Creamy and sweet pineapple Dole Whip that’s made with 3 simple ingredients in just 5 minutes. This Disney copycat recipe is bursting with tropical flavor and is the perfect refreshing treat to cool off with on a hot summer day.
If you love this recipe, try these other Disney treats including a homemade churro, Disney caramel apples or Mickey Mouse beignets!
Favorite Disney Treat
One of the best things about visiting Disney are all of the delicious treats! I never miss a chance to enjoy a Dole Whip while I’m there. It has the best pineapple flavor and is creamy and smooth like a pineapple smoothie, but with ice cream form.
My kids were craving the famous pineapple soft serve, so we decided to make this delicious copycat version at home. It tastes just like the original recipe and is SO easy to make with only 3 ingredients. There’s no ice cream maker or soft serve machine needed. Simply achieve the same famous consistency just by using your blender!
What is a Dole Whip?
Dole Whip was originally founded by Dole Food Company, which is known for their fresh fruit (one of the major items being pineapples). They used their beloved pineapple products to create a creamy soft serve ice cream that would eventually be served at Disneyland. Recently, Disney released the recipe and it’s so easy make homemade Dole Whip right in your own kitchen and feel like you are at the happiest place on Earth!
Dole Whip Ingredients
With only 3 ingredients, pineapple Dole whip is so easy to make!
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 2 cups frozen pineapple
- ½ cup vanilla ice cream
Can I Make This Dairy Free?
To make this a dairy free vegan treat all you need to do is swap out the ice cream for coconut milk or your favorite non dairy frozen ice cream.
Tips for Success
- Frozen pineapple. Make sure it’s frozen, not fresh. Frozen pineapple contributes to the creamy and thick consistency.
- Add juice first. Pouring the juice in before adding the ice cream and frozen pineapple makes the mixture easier to blend (and is more gentle on your blender).
- Adjust consistency. After blending everything together, give the consistency a test. To thicken it up a bit, add in more ice cream. Or to thin it out, pour in more juice.
- Piping the Dole Whip. To give it that famous soft serve swirl, transfer the mixture into a large zip top bag and then cut off 1/2″ of the corner tip. Then pipe the dessert into a cup. This also works with a large star tip and piping bag.
- Serve immediately. After the mixture is blended, serve the dessert immediately for best results. You don’t want it to melt! If you aren’t quite ready to enjoy it, you may also freeze the mixture until serving (check out the storage instructions below).
Variations
Pineapple Dole Whip isn’t the only flavor available at Disney. Get creative with the type of fruit you use!
- To make dairy free, use coconut milk, coconut ice cream or yogurt in place of the ice cream.
- Add strawberries (or other fruit of choice) to make strawberry Dole Whip.
- Mix in a few spoonful’s of sugar to make it even sweeter.
- Serve in a cup or bowl as a float layered with pineapple juice, Dole Whip, whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
Storing
If you don’t have plans on immediately enjoying the Dole Whip, then you can transfer it to an airtight container and store in the fridge for a few hours. It will harden up a little, so you may need to leave it out on the counter for a few minutes to soften before serving. Then either use an ice cream scoop or a piping bag to pipe the dessert into a cup.
More themed Disney desserts we love include this chocolate peanut butter sandwich and New Orleans beignets!
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Disney Dole Whip Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 ounces pineapple juice , I used Dole 100% juice
- 2 cups frozen pineapple
- ½ cup vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Pour the juice, pineapple and ice cream in a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add more juice or ice cream if needed to reach desired consistency.
- Pour into glasses and serve immediately or store in a covered container in the freezer until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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FAQs
To make this a dairy free vegan treat all you need to do is swap out the ice cream for coconut milk or your favorite non dairy frozen ice cream.
Yes, but your fresh pineapple will need to be frozen in order for the recipe to work. First you will need to cut the pineapple then freeze it. I just find it more convenient to buy it already frozen.
Freeze the mixture for about 30-40 minutes then transfer the mixture to a piping bag with a 1M star tip. It’s just like you are at Disneyland!
Popular flavors other than pineapple include lime, lemon, mango, orange, strawberry, raspberry and watermelon. Not all of these flavors are available at Disneyland though and soon a few flavors of frozen Dole whip will be sold in grocery stores.
Categorized as: American, Beverages, Desserts, Frozen Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Kid-Friendly, No-Bake
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Can you use canned pineapple and freeze it or does it need to be frozen
I prefer to use frozen to get the creamier consistency :)
Are you guys going to watch Cruella on Disney+? I don’t think they could have chosen anyone better than Emma Stone for that role. Disney movies are so great, and 101 Dalmatians is one of my favorite. There are really some great movies coming out recently.
Yes definitely so many great movies coming out!
Do you still use pineapple juice if you use strawberries instead of pineapple
Yes I would still keep the pineapple juice :)
My daughter made this the other night and we all loved it! So delicious and very tasty! Such a great treat for the summer and we’ll definitely be making this more often!
This really screams summer!! It is totally irresistible! Easy to make and so delish!
I have one grandchild who is dairy intolerant, can frozen vanilla yogurt used instead of ice cream?
Yes vanilla yogurt will work instead of the ice cream :)