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An hour or more is best, but I get it if you simply can't wait.

Put the waffle tacos back in the freezer to firm up.

Gently fill the waffle tacos with softened ice cream, taking care not to overfill them.

A few minutes before you're ready to assemble, take the ice cream out of the freezer to soften.

Dip each waffle taco in the chocolate shell, then generously sprinkle with nuts.

To get the perfect size taco opening, carefully pry them open just a bit. Transfer the waffles to a sheet pan, taking care to avoid tears.

When the waffles are ready, put the potholders on and gently remove them from the oven.

'Unfortunately, the Choco Taco has been discontinued in both 1ct and 4ct packs,' the ice cream company tweeted, after a fan. On July 25, Klondike confirmed on Twitter that the chocolatey taco had been discontinued. Choco Tacos are gone for good, a victim of ‘tough. But now, Klondike, the company that produces the hard-shell treat, has announced it will stop producing the Choco Taco for good. Pour the chocolate shell into a shallow bowl. The Choco Taco, meanwhile, is a chewy, chocolaty mess of peanuts, chocolate, ice cream and waffle cone.

Meanwhile, pulse the nuts in a food processor, or put them in a Ziploc bag and bash them with a rolling pin or wine bottle.

Bake until just about crisp, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Drape the flattened waffles on the rungs so they hang evenly.

Grab a potholder and very carefully remove one of the racks from the middle of the oven.Using a rolling pin or wine bottle, flatten the waffle as much as possible. Now tacos are a dessert too Try Klondike Choco Tacos, with fudge-swirled vanilla ice cream in a sugar cone taco with a peanut-sprinkled chocolatey. Lay one waffle on a clean, dry surface.The experience is pure bliss.īest of all, you get to eat the closest thing to a real Choco Taco, secure in the knowledge that you can make as many as you want, any time you want. If you hold one, you'll feel like you're standing near an ice cream truck parked close to an open fire hydrant, a slightly warped jingle summoning every sunburned and famished family in a 10-block radius. These waffle tacos not only taste incredible but also look like the real thing, approximating the original's dimensions and heft. In the end, the results surpassed my wildest expectations. Want more great food writing and recipes? Subscribe to "The Bite," Salon Food's newsletter. Instead, I used a "chocolatey chip" waffle to pump more chocolatey flavor into every bite, and I substituted chocolate ice cream for the traditional vanilla swirl. It gradually entered the mainstream after the company that originally made and distributed it was. The Choco Taco, the taco-shaped ice cream snack made by Klondike, is on its way out after nearly 40 years as the company looks to make other. This week, it reversed course, saying the beloved ice cream treat may. And because I knew that I'd just crush the shells into crumbs if I handled them too much, I didn't attempt to fully line mine with chocolate. The Choco Taco was originally distributed through wholesalers selling it to ice cream trucks. A beloved summer treat may have seen its last days. New York (CNN Business) A few weeks ago, Klondike appalled the internet when it said that the Choco Taco would be discontinued.

But while conspiracy theorists insist it's just a matter of time until the real thing returns, I've meanwhile moved on to making my own version of the classic.īy borrowing from a brilliant Hungry Girl trick for turning frozen waffles into edible shells, I was already effortlessly halfway to copycat Choco Taco town.

Like any you don't know what you had 'til it's gone situation, the extinction of the Choco Taco ignited within me an urgent desire to recreate one and keep the masterpiece in my own freezer. "The discontinuation was a result of complex production challenges and not a stunt," Klondike said.Ice cream is better between bread: Try this new 3-ingredient dessert recipe inspired by Ali Slagle The brand reiterated in a statement to CNN Business Friday. SEE ALSO: Beloved Choco Taco was invented in Philly creator said he was inspired by boom in Mexican food "I knew you loved me, but not THIS much." "I want to address the rumors: I'm really being discontinued, it's not a PR stunt," the ice cream taco said. Klondike addressed the theory in a July tweet, written from the perspective of, who else, Choco Taco. They thought the whole thing was a stunt, and that Klondike was never planning to kill the Choco Taco - just create enough buzz to make sure it was well-received when it inevitably came back. Whos ready for another culinary adventure Join intrepid pastry explorer Claire Saffitz as she dives into the world of ice cream-filled dessert tacos. Klondike originally said that it was discontinuing Choco Taco because of "an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio." Lots of companies have slimmed down their portfolios or menus during the pandemic to help meet demand for more popular items.īut some people didn't buy the explanation.