip cones-Can't wait to try this!

Posted on July 9, 2009 11:49

stephanie said:

awesome idea!!! thanks so much for sharing.

Posted on July 9, 2009 20:56

Robin said:

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. ;)

Posted on July 9, 2009 22:00

Rachel said:

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.

Posted on July 10, 2009 08:48

babyblooze liz said:

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!!

Posted on July 11, 2009 01:19

Laurie Bell said:

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.

Posted on July 12, 2009 23:46

Stephanie said:

As a bonus, when somewhat soft, but not all the way melted, this makes a decent homemade nutella type chocolate spread.

Posted on July 13, 2009 22:23

Jen M said:

Thanks so much for this recipe!! I love Magic Shell and I am so happy to know that I can make it myself!!

Posted on August 2, 2009 11:12

Jeanne said:

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?

Posted on August 2, 2009 14:21

Jeanne said:

Oh, what's really great is to sprinkle some chopped pecans over the ice cream and THEN use the Magic Shell! Oh my!

Posted on August 2, 2009 14:23

lydia said:

why do you have to refrigerate and then heat? why not just store it in the pantry?

Posted on September 9, 2009 01:10

Cindy said:

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.

Posted on September 10, 2009 08:22

Natalie said:

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!

Posted on September 10, 2009 19:27

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