Homemade Magic Shell

Everywhere I turn lately, people are talking about coconut oil.

And not just for cooking/baking.

They're rubbing it on their faces for moisturizer, putting it in their hair for deep conditioning, using it on their lips as a natural lip balm and sunscreen, and lathering it on their pregnant bellies to prevent stretch marks.  It's like the miracle oil.

I finally broke down and bought a tub of it so I could try it for myself.  I'm a little weird about putting stuff on my face and hair, so I started with a simple recipe for homemade Magic Shell.

If you are on Pinterest, then chances are you have seen this recipe about a thousand times.  But in case you haven't come across it yet, here it is.

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used a whole bag of Ghirardelli)
2 Tbs. coconut oil (in solid form)

*Put chocolate chips and coconut oil in a glass container.  Microwave on high for 1 minute.  Stir well and then microwave again for 30 seconds or so until smooth and runny.  Stir well again and pour into a mason jar to cool.  You don't have to refrigerate it.  Just store it in the pantry for up to 3 weeks.  If it gets too hard, microwave it a little before using again.  When we ate it on our ice cream, it was still warm and it worked like a charm.  Tasted way better than the stuff from the store, too.  Easy, fun and tasty!!