Recipes and Cooking Two-Ingredient Chocolate Shell 4.5 (4) Add your rating & review Put down the bottled ice cream topping and stir together a homemade chocolate shell in less than 10 minutes. Melting chocolate chips with a dollop of coconut oil makes the best chocolate shells for your ice cream. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on April 12, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 5 mins Microwave Time: 1 mins Total Time: 6 mins Servings: 21 Yield: 1 1/3 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 11-12 ounce package semisweet or bittersweet chocolate pieces ¼ cup coconut oil Directions Place chocolate and coconut oil in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Cook on 50% power (medium) for 1 minute; stir. Continue to cook at 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until almost melted. Remove and stir until completely melted. Pour over ice cream in dishes. Allow to harden 30 to 60 seconds. Store remaining mixture in a glass jar at room temperature up to 1 week. If mixture hardens, uncover and reheat in the microwave on 50% power (medium) about 40 seconds or until just softened but not warm; stir. Tips This recipe also works well with butterscotch pieces, white baking pieces, peanut butter pieces, cinnamon pieces, or cherry pieces. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 94 Calories 7g Fat 9g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 21 Calories 94 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Sodium 2mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 9g 3% Total Sugars 8g Protein 1g Calcium 5mg 0% Iron 0.5mg 3% Potassium 54mg 1% Folate, total 2mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.