How to Make Homemade Chocolate Shell Ice Cream Topping

Magic shell chocolate sauce hardens when deliciously drizzled on ice cream. Now you can easily make a homemade version that is even more delicious!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Chocolate Chips
• Butter
• 1 cup water
• large saucepan
• smaller saucepan

1. 
    

   Bring 1 cup of water to a simmer in the larger saucepan.

2. 
    

   Put the butter in the smaller saucepan and place the smaller saucepan in the larger saucepan as shown. Use approx one Tbsp of butter per ice cream serving that you anticipate. If you're unsure, make too much : )

3. When the butter has melted, add 1/4 cup of chocolate chips per anticipated serving to the small saucepan.

4. Stir the mixture constantly as the chocolate melts into the butter. Don't let the chocolate mixture simmer or boil.

5. When the mixture is completely smooth, spoon the chocolate onto the ice cream as desired. The mixture will begin to harden instantly. Keep any remaining sauce on low heat; someone will surely want seconds.

Tips & Warnings

• Be patient and melt the butter and chocolate slowly. Avoid bringing either to a boil.
• Leave the sauce on low heat until it's ready to be served
• Prepare immediately before use. Since this sauce lacks the gross ingredients that keep magic shell liquid until it hits the ice cream, this should be spooned directly onto the ice cream instead of stored.

[iamageniuster]

on 10/28/2008 Very nice article. 5 stars!