Easily make an authentic, delicious Dole Whip at home with just 2 ingredients, with or without an ice cream maker, & it’s vegan!

Yellow soft serve in a cognac pedestal glass.

For more information and inspiration about the wonderful treats available at Disney, give my Disneyland Food Guide a read.

It was created by Dole Food Company, the sponsor of the Walt Disney Enchanted Tiki Room. This was the first refreshment they offered and is a whipped, soft-serve flavored like Dole pineapples. They now offer other flavors like raspberry and a swirl with the two flavors.

🌟Why you’ll love this recipe

Recreating Dole Whip that is authentic to the Disneyland Dole Whip was difficult because the original recipe contains many commercial ingredients you can’t buy.

  • Thoroughly tested recipe. I tested 7 versions of this recipe to yield the best possible texture and taste at home without using any hard-to-find ingredients. You’ll find me doing this with other Disneyland treats like churro toffee.
  • 2-Ingredients. This recipe has only two simple ingredients, making this recipe ridiculously simple.
  • Vegan. This recipe is vegan, just like the Dole Whip in the parks!
  • Delicious. Dole Whip is one of those things you crave when you leave the park, so why not get to make it and enjoy the pineapple deliciousness at home.

🧾Ingredients in this recipe

A can of pineapple chunks next to a can of sweetened condensed coconut milk.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

🍍Ingredients in Disneyland’s Dole Whip

The ingredients at the park may surprise you, as the list is long and contains a lot of ingredients only available in commercial production.

Dole whip nutrition facts and mixing instructions.
Images from the Dole website.

You can actually purchase the dry Dole Whip mix, mix it with water, and run it through your ice cream maker to recreate the exact version you get in the parks.

Or, use the 2-ingredient version in this recipe post with ingredients that are easy to find in grocery stores.

Ingredients in pineapple-flavored Dole Soft Serve

Sugar, dextrose, stabilizers (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, locust bean gum, guar gum, karaya gum, pectin, cellulose gum, xanthan gum), coconut oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following: maltodextrin, citric acid, natural & artificial flavor, modified food starch, malic acid, beta carotene (color), mono & diglycerides, silicon dioxide (anticaking).

📖Disneyland’s 2020 Released Recipe

Another option if you don’t have an ice cream maker is the use the method Disney shared with the world in 2020. Disney released an at-home Dole Whip Recipe that is not the real recipe they use in the parks, but a close dupe. These are the ingredients for the Disney recipe:

  • 2 cups frozen pineapple (canned or fresh)
  • 4 oz. pineapple juice
  • 1 large scoop of vanilla ice cream

To make, blend the above ingredients then freeze it overnight in a sealed container to scoop or pipe.

Something to keep in mind is that the taste of this version will vary wildly based on the brand of vanilla ice cream that you use.

👩‍🍳How to Make This Recipe

The best way to achieve a smooth, authentic Dole whip texture is with an or ice cream attachment for your stand mixer. It’s not possible to get the same smoothness any other way.

However, if you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can still make a fantastic pineapple treat. I will show you how to make it whether or not you have an ice cream maker.

Pineapple chunks in a blender with some pineapple juice and sweetened condensed coconut milk.
  • Add the pineapple chunks with juice and the sweetened condensed milk to your blender.
Blending Dole Whip mixture of pineapple and sweetener in a blender.
  • Blend until no chunks remain, about 30 seconds.

Continue with an ice cream maker

If you don’t have an ice cream maker, skip to the next section.

  • Transfer the blended mixture to a container and chill it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Churning yellow Dole Whip in an ice cream maker attachment.
  • Add the chilled pineapple juice and condensed milk mixture to the ice cream maker and churn (on the stir setting) until the mixture reaches the thickness of soft serve ice cream. This takes between 18-22 minutes.

Note: If you are measuring the temperature with an instant-read thermometer, it should be 40 degrees Fahrenheit. You can leave it in the refrigerator overnight if you like.

The texture is best when served immediately. Scoop it or pipe it with a star-shaped piping tip. It helps to chill your hand with an ice pack or under cold water to help keep it from melting the Dole Whip as you pipe it.

You can freeze it, but know that the texture will change as it hardens. You will end up with more of a pineapple icy than the soft-serve texture.

If you do want to freeze it, transfer it to a freezer-safe container, cover with parchment paper or a lid, and freeze.

Continue without an ice cream maker

Yellow Dole Whip in a flat Ziploc bag.
  • Add the blended pineapple and condensed milk to a zippable freezer bag. Seal the bag, and freeze it flat. See the note below for another option.
Chunks of frozen Dole Whip in a blender.
  • Once the mixture is completely frozen, remove it from the freezer and break it up into chunks. Food process or blend until smooth.

Note: Another option is to freeze the mixture in mini ice cube trays.

The texture, in my opinion, is not as great or smooth as if you use an ice cream maker, but it’s still delicious!

Yellow soft serve in a cognac pedestal glass.

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2-Ingredient Dole Whip

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Easily make an authentic, delicious Dole Whip at home! This recipe shows you how to make it with and without an ice cream maker, and it's vegan!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Resting TIme4 hours
Total Time4 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 2
Calories: 202kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add the pineapple chunks with juice and the sweetened condensed milk to your blender. Blend until no chunks remain, about 30 seconds.

Continue with an ice cream maker

  • Transfer to a container and chill in the refrigerator until it reaches 40 degrees Farenheit, or at least 4 hours. You can leave it in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Add your chilled pineapple juice to the ice cream maker. Churn (stir setting) until it is the thickness of soft serve ice cream, 18-22 minutes.
  • It is best served immediately*. Or, transfer to a container you can freeze, cover with parchment paper or a lid, and freeze.

Continue without an ice cream maker**

  • Add it to a zipper bag, seal it, and freeze it flat. OR freeze it in mini ice cube trays. Once frozen, break it up into chunks, and blend it until smooth. The texture, in my opinion, leaves much to be desired.
  • Scoop or pipe using a star piping tip.

Video

Notes

* If you choose to freeze the Dole whip, it will harden. You will end up with more of a pineapple icy than the soft-serve texture of Dole whip.
** Another option if you don’t have an ice cream maker is to use the method Disneyland shared with the world in 2020: Add 2 cups frozen pineapple (canned or fresh), 4 oz. pineapple juice, and 1 large scoop of vanilla ice cream to a blender. Freeze overnight in a sealed container to scoop or pipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 388mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg
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3 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I ordered this three times in one day the last time I went to Disneyland, but now this helped me make it at home! Thanks for the thorough instructions they really helped.

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