This swirly homemade strawberry Dole Whip recipe tastes just like the classic Disney original, and it’s so easy to make!
Why you’ll love this strawberry Dole Whip
Soft serve texture. It’s light, refreshing, creamy like ice cream and smooth like soft serve.
Tastes like summer in a dessert. If you’ve never tried Disney’s Dole Whip before, you are in for a real treat. This frozen strawberry whip is just as magically delicious as the classic summer vacation original from Disney World and Disneyland Parks.
Dairy free recipe. The tropical Dole Whip includes options to be milk free, egg free, low calorie, low carb, gluten free, soy free, and completely vegan!
No fancy equipment needed. It could not be easier to create the copycat dessert at home in under five minutes, with no ice cream maker, soft serve machine, or Ninja Creami required.
Still craving ice cream? Try this Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Step by step recipe video
Healthy strawberry Dole Whip ingredients
Strawberries – You will need two cups of sliced fresh or frozen strawberries, measured after slicing. If starting with fresh strawberries, freeze them after slicing.
Milk of choice – Use coconut milk or coconut cream for the richest ice cream taste. Or unsweetened almond milk is a great low calorie choice that yields a tasty sherbet texture. Oat milk, soymilk, or nondairy creamer are all good options here.
Sweetener – Go with your favorite all purpose sweetener, such as cane sugar, brown sugar, pure maple syrup, or honey. For an added sugar free strawberry Dole Whip, add erythritol, allulose, monk fruit, or stevia to taste.
Pineapple juice (optional) – This ingredient adds tropical flair to the dessert. If you are on a keto diet or simply do not have pineapple juice on hand, you may omit it or substitute an equal amount of lemon juice.
Salt (optional) – I like to throw in a tiny pinch of salt (about 1/16th of a teaspoon) for flavor balance. You can absolutely leave out the salt if you prefer.
How to make the recipe at home
- Begin by slicing your strawberries and discarding the green stems. Measure out two cups of strawberries.
- Add the frozen berries to a high speed blender or food processor, along with the milk, sugar, and all optional ingredients.
- Blend until completely smooth. Serve immediately in bowls, cups, or cones. Or use a large spoon to transfer the strawberry soft serve to a piping bag fitted with an icing tip and freeze about fifteen minutes. Then squeeze out in a swirl pattern, as shown in the video.
- Due to the lack of preservatives and stabilizers in this natural strawberry dessert, it is best to either enjoy the day you make it or thaw leftovers from the freezer until soft.
Strawberry Dole Whip Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced frozen strawberries (240g)
- 1/3 cup milk of choice or coconut cream (80g)
- 2 tsp sugar or sweetener of choice (8g)
- 1 tbsp pineapple juice or lemon juice (15g) (optional)
- 1/16 tsp salt (optional)
Instructions
- 1. If using fresh strawberries, slice and freeze them ahead of time, discarding the stems.
- 2. Add the sliced frozen strawberries, milk, sweetener, and any optional ingredients to a high speed blender or food processor.
- 3. Blend until smooth and creamy, with a soft serve texture.
- 4. You may eat the strawberry Dole Whip immediately if you wish. Or transfer it to a piping bag fitted with an icing tip, and freeze up to fifteen minutes. Then squeeze out in a swirly pattern into cups, cones, or ice cream bowls.
Video
Notes
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Oh my gosh, how freaking delicious, Katie! love the POP of color!
Does this work even if you don’t have a Vitamix? I’d love to try but not sure my blender can handle recipes like this.
I’ve made the pineapple version in my blender and it was fine. It has the milk so that helps blend it all together.
I used a food processor and it was fine. I did let the frozen strawberries sit for 15 minutes or so on the counter so the processor could chop
It does. Add a little extra milk and then just throw it in the freezer a little longer
Yummy…!!!Actually, that made me want to go to the shop in the afternoon and buy some strawberries and raspberries..!! 😛
This looks so yummy! Despite many visits to Disney World over the years I’ve never tried a Dole Whip. Never even noticed them for sale! We are going this year and I intend to try one 🙂
I have a question for you regarding this recipe. What do you consider “uncut stevia”? I purchase Sweet Drops which is a liquid stevia, but I don’t think that is what you mean.
Uncut stevia is just another way of saying pure stevia – like, stevia without any other ingredients but stevia in it. Liquid stevia will have another ingredients in it to make it into a liquid consistency, so it won’t be uncut.
I think you can still use it though! You’ll just need a bit more than in its uncut form.
You can use the NuNaturals packets whenever she calls for uncut stevia too. Just go by whatever the amount of sugar listed is. So if it says uncut stevia or 2 tbsp sugar, use 2 packets of nunaturals stevia https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/stevia-conversion-chart/
Never had the dole whip at Disney either, also never saw them for sale! We were there this past March and I was even looking for it and never saw them 🙁 I don’t know where they’re hiding!
At the Tiki bar near the Jungle Cruise ride.
i wondered exactly which stevia was meant as well
Holy hot pink yumminess!!! This looks delicious! Yes the dole whip concept definitely needs further flavor exploration 😉
I loved the Disney lemon dole whip! This is wonderful!
Wow. IT looks super Yummy!!!! I want to try it, soon!!!
This looks too delicious Katie! The colour is so vibrant 😀
Next time, you can try and swirl both this and the pineapple one together, I bet that would make for a killer combination 😀 x
I love the idea of coconut milk + strawberries. Looks so good!
Looks delicious! Just curious about the nutrition facts… Since its 17 calories per serving and this makes 5, it seems like the whole thing should be about 85 calories. However, all of the frozen berries I’m looking at (even unsweetened) look to be about 90 calories per cup, which would make this recipe at least 40 calories per serving (for 5). Regardless,
I’ll be trying it because it looks delicious! Just wondering if there Is there something I’m doing wrong with my ingredient search! 🙁
Thanks!!!
I imput gram measurements for the berries and Silk cashew milk into calorie count and came up with something similar to Katie’s numbers.
You and your calculations are annoying
I LOVE Disney Dole Whips!! Going to have to make this when the weather warms 😉
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This recipe looks so delicious!! I’ve never tried dole whip but have always wanted to!
I am a huge fan of the pineapple dole whip recipe on your site so I’ll try this one for sure!
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. I will make it when I get all the berries!
Just made it for breakfast instead of my usual banana soft serve. DEELICIOUS! 🙂
I would love to do these for a party . Does it work if you make them a few hrs ahead and then let defrost a bit