Ice Cream Bon Bon with Magic Shells—With Pictorial

Nothing beat the heat better than enjoying a bowl of ice cream in the summer.  Well, maybe there is one thing….which is enjoying some Ice Cream Bon Bon with Magic Shells!  Are these bon bons just too cute and fun to eat?  Also, they are the best way to portion control your desserts intake... if it’s a concern for you, just like me!  haha…



Of course, I used my homemade ice cream to create these bon bons.  I had the Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream and French Roasted Coffee Ice Cream on hand, so those were what I used here.  After the ice cream balls were covered by the magic chocolate shells, they would be impossible to tell which one was which!   To distinguish between the two, I made them in two different batches and top them with different toppings.  The strawberry ice cream with a slice of freeze dried strawberry and the coffee one with a sprinkle of cocoa nibs.  Both of these toppings added some crunch to these bon bons.  On top of the already magical and crunchy magic shells?  These are truly amazing.



The magic shells are super easy to make as well, simply two ingredients in it, chocolate and coconut oil.  The coconut oil is the “magic” of the chocolate shells!  Want to join me in the kitchen with the step-by-step pictorial?  Come on over! 

1) Scoop the ice cream (with the smallest ice cream scoop you can find) onto a parchment lined baking sheet.  Place them back into the freezer to harden, about 30 minutes
2) Place chopped chocolate and coconut oil in a heat proof bowl over a pot of simmering water, whisk until the chocolate is melted, let the chocolate cool down a little before dipping
3) I used a fork and a spoon for the dipping.  Pick up an ice cream bon bon with a fork, place over the melted chocolate and spoon melted chocolate over the ice cream. 
4) Make sure the whole thing is covered with melted chocolate.
5) Place them back onto the parchment lined baking sheet, top with your preferred topping while the chocolate is still soft.  Then, place them back to the freezer until the chocolate shell harden and ready to serve
6) I top the coffee bon bon with cocoa nibs



These bon bon are so simple and so much fun to make and eat.  When you bite into one, you’ll hear the crack of the magic shell and your creamy ice cream started to melt in your mouth and cools you down.



The ice cream scoop I used was about 1-inch in diameter, so these bon bon turned out to be 2-biters.  But if you can find an scoop that’s even smaller, use it and hopefully you’ll get a 1-bite size bon bon.



I used a 70% dark chocolate for the shells.  You can use semi-sweet, bitter-sweet, or even white chocolate for the shells.  My family is all into dark chocolate so that’s what I used.   I hope you enjoyed today’s recipe and pictorial.  Until next time, stay cool and magical!








Ice Cream Bon Bon with Magic Shells: (Printable Recipe)

20 small scoops of strawberry and coffee ice cream (about 3 cups total), or use any flavor you preferred
7 ounce 70% dark chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons Organic Coconut Oil
10 slices of freeze dried strawberries (optional topping for the strawberry ice cream bon bon)
1 tablespoons cocoa nibs (optional topping for the coffee ice cream bon bon)

Scoop the ice cream (with the smallest ice cream scoop you can find) onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Place them back into the freezer to harden, for about 30 minutes.  Place chopped chocolate and coconut oil in a heat proof bowl over a pot of simmering water, whisk until the chocolate is melted, let the chocolate cool down a little before dipping.

Pick up an ice cream bon bon with a fork, place over the melted chocolate and spoon melted chocolate over the ice cream. Make sure the whole thing is covered with melted chocolate.  Place the chocolate coated ice cream bon bon back onto the parchment lined baking sheet, top with your preferred topping while the chocolate is still soft. Then, place them back to the freezer until the chocolate shell harden (about 30 minutes) and ready to serve.  Enjoy.