Coffee Flavored Magic Shell

May 24, 2013

A few days ago I was telling two of my friends about homemade magic shell. You know, the chocolate syrup you put on your ice cream that hardens when it comes in contact with the cold from the ice cream? See, I knew you knew what I was talking about.

So anyway, my friends have never seen any recipes for the DIY version of magic shell. I feel like I have seen the magic shell recipe everywhere and on every blog. That is most likely because I pay attention to these things and I really love all food. I told them how easy it was to make yourself and they were shocked.

I then thought, what if there are other people out there, that happen to read this blog, that don’t know how to make this either? I would be doing them a disservice by not sharing the recipe.

But I didn’t just want to be another blog featuring a plain magic shell recipe, so I switched it up a bit by adding instant coffee. I feel like it makes the magic shell a bit more adult.

Then I went and added rainbow sprinkles and this dessert was back to being fit for the child that I am!

Coffee Flavored Magic Shell

Course Dessert/Topping
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 3 minutes
Author Sarcastic Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Chopped Milk Chocolate or Chocolate Chips
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Instant Coffee or Espresso
  • 1 Teaspoon Hot Water

Instructions

  1. Add the hot water to a medium mixing bowl. Dissolve the instant coffee in the water. Add the chocolate and coconut oil to the bowl.
  2. Microwave the bowl on high for 60 seconds. Let the chocolate mixture sit for a few seconds so the chocolate has a chance to melt. Using a rubber spatula, mix all the ingredients together until smooth and loose like syrup.
  3. Store at room temperature until ready to serve.
  4. Note: Sometimes, depending on the chocolate you use, this recipe can be a bit touchy. So, if the sauce is too thick, add a little more coconut oil to loosen it up. The recipe will still work.

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  • Winnie
    June 12, 2013 at 10:59 am

    How fun! I used to love this stuff as a kid. I will give it a try. I don’t have coconut oil, but will find some in my travels. Thank you!

  • Heather
    May 31, 2013 at 2:17 am

    Isn’t this recipe from the tableset? It’s great.

    • Stefanie
      June 1, 2013 at 7:32 am

      I know there are a lot of magic shell recipes out there. I tried to make sure mine was original but if the recipes are similar, it is coincidental.

  • Sarah
    May 27, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    FUN FACT: in Australia, we call it “ice magic”.

    And I will be enjoying this coffee ice magic asap.

    • Stefanie
      May 27, 2013 at 6:32 pm

      Great fact! I had no idea. I hope you do enjoy the recipe!

  • Kasha @ The FarmGirl Cooks
    May 26, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    I remember when Magic Shell came out! I can’t wait to make this and introduce it to my son. Thanks!

  • Jessica@AKitchenAddiction
    May 24, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    I now know what I’m eating with my ice cream tonight! Love the addition of coffee!

  • Susan
    May 24, 2013 at 10:27 am

    So what’s interesting, I don’t drink coffee, don’t particularly like the taste of it, but I always add instant espresso to my chocolate desserts because I love what it does to chocolate. This is awesome.

    • Stefanie
      May 24, 2013 at 10:30 am

      You are soooo right. I love what a dash of espresso or coffee does to chocolate.