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The Flavor Bender   ›   Recipes   ›   Delicious Desserts   ›   Frozen Dessert Recipes   ›   White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce

Author:

Dini Kodippili







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Updated: 11/20/2017
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
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White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

Make this super easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce with just two ingredients (white chocolate chips and coconut oil), and one minute of your time!

Just like my easy chocolate magic shell, use this decadent white chocolate version to transform all your frozen dessert recipes with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

White chocolate in desserts

Every girl needs a good, go-to recipe for all types of chocolate. From unsweetened to white chocolate.

White chocolate isn’t usually my thing, but when paired with the right recipe, it works amazingly well, and complements the end result rather than simply heighten the sweetness. Like this white chocolate liqueur and this white chocolate cocktail, where the sweetness contributes to a perfectly balanced boozy and creamy flavor profile.

One example would be transforming your white chocolate into this glorious caramelized white chocolate and then making pastry cream out of it to make doughnuts with caramelized white chocolate filling! Droooooool……

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

What is magic shell sauce?

This White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce is just as nifty too! Magic shell sauce as you know is that fun ice cream topping, that hardens into a shell when drizzled over something cold. I’ve been using magic shell sauces in recipes for as long as I can remember, and eating magic shell for even longer.

All you need are 2 ingredients, and 1 minute. And sweet, creamy white chocolate awesomeness is all yours to slather on your favorite ice cream (in my case either dark chocolate, or a fruity or boozy ice cream!).

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

I used this easy white chocolate magic shell to coat my red velvet pudding popsicles – AKA Harley Quinn popsicles, and it was the perfect accompaniment in terms of both flavor and looks!

If you want to perk up your desserts with a little white chocolate sweetness, you’ll LOVE this simple recipe for white chocolate magic shell!

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

Recipe

5 from 4 votes

White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce

Author: Dini Kodippili
Yield: About 2 ¾ – 3 cups
Cuisine: American, North American
White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce - Two ingredients, and one minute are all you need to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate awesomeness!

 Difficulty: 

Easy
You only need two ingredients (and one minute) to make this easy White Chocolate Magic Shell Sauce, and transform all your cold desserts with a little bit of creamy white chocolate deliciousness!
EASY – A very easy recipe! Tastes so much better than store-bought!

US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Weight‌ ‌measurements‌ ‌are‌ ‌recommended‌ ‌for‌ ‌accurate‌ ‌results whenever available.

Common Measurement Conversions
Prep: 15 minutes mins
Cook: 5 minutes mins
Cooling time: 1 hour hr
Total Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
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Makes: 12 servings

Ingredients:
 

  • 312 g white chocolate chips 11 oz
  • 85 g coconut oil
  • Pinch sea salt

Instructions:
 

  • Place all the ingredients in a heat-proof jug or bowl.
    312 g white chocolate chips, 85 g coconut oil, Pinch sea salt
  • Microwave for one minute at a time, stirring in between, until the chocolate chips have completely melted and the magic sauce is smooth.
  • Let it cool. It should only be a little warm so that it remains a liquid.
  • If the magic sauce hardens (cold room temperature), warm it just enough to make it liquid before using.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 4tbsp Calories: 199kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 15g (5%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 15g (23%) Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 5mg (2%) Sodium: 23mg (1%) Potassium: 74mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 15g (17%) Vitamin A: 8IU Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 52mg (5%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”

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14 responses

  1. John Jackson
    June 10, 2025

    If suggest you learn to count… Chocolate, coconut oil, and salt makes 3 ingredients… Not 2. What else are you lying about?

    Reply
    1. Dini
      June 10, 2025

      Hi John, salt is merely a flavor potentiator in this recipe, and it doesn’t require it. Most other recipes for magic shell sauce don’t even use salt or list it as an ingredient. I use it just to enhance the flavor. That’s why I say only two ingredients because white choc chips and coconut oil are all you need to make this.
      But I imagine with the amount of salt in your comment, you probably don’t need to add any extra anyway.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Abby
    August 14, 2023

    Hi! I’m wondering if you think this would work if I poured it over an icecream cake as a coating? Would it stay smooth? Thanks

    Reply
    1. Dini
      August 16, 2023

      Hi Abby
      The consistency of the magic shell sauce will be key here.
      If the sauce is too thin (too much coconut oil), the sauce might run off the cake before it can set, and you might end up with a very thin or spotty coating.
      It the sauce is too thick (more chocolate), the sauce might not flow well over the cake, forming a thick layer that might look like lava flowing (because it sets too quickly)
      The key is to get the right consistency that will set over the cake smoothly and evenly, and you may need to use an offset spatula to get it to be smooth.
      But remember this hardens as it cools, so when you cut into it, it will crack too! A ganache coating might set a little softer, if you want to cut into the cake smoothly.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  3. Amanda Leacy
    March 27, 2021

    5 stars
    I think this recipe is amazing

    Reply
  4. Donna J Read
    November 28, 2020

    5 stars
    This recipe is the best!

    Reply
  5. Manar Attia
    June 15, 2020

    Love the recipe, but does it have to be coconut oil or does any other oil work?

    Reply
    1. Dini
      June 15, 2020

      Hi Manar
      Coconut oil is what best works for me. But you can use vegetable oil or shortening for a similar effect.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  6. Maria V Loureiro
    November 18, 2017

    5 stars
    Great Recipe……..a keeper for sure!!! Maria

    Reply
  7. Mara
    May 4, 2017

    Hi Dini! Loved this recipe. I put my cakepops in the freezer and dipped them in this coating and it was perfect. No mess, no lumps, no cakeballs falling off the stick. The chocolate was perfectly liquidy. The only problem was once the cakepops started getting back to room temp the shell started cracking 🙁 do you have any tips for how to prevent that? Thanks!

    Reply
  8. Bonnie
    September 22, 2016

    This sounds great. If you do not use all at once how do you store it?

    Reply
    1. Dini
      September 22, 2016

      Hi Bonnie!
      I store the Magic Shell sauce in a sealable glass bottle in the fridge (either a bottle OR a mason jar like you see in the photos). It hardens when it’s not being used (in the fridge OR just at room temperature too), so I microwave it for a few seconds at a time to partially melt it again. I use a glass bottle so I can easily microwave it, and then close the lid and shake it to mix the sauce and get it smooth again.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  9. Marsha | Marsha’s Baking Addiction
    August 2, 2016

    5 stars
    This magic shell looks so delicious! I love white chocolate! How many popsicles can this coat?

    Reply
    1. Dini
      August 2, 2016

      Thank you Marsha! 🙂 This easily coated 10 popsicles, with about another 1/2 -3/4 cup leftover! I hate to admit, but I could have easily just eaten the rest on its own! hahaha! 😀

      Reply

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