Chocolate Shell Ice Cream Topping

  

 

 

When I was growing up it was a real treat for my mom and dad to take us out for a cone of ice cream. It didn't happen very often.  My parents didn't have a lot of money and so treats like that were very rare.

Mostly just in the summer time and on a really hot day and if we had gone to the beach for a swim. (again very rare occasions as my mom did not like being out doors!)

 

At some of the finer establishments you could get a dipped cone. Cones of soft ice cream dipped in chocolate which would harden like a magic shell around the ice cream. 

Tucking into the very rare one of those was like opening a magic box!  I can remember seeing Klondike bars advertised on the television which were ice cream bars covered in hard chocolate, but it was not something my mom ever bought for us to enjoy at home.

We had to save our allowances up for stuff like that and penny candy usually got in the way! No contest when you were getting three candies for a penny!

 

Then when I was older (adult) I remember going with my cousin to an ice cream stand and they had not only vanilla soft ice cream but chocolate as well, and you could get a cone with both and you could have it dipped in both chocolate or butterscotch magic shell!

I mean wowza! Wowza!

My children were a bit luckier than I was. I had a deep freeze and we kept vanilla ice cream in it all the time, but there was no such thing as chocolate shell ice cream topping.

If they wanted a sundae my toppings were, strawberry jam, strawberry jam and  . . .  strawberry jam!  I sure wish I had known how easy it was to make this chocolate shell ice cream topping back then.  My children would have really enjoyed it! 

 

And it is so simple to make. It uses only two ingredients and can be put together in about 5 minutes time. It is just like the stuff you buy as well.

You spoon it over cold ice cream and it hardens into a chocolate shell, just as if by magic! 

 

And for parties and special occasions you can sprinkle cupcake sprinkles over top to dress them up! Magnifico!

So pretty. My children would have been over the moon!   I will have to treat my grandsons to some of this when they come over from the Island in July. 

Better yet, we will have to make it together.  I know they will love doing that, and it is super simple to make. 

 

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE CHOCOLATE SHELL ICE CREAM TOPPING

Only two simple ingredients, that's all!  Its amazing! 

• 3/4 cup (175g) good quality semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 TBS extra virgin coconut oil 

Cake sprinkles are totally optional.  But I like the way they look! 

 

I am sure you could vary the flavors of this by using butterscotch chips, or mint chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, etc.

I have heard other people say only use good quality dark chocolate?  But meh!  I used semi sweet chocolate chips and it worked beautifully. There was no powdery taste or anything.

I think chocolate chips work just find, so long as you use a quality one. I used Kirkland, the ones you buy at Costco.

 

I haven't tried it, but I am pretty sure you could even use a sugar free.  Spooned over sugar free keto friendly, vanilla ice cream, you would have a pretty tasty diabetic friendly and low carb dessert.  

Just stay away from the sprinkles! 

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE SHELL ICE CREAM TOPPING

This is the simplest thing ever to make. A baby could do it.  Well, maybe not a baby, but you get my drift!

Melt the chocolate in a small bowl set over a pan of simmering water, making sure that the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl. Alternately melt in the microwave in a bowl, stirring it at 30 second intervals until melted.

Stir in the coconut oil until melted and completely amalgamated.

Keep lukewarm until you are ready to spoon over ice cold ice cream. It will harden into a shell almost immediately so if you are using sprinkles have them ready to sprinkle on top right away!

 

This stuff hardens almost as soon as you spoon it over top of the ice cream.  Within seconds literally.

Its great fun to crack it open and get at the ice cream underneath!!   This would be a wonderful addition to any summer get together or children's party! 

 

You can see here how very hard it actually gets. It really is completely like magic! 

 

I have a few other frozen desserts in my kitchen that you might enjoy.  Summer is the season for frozen delights! 

FROZEN LEMON SOUFFLES - These were something I used to make often when I worked at the Manor. This is a fabulous dessert that is not only delicious but impressive. Perfectly light and tasty for after a heavy meal.  

ICE CREAM CLOWNS -  A birthday party confection that I remember my mother making for us once at a Birthday party. The cones were the hats for the clowns.  Perfectly delightful!! 

 

So what are some of your favorite summertime ice cream memories?  I can remember biting off the end of the cone and sucking the melting ice cream through the hole.  Messy but fun!

We used to sometimes get rainbow ice cream which was every color of the rainbow!  Delicious! 

Chocolate Shell Ice Cream Topping

Yield: 3/4 cup (good for 4 - 6 servings

Author: Marie Rayner

Cook time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min

You won't believe how simple this is to make. You can do it in the microwave or in a bowl over simmering water. This chocolate topping hardens like magic when spooned over cold ice cream. Why not add some sprinkles and make it really fun!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (175g) good quality semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 TBS extra virgin coconut oil
• cake sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate in a small bowl set over a pan of simmering water, making sure that the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl. Alternately melt in the microwave in a bowl, stirring it at 30 second intervals until melted.
2. Stir in the coconut oil until melted and completely amalgamated.
3. Keep lukewarm until you are ready to spoon over ice cold ice cream. It will harden into a shell almost immediately so if you are using sprinkles have them ready to sprinkle on top right away!

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