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Published: July 16, 2020Updated: September 9, 2020Author: Amy
The iconic Disney Pineapple Dole Whip can easily be made at home with only a few simple ingredients! This sweet, frosty fruit treat is the perfect dessert to cool off on a hot summer day.
If you can’t go to Disneyland and get a Dole Whip, you can easily make it at home! This luscious, creamy treat is a summer favorite, but can be enjoyed all year when your sweet tooth comes calling, because the recipe uses frozen pineapple.
What is Dole Whip?
Dole Whip is a pineapple-flavored soft-serve ice cream. It was originally created by the fruit company, Dole, but became available at Disneyland’s Tiki Bar in 1986. It’s now served at a few different locations in the park and also across the country, but pretty synonymous with Disneyland. It’s practically achieved a cult following as visitors to Disney will wait in a very long line just to get one on a hot day.
Dole Whip Ingredients
There are only a few ingredients needed to make this! Pineapple juice, frozen pineapple chunks, vanilla ice cream, lemon juice, salt, and sugar (which is optional.)
The real Disneyland Dole Whip is vegan now, made with a non-dairy creamer, sugar, and natural flavoring and coloring. But when Disney recently released their recipe to the world, due to the parks being closed, it was merely 3 ingredients – pineapple juice, frozen pineapple chunks, vanilla ice cream.
This at-home version uses real ingredients and is as close to the authentic flavor as you’ll get!
Can I make this dairy free?
Yes! You can swap out the ice cream with 1/3 cup coconut milk to make this a dairy free, vegan treat.
- You will need a pretty powerful blender for best results, since frozen pineapple can be hard to pulse. I love my Vitamix! Ninja and Blendtec will also get the job done. If you have a regular blender, let the pineapple thaw out slightly.
- Convert the Dole Whip into a Dole Whip Float! Simply fill a glass halfway with pineapple juice, followed by some Dole Whip, and top it off with a maraschino cherry.
- To get that iconic Dole Whip swirl, you’ll need to freeze the mixture for about 30-40 minutes, then transfer to a piping bag with a 1M “star” tip.
- If you feel like your skin is getting a bit of freezer burn while piping, wrap a towel around the piping bag.
- Not a pineapple lover? You can make it with pretty much any frozen fruit and its accompanying fruit juice, like strawberry, lemon, orange, raspberry, or mango.
If you love the flavor of pineapple, this is such a great, easy treat to help beat the heat on a hot day! Also check out our{3 Ingredient} Pineapple Smoothie,Pineapple Fritter Rings, and Pineapple Upside Down Cake!
Watch the video for Pineapple Dole Whip
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Dole Whip (Disney Copycat)
The iconic Disney Pineapple Dole Whip can easily be made at home with only a few simple ingredients! This frosty treat is perfect on a hot summer day!
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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Chill 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 big scoop vanilla ice cream (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons sugar , optional but recommended
- splash of lemon juice
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in a blender (in the order listed); blend until smooth and ultra creamy, pushing down the pineapple chunks if necessary, about 3 minutes.
At this point you can pour into dessert cups. But I like to freeze the mixture for 30-40 minutes, then transfer to a piping bag with a 1M “star” tip (to get that iconic Dole Whip swirl.)
Swirl into glasses.
(To help the soft-servehold its shape even longer, freeze the swirled whip another 20 minutes.)
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 352mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 304IU | Vitamin C: 85mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Other Notes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Dole Whip, Dole Whip Recipe, Pineapple Dole Whip
FAQs
The dairy-free dessert is made from a pineapple-flavored dry mix (dried pineapple juice and the key to all silky smooth soft serve: stabilizers) that's combined with water and pumped out of a soft-serve machine.
What ingredients are in Dole Whip? ›
Ingredients. PINEAPPLE PUREE, ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM, HONEY, NATURAL FLAVORS, PLANT BASED STABILIZER (GUAR GUM, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM), AND CITRIC ACID.
What's the difference between DOLE SOFT SERVE and Dole Whip? ›
Dole Whip (also known as Dole Soft Serve) is a soft serve dairy-free frozen dessert created by Dole Food Company in 1984. Prior to 2023, when Dole Whip began to be sold at retailers, Dole Whip was served at Disney theme parks and Dole Soft Serve was sold elsewhere.
Is Dole Whip healthier than ice cream? ›
A Dole Whip can be a healthy dessert choice. Since it is made with pineapple, it adds in some fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is also lower in calories than your traditional ice cream. That being said, it does have a decent amount of sugar added, and something to be mindful of.
What is so special about Dole Whip? ›
The dessert is made from a pineapple-flavored dry mix, according to Bon Appétit, and is dairy-free when served on its own. The publication reported that it was first introduced at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in 1984 and that variations of the dessert can now be found across Disney theme parks.
Does Dole Whip have added sugar? ›
Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Coconut Oil, Citric Acid, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Color (Carrot Concentrate, Blackcurrant Concentrate), Ascorbic Acid, Stabilizers (Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Natural Flavor, Modified Food Starch, Mono & Diglycerides, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking).
Is Dole Whip ice cream or yogurt? ›
The original Dole Whip recipe is a swirled pineapple soft serve dessert that tastes like a cross between pineapple frozen yogurt and creamy vanilla ice cream. It enjoys somewhat of a cult following, often with long lines of up to an hour at locations where it is served.
Is Dole Whip sorbet? ›
If you're not familiar with Dole Whip, it's a dairy-free pineapple sorbet, with the consistency of soft-serve ice cream.
Is Dole Whip made from a powder? ›
The official Disney Dole Whip is made from a powdered mix that includes dry pineapple juice and other ingredients. The Disney Dole Whip is entirely dairy free.
Is Menchies Dole Whip the same as Disney? ›
It was the real deal. It really is Dole Whip. I had to look into it further and found the website for the company that sells Dole Whip and checked Menchie's site and YES, the Whip in both places is the same.
Dole Tropical Gold Pineapples are grown from three different sources, either crowns, slips or suckers which are planted in well spaced rows. A pineapple takes approximately 16 -18 months to reach maturity and is ready to eat as soon as it is picked.
Does Starbucks have Dole Whip? ›
To receive the “Dole Whip” Starbucks drink, you must order a vanilla bean frappuccino, replace the milk with sweet cream and then add pineapple base.
What is in Disney Dole Whip? ›
Now let's take a closer look at what makes up this delightful dessert. Believe it or not, there are only four ingredients in Dole Whip – pineapple juice, soft-serve mix, water, and sugar. That's right, you read that correctly! Disney Dole Whip is actually dairy-free and vegan-friendly (more on that later)!
Is Dole Whip dairy-free at Disney? ›
The Pineapple DOLE Whip® is synonymous with a Disney vacation, and the good news is that the regular fruit flavors are dairy-free. However, if you choose to have your treat with the "swirled" option, it will be combined with vanilla soft-serve which contains dairy.
Can you buy Dole Whip outside of Disney? ›
The Dole Whip actually is sold elsewhere outside Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Dole Plantation, including at other regional amusem*nt parks and restaurants, but the idea of it being sold at some local hole-in-the-wall drive-in restaurant sort of ruins the allure for me…so let's try to not think about that!
Is a Dole Whip dairy free? ›
The Pineapple DOLE Whip® is synonymous with a Disney vacation, and the good news is that the regular fruit flavors are dairy-free.
Is all Dole Whip made with pineapple? ›
The Dole Whip original (and still most popular!) is pineapple. But we also offer lime, mango, orange, raspberry, strawberry, and seasonal flavors throughout the year at various locations in a cup, cone, in the form of a refreshing drink, and other unique serving vessels!
Is Dole Whip frozen yogurt? ›
The original Dole Whip recipe is a swirled pineapple soft serve dessert that tastes like a cross between pineapple frozen yogurt and creamy vanilla ice cream. It enjoys somewhat of a cult following, often with long lines of up to an hour at locations where it is served.
Does Disney have alcoholic Dole Whip? ›
Cool off with unique and refreshing twists on popular adult beverages, like: Frozen Old Fashioned made with DOLE Whip® Orange and George Dickel 8-year-old Tennessee Whiskey. Frozcato made with DOLE Whip® Pineapple Moscato (a sweet white wine) and vodka.
