Two magic shell recipes, one with white and one with dark chocolate. The first is flavored with black pepper and the second with cinnamon.
This salted chocolate magic shell recipe almost feels like cheating! It has 4 or 5 ingredients, and requires almost no effort, especially if you use chocolate chips instead of a chocolate bar. However, I almost always prefer chocolate in the form of a bar because it is cheaper, and has better taste. Moreover, some chocolate chips may contain substances that prevent them from melting, something we definitely don’t want here. I initially intended to include this magic shell recipe in the ice cream recipe you see in the picture, but I ended up taking a lot of photos and couldn’t decide which to left out. So, a new post was born! And in case you’re wondering, the ice cream covered with the magic shell is this Turkish delight no-churn ice cream, which I highly recommend you to try!
The texture:
When slightly warm this magic shell has the perfect consistency to pour over a bowl of ice cream.
When in room temperature, it has the consistency of something like nut butter (so no one will blame you if you spread some on a piece of bread).
When frozen it solidifies.
The taste:
For this recipe I recommend a mild extra virgin olive oil since its taste can be overpowering, especially regarding the white chocolate version. Keep in mind that when you make it and it’s still warm, the smell of olive oil will be intense but it almost fades out when frozen. Also, black pepper and cinnamon help to mellow the strong character of olive oil. However, if you feel it will be overpowering you can use half olive oil and half another neutral vegetable oil or coconut oil (and that’s how it’s given in the recipe).
What you can do with it:
As you can see from the pictures, you can freeze some bananas and dip them first into the dark chocolate magic shell, then into the white magic shell and then add some sprinkles or chopped nuts. Just wait for the first coating to harden before the second dip!
You can cover some popsicles like I’ve done with these tahini and chocolate fudge popsicles which are not only tasty but really healthy too!
Use it instead of a ganache to cover a chocolate cake. I have used it to coat some poached pears and this marble semolina no-bake cake.
Use it as a chocolate sauce and drizzle it warm over pancakes, chocolate soufflés, and other desserts.
Some notes/tips:
- Use a mild extra virgin olive oil.
- Use real chocolate (check the ingredients and make sure it contains only cocoa butter and no other vegetable fat)
- Since magic shell contains only chocolate and oil, it keeps very well. Store it in the fridge for one month or a little longer.
- There are many options regarding the spices you can use here instead of black pepper and cinnamon. Green or pink pepper are interesting choices too, cardamom, tonka bean, coffee, saffron, citrus zest are some choices that come to mind.
- Bonus tip: If you mix one part white with three parts dark, you’ll get milk chocolate magic shell!!! 🙂
Similar recipes:
Melt-in-your-mouth olive oil brownies
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- For the dark magic shell:
- 3.53 oz (100 grams) dark chocolate, 55% cocoa, chopped
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) mild olive oil
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes (regular salt will also work)
- 1/2 teaspoon honey (or maple syrup if vegan)
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- For the white magic shell:
- 4.23 oz (120 grams) real white chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) mild olive oil
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes (regular salt will also work)
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Combine everything into a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 20 seconds increments, stirring after increment until melted. Allow it to cool a little.
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Pour it over everything you like, or use it to coat frozen fruits and other treats.
If you’re daring enough, you can use only olive oil (2 tablespoons total). It will need a few seconds more to set, when drizzled over ice cream.
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When it comes to desserts and sweets, you are absolutely inspiring! I’m so used to just having a plain orange for dessert (something I grew up doing, it’s Asian thing I swear) but WOW I am missing out on some fabulous eats!
OMG! Where I grew up, we usually had fresh fruit for dessert also! But since this keeps very well in the fridge, you could warm up a small quantity and drizzle it over your orange!