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Disney Dole Whip Recipe

Pineapple & Watermelon Dole Whip Recipe

Dole Whip is still the best-kept secret in the frozen dessert world! Making it even more special when you find pineapple or watermelon Dole Whip at Disney Parks like Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.
But what exactly is this tasty treat? And how do you make this fabulous concoction at home?
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Blend Time & Piping Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine: Caribbean
Servings: 1
Calories: 364kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Ace Blender
  • star tip and piping kit (for the classic Dole Whip swirl!)

Ingredients

Pineapple Dole Whip ingredients

  • ½ cup vanilla ice cream = 1 BIG scoop. Make sure your big scoop of ice cream is BIG! (Like Disney, you can also use dairy-free vanilla ice cream or Vegan ice cream).
  • 2 cups pineapple cut into chunks & frozen
  • ½ cup pineapple juice Dole

Instructions

Pineapple Dole Whip Instructions

  • Add the pineapple juice first, and then the ice cream and frozen pineapple chunks to your blender. (I, of course, use and recommend the Instant Pot Ace blender).
  • Blend until smooth. (I used the ‘smoothie’ setting on the Instant Pot blender.)
  • Add the star tip coupler to the piping bag.
  • Pour the blended ingredients into the piping bag and pipe a swirl of Dole Whip into an ice cream dish.
  • Serve right away and enjoy!

Pro tips:

* See the notes below for Watermelon Dole Whip & other Disney Dole Whip recipe instructions!

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    Notes

    Watermelon Disney Dole Whip recipe 

    Watermelon Dole Whip ingredients

    • Make sure your big scoop of ice cream is BIG!
    • 1 big scoop of vanilla ice cream (Like Disney, you can also use dairy-free vanilla ice cream or Vegan ice cream) 
    • 2 cups of seedless watermelon, cut into chunks & frozen
    • ¼ cup of watermelon simple syrup (recipe below)

    Instructions

    1. Add the simple syrup first, and then the ice cream and frozen watermelon chunks to your blender. (I used the Instant Pot ACE blender).
    2. Blend until smooth. (I used the ‘smoothie’ setting on the Instant Pot blender.)
    3. Add the coupler and star tip to the piping bag.
    4. Pour the blended ingredients into the piping bag and pipe a swirl of Dole Whip into an ice cream dish.
    5. Serve right away and enjoy!

    Pro tips

     

    Homemade Watermelon Simple Syrup

    How to make watermelon simple syrup from scratch

    Watermelon simple syrup ingredients

    • 1 cup of granulated sugar
    • 1 cup of water
    • 1 cup of seedless watermelon cut into chunks
    • ½ cup of fresh watermelon juice

    Directions – watermelon simple syrup

    1. Add all of the ingredients in a pot and bring them to a boil. (I used my Instant Pot on the sauté setting to bring the ingredients to a boil.)
    2. Reduce to a simmer (if using an Instant Pot, turn it off) and whisk until the sugar melts.
    3. Remove the mixture from the heat.
    4. Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes to cool.
    5. Use a strainer to strain out the watermelon pieces, and then pour the mixture into a jar with a lid.
    6. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

    Boozy Dole Whip

    Try making these other famous Disney Dole Whip concoctions:

    – Dole Whip pineapple float
    Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve floating on top of pineapple juice
    – Dole Whip watermelon parfait
    Watermelon Dole Whip soft-serve on top of lime frozen yogurt, topped with chocolate chips
    – Dole Whip non-alcoholic piña colada slushy float
    Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve floating on top of a non-alcoholic piña colada drink
    – Dole Whip nachos
    Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve sitting on a bed of waffle cone chips (broken waffle cone), drizzled with strawberry syrup
    – Simba Sunset Disney Dole Whip
    Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve mixed with strawberry syrup and coconut flavored syrup
    – My custom Disney Dole Whip 
    This is my Disney secret menu drink! ;-) Watermelon Dole Whip soft-serve floating on top of pineapple juice

    Can you add alcohol to this?

    – Dole Whip Pineapple float (boozy pineapple Whip) – Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve floating on top of pineapple juice mixed with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
    – Dole Whip pineapple cup (boozy pineapple Whip) – Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve mixed with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
    – King’s Cooler Disney Dole Whip (boozy Dole Whip) – Pineapple Dole Whip soft-serve mixed with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum and strawberry and coconut flavored syrup
    Disney Dole Whip Recipe Card

    Nutrition

    Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 170mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 1mg
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