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How To Make a DIY Choco Taco 

It might be gone from stores, but with just four ingredients you can enjoy this beloved handheld ice cream treat at home. 
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Published Aug. 4, 2022.

How To Make a DIY Choco Taco 

Last week we were all hit with some pretty gut-wrenching news.

The Choco Taco is gone. Kaput. RIP Choco Taco.

This beloved ice cream treat has always had a special place in my heart. We had a connection. After all, it was invented just one town over from me in South Jersey.

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The Choco Taco concept is brilliant. Ice cream, fudge, chocolate shell, and peanuts sandwiched into a waffle cone taco shell.

You get all the components of a Drumstick in a single bite.

So it only felt right to pay homage and figure out how to (easily) make one myself.

All you need is 4 ingredients:

  1. Store-bought chocolate pizzelle cookies
  2. Fudge ripple ice cream
  3. Chopped peanuts
  4. Melted chocolate


Let’s break down how to do it.

  • Microwave your pizzelles, one at a time, for 45 seconds until pliable. Let them cool in a taco holder (or just hold them with your hands for 30 seconds until they set). 
  • Fill your shells with ice cream. I found a piping bag to be easiest here. 
  • Roll your tacos in chopped peanuts.
  • Dip the top of your taco in melted chocolate. Freeze until set.
  • Devour.


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