Isn’t PMS wonderful?
If you didn’t answer right away with an exuberant “YES!” then read on to learn how you can love PMS … well, one form of PMS, anyway! A few weeks ago, y’all left great suggestions for healthy dessert makeovers. One of your suggestions was so interesting I had to try it out right away: healthy Magic Shell
The first thing I did was look up the ingredients in real Magic Shell. Turns out that the “magic” of Magic Shell is actually coconut oil. Who knew?! Check it out: Sugar, sunflower oil, coconut oil, cocoa, chocolate, Contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla, milk
Then I had to decide which ingredients to include in the recreation. Right off the bat, milk was out (Duh! lol). And I figured the homemade version could do without soy lecithin, sunflower oil, salt, and vanilla as well. (You can still add vanilla if you want; I just didn’t bother.) So I gathered everything else: coconut oil, cocoa powder, and sweetener. Not very many ingredients, huh? I was skeptical… but it turns out I needn’t have been! One test of the mixture sent the tastebuds into ecstasy (the legal kind!).
So what about PMS? Well, call me crazy, but that’s what I’ve decided to name the Magic Shell. PMS: Pseudo Magic Shell, get it? Besides, isn’t chocolate supposedly good for the real PMS?
Pseudo Magic Shell (PMS)
- 1 serving of Chocolate Butter
- Something to go under the chocolate coating, such as: bananas, ice cream, strawberries, cake (for cake balls), nuts, oatmeal (Magic Shell oatmeal???!!), cookie dough balls, dried fruit, pretzels, fudge babies (especially peanut butter babies!)…
1. For ice cream or frozen fruit (or anything pre-frozen), simply melt the chocolate butter and pour over the confection (or dip).
2. For non-frozen items, melt and pour/dip, then freeze for a few minutes prior to eating.
Question of the Day:
Isn’t PMS wonderful? Hehe, now that you’ve read this post, your answer’s supposed to be “yes!” P.S. How much do you want to kill every boy who’s ever asked you, “Is it that time of the month?” To all the boys/men reading this: never ask us that question! 😉
Ruth says
Again, the miraculous Katie pulls through with creative ideas for those of us who can’t do dairy, gluten, or sugar! What are your suggestions, Katie, in order to create sugar free sugar free chocolate chips? You know, to get a the shape right? You rock! My mom made me your spice cake for Christmas with the cashew icing and it was awesome!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I don’t know :-?. Maybe they make molds like that?
I was thinking of looking for a Hershey Kiss mold and making “kisses” to put on my peanut butter cookies :).
Ruth says
Yeah, that’s a good Idea 🙂 I’ll look for something suitable at the place where I can pick up candy molds really cheap
Sondra says
Hey Katie, I don’t know if you ever check your old posts, but using your magic post I just made an amazing Peanut Butter Magic Shell sauce.
3 tbs peanut butter
2 tbs coconut oil
2 tsp raw honey
Blend until smooth, pour over Volume Ice Cream and top with chocolate shavings, chocolate chips or a second layer of chocolate magic shell for a reesee’s sundae! So decadent my fiance grabbed my bowl half-way through and told me “I don’t believe this is diet friendly, you’re going to regret it if you eat the whole bowl!” I got the bowl back though… 😀 Let me know what you think if you try it!!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh wow, that sounds so good. Thanks a TON for sharing!
margaret vasquez says
mmm that sounds soo good!
Ruth says
And I found a hershey’s kisses candy mold for only a couple of bucks! It was at Bulk Barn (Canadian Chain), yes, I live up north, I need chocolate to stay warm!!). They also have a heart shaped spring form pan and some silicone heart shaped muffin pans I think I will buy next week. I’ve been frustrated so far using regular muffin pans for gluten free baking and someone suggested silicone.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh wow, I am so jealous you found them! I’ve had my eye out. Maybe I’ll have to break down and buy some online…
Ruth says
You just might 🙂 Bulk Barn has saved my ass and my wallet so many times 🙂 They sell bulk gluten free flours at affordable prices and have a tonne of fun baking stuff like various cake pans of fun shapes and lots of different candy molds.