I made Disney's Dole Whip recipe and found the key to the perfect texture is putting it in the freezer

Rachel AskinasiApr 28, 2020, 23:02 IST

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Disney shared the recipe for its park favorite snack, Dole Whip.
The recipe only requires three ingredients: vanilla ice cream, frozen pineapple, and pineapple juice.
I tried to make it at home, but I wasn't able to nail the dessert just by following the instructions.
My Dole Whip came out too thin and runny, so I had to improvise and stick it in the freezer in order to get it solid.
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Visitors at Disney Parks love the frozen, pineapple-flavored Dole Whip. The soft-serve snack first became available at Disneyland's Tiki Bar in 1986. Now, Dole-curious parkgoers can also find it at Aloha Isle at Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

I've never tried the pineapple treat from the park myself, but I've been hearing a lot about it from my colleagues over the past few months. When I heard Disney released the recipe, I jumped on the chance to make it myself and finally give the stuff a try.

Disney is one of many brands that have posted recipes posted online for fans to make at home. But since the parks are temporarily closed, the people behind the land of make-believe have been dishing up more and more recipes from the parks on the Disney blog.

After following this Disney recipe to a T, I think it's missing one key step: Freeze before serving. Here's what my own quest for the perfect at-home Dole Whip was like.

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I think this would have been less frustrating if the recipe had suggested freezing the mixture before serving.

Not too shabby! Rachel Askinasi/Insider, Disney Parks

I figured I'd try and put the one-quarter-filled blender into the freezer. I thought that maybe, just maybe, it would freeze the perfect amount. It worked!

My attempt at a swirl (right). Rachel Askinasi/Insider

I was getting frustrated because I couldn't understand how anyone could get this to work.

I followed the directions to a T. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Since it was still too thin, I added even more ice cream and tried again. It helped, but not enough.

It tasted good, but it looked weird. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

After it's blended, you can put the mixture into a star-tipped piping bag if you have one. I didn't, so I used a plastic bag.

Mine did not come out like the illustration. My Disney Experience, Rachel Askinasi/Insider

The instructions say to just dump it all in a blender and flip the switch. I was then supposed to "blend until smooth," but some of the pineapple chunks refused to break down.

Step one was to add ingredients to the blender and step two was to blend until smooth. My Disney Experience, Rachel Askinasi/Insider

The instructions say to just dump it all in a blender and flip the switch. I was then supposed to "blend until smooth," but some of the pineapple chunks refused to break down.

The recipe seemed simple enough: vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and frozen pineapple chunks.

Disney's ingredient list (left) and my ingredient haul (right). My Disney Experience, Rachel Askinasi/Insider

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I made Disney's Dole Whip recipe and found the key to the perfect texture is putting it in the freezer

I think this would have been less frustrating if the recipe had suggested freezing the mixture before serving.

I figured I'd try and put the one-quarter-filled blender into the freezer. I thought that maybe, just maybe, it would freeze the perfect amount. It worked!

I was getting frustrated because I couldn't understand how anyone could get this to work.

Since it was still too thin, I added even more ice cream and tried again. It helped, but not enough.

After it's blended, you can put the mixture into a star-tipped piping bag if you have one. I didn't, so I used a plastic bag.

The instructions say to just dump it all in a blender and flip the switch. I was then supposed to "blend until smooth," but some of the pineapple chunks refused to break down.

The recipe seemed simple enough: vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and frozen pineapple chunks.