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!
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
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)
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 amusement 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.
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!
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
Homemade Dole Whip recipes
If you prefer a low carb frozen treat, try Lemon Sorbet or Keto Ice Cream.
Dole Whip
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.View Nutrition Facts
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They sell dole whip at the ice cream shop in my town! Never have had it at disney though. This recipe looks like a great healthier alternative! thanks!!
Just made this for dessert and it was fabulous! Tastes exactly how I remember it, and it brought back some great memories of family vacations at Disney World. I used my food processor and added a bit more milk and it came out perfect. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I just scrolled through 30 comments, and you’re the first person to say you actually made it! Everyone saying “looks good!” does not help me know if it IS good! So thank you! 🙂
Hi! Newer comments usually start a few days after a recipe is posted, once people have a chance to make the recipe, so it’s always a good idea to click “newer comments” at the end of the page because the most recent ones will be almost exclusively from people who have actually made the recipe :). This recipe in particular does have a lot of comments! Here are the more recent ones: https://lett-trim.today/2013/06/05/dole-whip-recipe-bring-disney-to-your-kitchen/comment-page-2/#comments%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Exactly! I just want actual reviews to know what the recipe tastes like. So much scrolling LOL Glad I am not alone.
Good to know. Thank you Krista for posting! No one else so far on this blog actually made it!
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This just looks unreal! I want some right now!
Dole Whip pineapple and also orange are now served at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt shops. It is one of the most popular flavors but it also rotates in and out. You should check it out – it’s labelled as non-Dairy so guess it doesn’t have milk in it. Hope there is an Orange Leaf near you!!
So easy and so good. but the piping bag froze my hands and fingers so I just dished it out. inspired me to make a strawberry and a banana whip and drizzle with chocolate sauce for a banana split whip!!
What serving size is in the photo? Trying to figure out how many servings this recipe will yield. I couldn’t find anything on the recipe or in the comments except this: “Makes 3 servings the size of the pineapple whip in the photos” which isn’t really helpful. Thank you – I want to make this for our holiday party for 12 people.
It says it makes three servings, so you would want to quadruple the recipe.
Thanks so much for sharing that recipe! I’m actually going back to Disney World in about 11 days with my family. One of my ultimate high-priority missions when we go is to grab a pineapple dole-whip. I’ve actually become a little obsessed with it… So much that my mom is counting every time I say “dole-whip,” “pineapple fruity soft-serve” and even “Aloha Isle.” I’m very excited to go, and this post was very appropriate for me to read as this trip is coming soon, and since I’m so sure I’ll love it so much, I’m going to need to find a way to make it when I get back home. 🙂
I’m going to Walt Disney World in 4 days! But I’ve been to Disneyland a bazillion times. i love the Dole Whips. This is great!
Never seen this before but it looks really great for the kids. Thanks
Not only was I just at Disney World a week and a half ago (I don’t live that far), I do make my own Dole Whips with pineapple juice and frozen yogurt. Yummy!
I grew up like 20 minutes from Disneyland so I had a season pass every year until I was like 20 I think. It’s basically my favorite place ever and I spent a ton of time there growing up. One year I even went pretty much every Friday after school with my friends. One of the things I miss most since moving away is the dole whip so thank you for this recipe! Although I’m not sure if it will help my cravings, or just make me miss Disneyland even more 🙂