Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Chocolate magic shell does seem like something ...

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Classic Magic Shell is chocolate, but why not take things in a little more grown-up direction now that you're not 10 anymore? If you want to act your age and also satisfy your sweet tooth, try making ...

As a kid, I was obsessed with Magic Shell, that liquid chocolate you poured over your ice cream that would immediately turn into a hard and crunchy cocoa shell as soon as it hit the ice cream. Like, I ...

On this week’s episode of Mad Genius: Home Edition, Justin Chapple makes his own version of Magic Shell—and uses it three ways. Read on for three ways Justin uses his homemade chocolate shell, and ...

In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and algae oil. Heat for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, so that the chocolate doesn’t burn. Once the chips are melted and blended ...