Magic Shell vs Hershey’s Shell
Magic Shell was introduced in the 80’s at some point. My sister and I were so excited to try it. I tried to find a commercial for it on YouTube but there aren’t any. I just remember we were impressed and got permission to bring it into the house. Most supermarkets don’t carry an equivalent but I found Hershey’s Shell at Target.
Both claim “Freezes in seconds!” on their label and both are chocolate or chocolate fudge “flavored” syrup.
Magic Shell:
I let this sit for probably about a minute while I was taking pictures of the Hershey’s and when Ethan and I tasted it, it still had some non-hardened areas. When I cracked the top with my spoon, it yielded softly and while it was definitely harder than plain syrup, it was not the hardened cracked coating I thought it was supposed to create.
The favor is okay, Ethan found it hard to describe as anything other than “alright”. There was nothing wrong with it, just your average milk chocolate flavor.
Hershey’s Shell:
I poured this on after the Magic Shell and it solidified faster as well as forming an actual hard coating that broke into pieces instead of just “mushing”. In fact I had to chip away at it where the syrup met the bowl, that’s how serious this was. Hershey’s is less sweet and has more of a dark chocolate flavor. A more intense product all around.
Wrap up:
I was surprised that Magic Shell wasn’t as awesome as I remembered, especially since it’s the original hard shell syrup. I have to say I really preferred the Hershey’s because of the crunchy coating and I like dark chocolate AND it wasn’t a waxy “mockolate” tasting flavor that I have been finding in a lot of chocolate products lately. It was a rich, satisfying semi-sweet flavor.
Ethan preferred the Magic Shell because he’s not a fan of dark chocolate and didn’t mind the softer coating.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 am
I’m not a fan of dark chocolate but i’d like to try the Hershey’s!
There’s nothing worse than non-crunchy shells!
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 pm
^ I agree, dark chocolate is not my favorite. I’ve always like Magic Shell, maybe I’ll give it another try to make sure it’s as good as I remember…
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:35 am
Magic Shell should at least get points for the cute turtle.
I’d probably go with Ethan’s opinion since I tend to like milk chocolate a little better than dark. Although I’ve never bought a product like this, I don’t think I’d really mind that the shell wasn’t crunchy. In fact, I think I’d like the fact that it was kind of soft. My favorite time of year for chocolate candy bars is the summer because I can leave them in the car for a couple minutes and they get slightly softer and creamier. It’s the perfect way to eat chocolate!
February 4th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Dark chocolate always wins.
The dark side is stronger, but harder to control.
February 5th, 2009 at 5:08 am
the Hershey’s Reese’s pieces is the BEST!
February 12th, 2009 at 9:19 am
make your own!! chocolate chips melted with a few pats of butter yields a far more decadent and tasty topping
or you can nuke some pb in the microwave until liquid, it hardens on ice cream as well
April 26th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
I greatly prefer the Hershey’s, but I am having a really hard time finding it in stores in my area. Found it once at a local Wal-Mart and now they don’t carry it and it is much better
June 19th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Aww…I miss Magic shell. No matter how many times I’ve tried Hershey though, I hated it. I’m still that milk chocolate girl, so I prefer Smucker’s Magic shell.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I like magic shell better i like Hershey’s too but i like milk better than dark chocolate