Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bar

by Sabrina Snyder

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6 bars
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 hour 1 minute
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Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bars are a decadent homemade twist on a classic frozen treat, with a rich coating and a creamy center.

There’s no better way to cool off on a hot day than with your favorite Frozen Treats! For some other fun summer time treats make my Disney Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas (Copycat) or my Classic Drumstick Ice Cream Cones (Copycat) next!

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Sabrina’s Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bar Recipe

These Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bars feels like the kind of treat you’d get from an old-school ice cream truck, but with a deeper, more grown-up chocolate flavor that makes them feel special. This iconic ice cream bar is one I grew up eating and it was so popular in my house there would always be three packages of those delicious square bars in the house at all times.

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Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bar Recipe

Dark Chocolate Magic Shell Ice Cream Bars are a decadent homemade twist on a classic frozen treat, with a rich coating and a creamy center.
Yield 6 bars
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 hour 1 minute
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Ice cream with hard shell topped with oreos
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups bittersweet chocolate
  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 pint Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Instructions

  • If using store-bought ice cream, slice the container into 1-inch disks or freeze ice cream in a clean takeout cup, then cut into disks once frozen solid. Remove any packaging and keep the ice cream frozen until ready to dip!
  • Melt the bittersweet chocolate and coconut oil together in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Let cool slightly.
  • Working with one ice cream disk at a time, insert a wooden skewer, quickly dip it into the chocolate coating, and let the excess drip off.
  • Place the coated ice cream bar on parchment paper, add Oreo crumbs if desired, and repeat with the remaining bars.
  • Freeze until solid, then wrap in foil for a nostalgic ice cream bar look!

Nutrition

Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 4.4mg

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Sabrina’s Tip

If you are not using homemade ice cream you can make the patties of ice cream by cutting through small pint sized containers of ice cream and making them into disks. I made these into disks by using a take-out soda cup that was clean and freezing the ice cream in it. When frozen solid I cut the cup into 1 inch disks and refroze. Finally, I cut the paper off the disks and I was ready to dip.

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About this Recipe

These bars deliver that perfect mix of creamy vanilla ice cream and a crisp, glossy dark chocolate magic shell that cracks beautifully with every bite! They come together quickly, feel instantly indulgent, and turn any freezer into a dessert shop. This recipe builds off of the Super Dark Chocolate Stracciatella Ice Cream and combines it with some homemade bittersweet chocolate magic shell and delicious chocolate Oreo cookie crumbs. But what I love about this version is how the dark chocolate sets into that perfect, crisp snap the second it hits the frozen bars. They’re easy and nostalgic in the best way!

Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Using a wooden skewer pick up the ice cream patty.
  • Keep only one ice cream patty out at a time.
  • You want to dip these frozen solid so ice cream doesn’t start dripping into the chocolate shell sauce.
  • I like to let the bars sit in the freezer for a few extra minutes after dipping so the chocolate sets into an even firmer, cleaner crack. It makes the first bite so much more satisfying.

Ideas to Serve

When they are ready to eat you can hold it in your hand or wrapped in aluminum foil for nostalgia’s sake. Once the recipe is finished, you can eat as is or add to my Banana Split Ice Cream Burger.

Variations

  • Oreo in Shell: You can also mix the Oreo crumbs into the chocolate sauce if you would like but I wanted to have some with Oreo and some without so I didn’t do that.
  • Nuts: Peanuts and chopped almonds also make for a great mix-in or toppings.

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A take on the iconic Klondike Ice Cream Bar. Dark Chocolate Ice Cream dipped in Bittersweet Chocolate Magic Shell!

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. These look so good. It looks like the coconut oil is the key component to making the chocolate a shell, good to know.

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  3. There is very little I wouldn’t do for a chocolate dipped bar. This looks great and pretty easy to do from home.

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  7. My kids love using magic shell chocolate when we have ice cream at home! I bet they would love this treat!

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    1. Yes! And it is so much less expensive to make too. Those little bottles never have very much inside them!

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  10. These look so yummy. I have never tried making Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars before. I will have to give this recipe a try.

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  11. Dark Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars sound amazing. I will have to try making this recipe. It looks so delicious.

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  12. This looks so delicious. I will have to try making this on the weekend. I am sure they will be a big hit.

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  13. This looks soo good! I bet my husband would love this! He’s a huge a chocolate fan.

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  15. I think a dark chocolate she’ll would be so delicious! Your recipe makes it seem easy to do at home.

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    1. We tend to make a lot from scratch too. I didn’t start thinking about what goes into prepared foods until I got pregnant with my oldest. Now we tend to shy away from it while staying as sinful as possible! haha.

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  18. I’ve been wanting to try out magic shell at home – this one looks great!

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  19. That’s the best idea for ice cream I’ve seen in a long time. I can’t wait to get some of that action in my belly.

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  22. My oh my does this look delicious! I wish I had this right this second it looks so good! Gonna have to try this out soon 🙂

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    1. That’s the way to hook the parents, haha. Win over the kids! Some of my client’s kids have taken over meal planning with all the requests they make but the parents are happy since it means they actually eat something!

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  26. I used to love that magic shell when I was a kid. This sounds so seriously awesome.

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