{"id":6077,"date":"2015-07-24T00:03:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T07:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:36:55","slug":"homemade-choco-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/homemade-choco-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Choco Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These fun Homemade Choco Tacos start with a crunchy waffle cone “taco” covered with a very thin layer of chocolate and a thick layer of your favorite ice cream on the inside. Then, they’re dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with chopped peanuts!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Almost a year ago, I was trawling through my favorite thrift shop, looking for more unnecessary tiny plates to clutter up my kitchen, when I spotted a waffle cone maker for just a few dollars. I did what any self-respecting youngster would do: snapped a pic, posted it to Instagram, and asked whether I should buy it…because I like to let the internet make my life choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, I decided I didn’t really need another kitchen gadget, so I left without getting it. At home I kept thinking about it. I pondered. I stewed<\/em>. I convinced myself that my life wouldn’t be complete without a $5 waffle cone maker, and pretty soon I was sure that someone else was going to snatch up my bargain of the century if I didn’t go back immediately<\/em>. (Hi, welcome to my weirdly obsessive brain.) I should also note that Instagram totally <\/em>agreed with me on this. So I made a second trip to the store, grabbed the waffle cone maker and stroked it like Golum, muttering “my precioussssss” all the way to the checkout. That night, I dreamed sweet, triumphant waffle cone dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aaaaand then the waffle cone maker sat untouched in my kitchen for months afterward. Womp-womp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finally decided to put it to good use in recreating one of my favorite childhood treats: Choco Tacos<\/strong>! Do you remember these? And can you believe they’re still around? These were my jam<\/em> back in the day—I would always buy them from the ice cream man during the summertime. If you’ve never had one, it’s basically a sweet shell, similar to a waffle cone, folded into a taco shape and filled with vanilla ice cream. The edges are dipped in chocolate and peanuts, to seal in the ice cream and provide a little crunch. You can see what the originals look like, on the left, compared with my version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My interpretation starts with homemade waffle cones, of course. If you don’t have a waffle cone maker, you can actually still make this recipe! Just spread the batter in very thin circles on parchment-lined baking sheets, and bake until golden brown. It’s a little more finnicky, but worth it to have Choco Tacos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shells are spread with a very thin layer of chocolate on the inside, to keep them from getting soggy from the ice cream. I filled mine with a chocolate-caramel-pretzel ice cream I bought at the store, but you can fill yours with any homemade or store bought ice cream, gelato, sorbet, or sherbert—you do you! I topped them off with semi-sweet chocolate and lots of salted peanuts. The overall effect is much like eating a regular waffle cone, but there are more bites of cone per ice cream (always a good thing, when you’re talking about a fresh homemade cone!) and the thick layer of chocolate around the edge really adds to the experience. Plus, you’re eating a taco! For dessert! Life just doesn’t get cuter than that. These would perfect for Cinco de Mayo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hardest part of making these figuring out the temperamental waffle cone maker. Let’s just say there might be a reason it was only $5—it was feisty! I had a few over-and under-done victims, but overall it worked well and it was an Abe Lincoln well spent. Totally worth the multiple thrift store trips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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National Ice Cream Day was last week, but we’re in luck, because all of July is actually National Ice Cream MONTH. I’m not 100% sure what that means, but I think it means we’re all legally obligated to eat ice cream every single day…right? Yeah, that sounds right. We’d better extend it on into August, just to be safe. Choco Tacos all around!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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