Dole Whip Recipe - Bring Disney to your Kitchen! (2024)

This homemade pineapple Dole Whip recipe is a simple and delicious dessert your whole family will love. It’s so easy to make the popular Disney treat at home!

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The famous Disney Dole Whip

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.

There’s even an app to tell hungry tourists how long they can expect to wait.

This classic frozen treat is only available at a few select locations, the most famous being EPCOT and Aloha Island near the Tiki Room in Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

As it is so difficult to come by, I’ve only tried the real thing a few times in my life.

Based on these memories of a chilled, smooth, fresh pineapple confection with a slight lemon tang, I’ve come up with my own Disney copycat Dole Whip recipe that you can whip up in your very own kitchen. It only takes five minutes to make!

You may also like this Chocolate Mug Cake

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Dole pineapple whip ingredients

Here’s what you need: frozen pineapple, milk of choice, your go-to sweetener, a tiny pinch of salt, and a tablespoon of lemon juice. That’s it!

There’s no Cool Whip, no pineapple juice, and no condensed milk in these homemade Dole Whip ingredients.

You can use either chopped fresh or canned pineapple. Just be sure to drain the can of pineapple fully. Freeze the pineapple before blending.

For a dairy free and vegan Dole Whip, opt for a plant based milk, such as almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk, or use nondairy creamer or coconut cream.

My favorite way to make pineapple Dole Whip is with canned coconut milk, because it will yield the thickest, creamiest results and make you feel like you are in Hawaii! Feel free to use whatever milk you wish.

The sweetener of choice can be regular sugar, date sugar, pure maple syrup, honey, or pretty much any neutral all purpose sweetener. If you want to make added sugar free Dole Whip, options that work include erythritol, xylitol, or stevia.

Use leftover pineapple to make Pineapple Muffins or a Pineapple Pie

(Watch the step-by-step pineapple whip recipe video, above)

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Where to find the dessert

You can find original soft serve Dole Whip at Disney theme parks, including the refreshment outpost at EPCOT, the snack shack in Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, and at Aloha Island in the Magic Kingdom.

The nondairy pineapple dessert is also available at the Dole Pineapple Plantation, which began as a fruit stand in 1950, on Oahu in Hawaii.

Apparently the demand for Dole Whips is so great that they’ve begun to sell cones and floats at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor amusem*nt parks.

Some restaurants, ice cream shops, and other places outside of Disneyland and Disney World around the United States sell Dole pineapple whip now too.

And starting in April of 2023, packaged Dole Whip is available to purchase in the grocery store freezer aisle. Flavors include pineapple, strawberry, and mango.

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Vegan Dole Whip recipe

Surprisingly, the beloved Disney dessert is vegan. They reformulated the recipe a few years ago, and the pineapple, mango, strawberry, raspberry, watermelon and orange flavors are all gluten free, trans fat free, and vegan.

This homemade version can also easily be made vegan if you use your favorite dairy free milk. For a low fat and low calorie option, try almond milk.

There are naturally no eggs in the recipe.

Next on my list of Disney recipes to recreate at home is their cinnamon sugar churros. Do not be surprised if you see a recipe for them here someday soon!

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How to make pineapple Dole Whip

Start by gathering all of your ingredients. Make sure the pineapple is frozen before proceeding with the recipe.

Throw all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth.

Scoop out with an ice cream scoop. Or transfer the whipped mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, and squeeze or pipe out to create a beautiful swirled result.

For swirly soft serve that holds its shape longer, freeze at least twenty minutes prior to serving. The recipe makes around two or three servings.

If you have any leftovers, store them in the freezer in an airtight container for up to three months. Thaw before serving.

While the blender is out, try this Avocado Ice Cream

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If you prefer a low carb frozen treat, try Lemon Sorbet or Keto Ice Cream.

Dole Whip

This Disney copycat homemade pineapple Dole Whip recipe is a delicious and easy dessert your whole family will love.

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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Yield 3 servings

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Ingredients

Dole Whip Recipe

  • 2 cups frozen pineapple
  • 1/4 cup milk of choice or canned coconut milk
  • 1/16 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sweetener of choice
  • 2 1/2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Scoop out with an ice cream scoop, or transfer to a pastry bag and pipe out for swirly soft serve. If you want the Dole Whip to hold its swirled shape longer, freeze twenty minutes before serving.

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FAQs

What are the ingredients in Dole Whip at Disney? ›

Disney Dole Whip Ingredients

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)!

Why does Disney sell Dole Whip? ›

History. Dole Whip was created by Dole Food Company in 1984. It was introduced at the National Restaurant Association show in May 1984, 10 years after Dole Food Company took over from United Airlines as the sponsor of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (an attraction inside the Adventureland section of Disneyland).

What makes Dole Whip so good? ›

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.

Is Dole Whip trademarked by Disney? ›

If you wish to use the DOLE Whip® name, you can do so as shown below. You can use DOLE SOFT SERVE® on your store menus and point of sale materials. Never refer to or use Disney or its properties, which are trademarked, in connection to DOLE Whip® or DOLE SOFT SERVE®.

What flavor is Disney Dole Whip? ›

The Disneyland® Resort

From the classic DOLE Whip® Pineapple Soft Serve at the Tiki Juice Bar to the flavorful Chile-Mango Whip at The Tropical Hideaway, there are many tempting ways to indulge around Disneyland® Park and Disneyland® Hotel.

Is Dole Whip really dairy-free? ›

Without a doubt, DOLE SOFT SERVE®'s incredible taste and low-fat, dairy-free, and gluten-free attributes will drive traffic to your business.

Can you buy Dole Whip outside of Disney? ›

To get all the goodness of a Disney Dole Whip without entering the park or waiting in line, simply head to a few select Disney resort hotels. Visitors in both Anaheim, CA, and Orlando, FL, have the option to buy their pineapple treats outside the park — you just have to know where to do it! That's where we come in.

Is Dole Whip better for you 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.

How is Dole Whip different than ice cream? ›

The sweet treat is a dairy-free soft-serve ice cream that tastes like taking a bite straight out of a pineapple. Other flavors are available (raspberry, cherry, mango, and lime, to name a few), but a cup full of pineapple has become synonymous with afternoons spent waiting in ride lines.

Is Dole owned by Disney? ›

As of 2022, Dole has a brand licensing arrangement with The Walt Disney Company for fruits and vegetables branded with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars fictional characters to encourage produce consumption among children, such as using stickers on bananas.

Is Dole Whip ice cream or 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.

Is Dole Whip real pineapple? ›

Description. Escape into the tropical flavor of Dole Whip® Pineapple. Real, sun-sweetened pineapple is blended with golden honey and frozen into a creamy, enchanting treat. Single-serving cups make snacking easy and fun.

Can dogs eat pineapple Dole Whip? ›

While dogs can eat pineapple, the canned version should be avoided. The syrup keeping the pineapple chunks fresh is usually high in sugar, which can lead to health problems if not consumed in moderation by our canine friends.

How much sugar is in Dole Whip? ›

Total Fat 0.5g %1 Saturated Fat 0.5g %3 Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg %0 Sodium 5mg %0 Total Carbohydrate 27g %10 Dietary Fiber 0g %0 Total Sugars 26g Includes 26g Added Sugars %52 Protein 0g Vitamin D 0mcg %0 Calcium 9mg %0 Iron 0mg %0 Potassium 0mg %0 *The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of ...

Does Disney Dole Whip have alcohol? ›

If you're 21 or older and craving that delicious, cold pineapple treat with a kick, head just outside the park to Wine Bar George in Disney Springs. While you can get spiked beverages at several places inside all four Disney World parks, you won't find boozy Dole Whip anywhere but Wine Bar George.

What is Dole Whip soft serve made of? ›

Ingredients: Sugars (sugar, dextrose), Maltodextrin, Stabilizers (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, locust bean gum, guar gum, karaya gum, pectin, cellulose gum, xanthan gum), Coconut oil, Citric acid, Colour (dehydrated blackcurrant, caramel colour, carrot extract), Natural flavour, Modified food starch, Mono and ...

Is Dole Whip at Disney vegan? ›

Are Dole Whips vegan? Yes, the fruit flavors are vegan as long as they're Dole. The vanilla flavor is not vegan as it contains dairy. You can find Pineapple Dole Whips at both Aloha Isle in the Magic Kingdom and Pineapple Lanai at the Polynesian Resort, Pop Century and Disney Springs.

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