Chocolate-Dipped Ice Cream Cone
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 1/4 cup coconut oil or vegetable shortening
- Kosher salt
- 8 small sugar cones
- 2 pints of your favorite ice cream
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts, toasted coconut or other topping
- Make a cone holder: Find a small, sturdy, clean box that will fit in your freezer.
- Turn it over, and cut eight X's about 2 inches apart with a sharp knife.
- Open up each X with your fingers so it will securely hold an ice cream cone upright.
- Cook the chocolate, coconut oil and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until melted, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a small bowl.
- Pour about 1 tablespoon of melted chocolate into a sugar cone, and swirl to completely coat the inside.
- Pour any excess chocolate back into the bowl.
- Place the cone in the cone holder.
- Repeat with the 7 remaining cones.
- Freeze the cones to set the chocolate, about 10 minutes.
- Fill each cone to the top with ice cream, and top with an additional 1/3-cup scoop.
- Return the cones to the cone holder, and freeze to harden the ice cream, about 30 minutes.
- Dip the cones: Put your desired topping in a small bowl.
- If the remaining chocolate starts to solidify, heat it in the microwave in 10-second increments, stirring in between, until it is fluid again.
- Dip each top scoop of ice cream in the chocolate to mostly cover it, leaving a little bit exposed.
- Let any excess chocolate drip off, then immediately dip the top scoop in the topping.
- Work quickly, as the chocolate shell sets in seconds.
- Serve the cones immediately, or put them in the freezer until ready to serve.
- To freeze individually (for up to 2 weeks), roll the cone up in a large triangle of wax paper and tape closed.
semisweet chocolate, coconut oil, kosher salt, sugar cones, favorite ice cream, nuts
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chocolate-dipped-ice-cream-cone.html (may not work)