…with Dark Chocolate Magic Shell.
I’m either taking up residence in the freezer, or only eating frozen food until summer is over. It is too darn hot. Oh, plus humidity. Frozen grapes, frozen peas, and frozen coconut mousse can sustain me for a few days, right?
This frozen coconut mousse is my summertime dream: rich, smooth and creamy. The dark chocolate magic shell is the perfect crunchy cap on the mousse. With only 5 ingredients, it can be your dream, too!
Frozen mousse is a way to have ice cream without an ice cream maker. I made a similar frozen lemon mousse with warm white chocolate sauce last summer. The recipes for lemon and coconut mousse would be great layered together in the same ramekin with a caramel drizzle. If your math is good, the two recipes together would make a dessert that serves four. (for everyone who asks me if they can double my recipes.)
Maybe I can live off that for a few days until the heat wave subsides…
I used 6-ounce ramekins to make 2 perfect portions. You can find them here.
Frozen Coconut Mousse
Yield: 2 ramekins
Ingredients
For the coconut mousse:
- 2 teaspoons virgin coconut oil
- 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
For the dark chocolate magic shell:
- 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin by greasing two ramekins with the coconut oil, and making room in the freezer.
- In a small bowl, stir together all of the ingredients for the mousse. Stir very well to dissolve the sugar. Divide between the ramekins, cover and freeze for 4 hours.
- To make the dark chocolate magic shell, heat the chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave on medium for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth, reheating in 15-second intervals if necessary.
- When you're ready to serve, fill a bowl with hot water. Dip just the bottoms of the ramekins in the hot water to melt the coconut oil and release the mousse. Dump the mousse on a serving plate and top with the chocolate sauce.
- *You do not have to un-mold these to serve. You could eat them directly out of the ramekins with the sauce poured on top. If you're doing this, the coconut oil is unnecessary in step 1.
Loving this easy, frozen dessert recipe, Christina! We have been enjoying homemade magic shell on top of our Coconut Bliss or homemade coconut milk ice cream nearly nightly since summer started. Pure genius to add cream cheese! Thanks for sharing and keep cool! Pinning! xo
Looks like absolute summertime heaven. I loooove coconut and chocolate.
How perfect and easy with simple, ready to use ingredients! I love this!!
I cannot believe how easy this recipe is!! My math isn’t good enough for doubling recipes, so I’ll keep this as is and just hide it way in the back of the freezer. So noone else gets any :)
Mmm what a fabulous summer treat!!
I’m going to have to start buying stock in coconut milk, since all of the recipes I want to try are made with it. I also have fallen in love with homemade magic shell.. it’s so good.
Coconut mousse?? GIMMME!!
This sounds awesome and I am down for coconut anything!
I love your frozen diet! Definitely could get on board with that!
I have got to buy some coconut oil. I’ve been wanting to make magic shell for awhile now. Thanks for the reminder!
I hear ya about the heat. I’ve been avoiding turning anything in the kitchen on and pretty much just want to eat salad laying on my kitchen floor. ;) Frozen mousse sounds like fun!! Gorgeous photos of a gorgeous dessert!
Mommy.
I may or may not have come home and stuck my face in the freezer for a few minutes this weekend. This is my idea of keeping cool, and coconut makes me feel so tropical and happy!
I think I may just move into your freezer. The end :)
this is dream come true dessert :)
Ooooo, divine! Perfect for those super hot weather
This looks amazing Christina! I need to get my hands on some coconut milk!
WOW! It’s just like childhood, only way better. Magic Shell that’s both fun and tasty!
Oh this sounds AMAZING! My sister would freak out. Pinning for sure!
Oh this sounds AMAZING! My sister would freak out. Pinning for sure!
Oh this sounds AMAZING! My sister would freak out. Pinning for sure!
Who knew you could make your own magic shell!! I’m in love.
Wondeful!
Stunning! And it looks so yummy :)
Yessssss. I love coconut, and this combination sounds (and looks) heavenly! Thank you!!
This is awesome! Can’t wait to try it. Mine is in the freezer right now. ;)
This looks amazing and delicious and so easy!!!
You know it’s hot when I wished earlier today that I was waiting tables again, if only so I could hang out in the walk-in cooler. Is it possible to drown in one’s own sweat?
Gimme that mousse.
I’ve been contemplating how I can live in the freezer too….that and bath in a tub of ice-cream! These look like the perfect way to help cool off!
What a perfect summer dessert – I can never resist that homemade magic shell.
I’ve been stocking up the freezer here too! Need to add these to the list!
It is supposed to be 91 in Chicago today. I know that doesn’t seem that bad compared to other places, but it is still pretty hot! I could live off this mousse in this kind of weather. The less cooking, the better.
Peeeeeeeeeeerfect for summer! Yes puhlease!
Wow, this looks amazing! Thanks!
Oh Kansas humidity…I know it well. Ice cream is a very, very good solution though Christina! That hard shell is awesome!
Oh my goodness, I want some of this. Perfect for the 95 degree weather we are having.
Now this, I need. These are incredible, Christina! Perfect for summer dinner parties!
ahhhh that looks SO refreshing!!!
What is virgin coconut oil and where is it found in the grocery store? Thanks!
I need some frozen/cold treats in my life that aren’t ice cream…you know, for variety. :P The tropical coconut flair in this would make me feel like i was on a sandy beach…even if I was really in the air conditioning at home. :)
The heat today and tomorrow in NYC will be the worst of the summer so far so I definitely need some yummy cold treats in my life! This mousse looks beyond yummy!
Girl I hear ya! It’s so darn hot here all I want to do is live in a walk in cooler! We joke that it feels like we are farming in wet suits. Totally gross. This dessert sounds so lovely and cooling right now!
Pin Pin Pinned!!
Oh my! I just love this :) looks decadent!
My husband and I made this for dessert over the weekend. It was so refreshing and super easy to make!
Thanks for the rave review, Meredith! :)
I have to say that I was doubtful that a recipe with so few ingredients would be so good. I made some for my husband and myself tonight, and we both loved it. I just made a triple batch to serve for company tomorrow. I did add a 1/2 tsp of coconut extract to the recipe to amp up the coconut flavor, and added some chipped coconut flakes on top. You can’t have too much coconut, in my opinion!
Yay, Pat! You made my day :)