This peanut butter magic shell is amazing over strawberry ice cream, for a peanut butter and jelly flavored sundae, or you can serve it over chocolate ice cream for more of a peanut butter cup flavor. Either way, it’s totally delicious! I’ll also share how to add cacao powder to this recipe, for a chocolate peanut butter magic shell.
Ingredients You’ll Need
All you need is 3 simple ingredients!
Peanut butter Coconut Oil Maple syrup
Not surprisingly, one of the main ingredients in a store-bought Magic Shell topping is coconut oil. Because of its high saturated fat content, coconut oil solidifies almost instantly when chilled, making for an incredibly fun, ice cream topping that will “crack” when your spoon breaks into it.
Don’t love coconut flavor? Don’t worry! You can use an expeller pressed, or ultra-refined coconut oil, to get the hardening effect, without any coconut flavor. Use all-natural peanut butter for the best flavor and consistency. Peanut butter brands with added ingredients will be thicker to stir, and might require that you add more oil, or less maple syrup, since some are already sweetened. Luckily, this is the kind of recipe that you can taste as you go!
How to Make It
Feel free to adjust the ratio of ingredients to your liking. For a less-sweet topping, use less maple syrup, and for a runnier consistency, add another tablespoon of coconut oil.
Variation: Chocolate Peanut Butter Magic Shell
Prefer your ice cream topping to taste like a peanut butter cup? Try this! Makes 6 tablespoons:
2 tablespoons cacao powder 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 tablespoon all-natural peanut butter
Whisk the ingredients together, then serve over your favorite ice cream. This makes roughly a 1/4 cup, but feel free to double or triple it to make more!
Storage Tips
This mixture can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or for up to 1 month in the fridge. If your kitchen is cold like mine, this magic shell topping may solidify, even when stored outside of your fridge. To use it again, place the jar of magic shell in a bowl of hot tap water for 10 to 15 minutes, or melt it in a double-boiler before serving again. If you try this Peanut Butter Magic Shell, please leave a comment below letting me know how you like it! And if you make any modifications, I’d love to hear about those, too. We can all benefit from your experience. – Reader Feedback: What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Let me know if you have any flavor or topping requests!
