Check out my recipe for making Ninja Creami Dole Whip! I’ll show you how to make the perfect pineapple-flavored Dole Whip using your Ninja Creami. The texture is AMAZING, and the flavor is pretty great too! Oh, and it’s dairy-free and vegan too!
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Dole Whip is VERY popular right now! You can find Dole Whip at huge amusement parks (Disney parks), pineapple plantations, and now it’s even available as a soft serve mix and premade frozen treat online and at some grocery stores. You can make a very simple and delicious version of pineapple Dole whip in the Ninja Creami using just canned pineapple, but the texture isn’t quite the same as real Dole Whip. This recipe is for the real thing! The best part? You don’t have to wait in long lines to get this tasty treat!
While I’d like to say that I invented this Ninja Creami treat, I did not. In fact, the actual ingredients to make real Dole Whip are listed on Dole’s website. However, I modified the ingredients a bit and changed the process so that it can be made in the Ninja Creami! The results were fantastic! All of the ingredients are easy to find, in fact you probably already have these simple ingredients in your pantry!
The original Dole Whip recipe from Dole’s website does not involve freezing and then processing the ingredients. Instead, it uses frozen pineapple and a blender to create a quick recipe. Since you need to freeze the base recipe before processing when making Ninja Creami recipes, I used canned pineapple instead of frozen. You can use frozen pineapple and bananas if you would like, but be sure to thaw them before blending them with the other ingredients. Do not use the Ninja Creami as a blender.
Since this Ninja Creami Dole Whip recipe is made with coconut milk, it’s actually dairy-free and vegan! You’d never know by tasting it. It’s super thick and creamy!
I was a bit surprised to see that the Dole Whip recipe on Dole’s website has banana as one of the ingredients. I’ve had Dole Whip several times, even at the Dole Plantation in Hawaii, and have no memory of it tasting like bananas. But, since that’s what Dole’s recipe listed as an ingredient, I went with it and added a banana. The final product has a super thick and creamy texture thanks to the addition of the banana. There’s no pudding mix, cream cheese, gum, or any other thickener in the recipe. You can taste the banana in the ice cream but it goes really well with the pineapple and coconut flavors!
If you do not want to be able to taste the banana, you can reduce the amount used or omit it. See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for instructions on how to make these modifications.
Tips for making Ninja Creami Dole Whip:
Dole Whip is a creamy pineapple dessert made from pineapple, bananas, coconut milk, lime juice and sugar. It tastes like a light and refreshing tropical treat. Sometimes, it’s even served with pineapple chunks on top. The consistency is closer to soft-serve ice cream than it is to scoopable ice cream. Dole Whip is made with Dole branded fruit and is popular at Disney themed amusement parks.
Yes, you can taste the banana in Ninja Creami Dole Whip. The pineapple and coconut milk in the recipe help balance out the banana really well. If you would prefer to not taste the banana, you can reduce or omit it. See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for information on how to modify the recipe.
Yes, you can use frozen fruit to make Ninja Creami Dole Whip. However, you should thaw the frozen fruit so that it is soft enough to blend together with the other ingredients in the recipe.
Some people put frozen fruit along with the dairy and other ingredients into the Ninja Creami container and then process, without freezing the mixture first. I DO NOT recommend doing this. If you want to do that, then just use a blender. The Ninja Creami is not made to process hard frozen chunks (frozen fruit) that are suspended in liquid (dairy and other ingredient). Processing frozen fruit with liquid (without freezing the mixture first) can damage the machine and may void the warranty.
Yes, there are other flavors of Dole Whip. Dole actually has recipes for several other flavors that you might not have even considered, like chocolate and peppermint! You could easily modify the Ninja Creami Dole Whip to use different fruit like strawberries, raspberries, or mangos to make other varieties.
Yes, you can make Ninja Creami Dole Whip in any Ninja Creami machine, including the new Ninja Swirl by Creami. Use the Lite Ice Cream or Fruit Whip setting.
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Ingredient tips and substitutions for making Ninja Creami Dole Whip:
The full ingredient list is at the bottom of this post in the recipe card.
- Pineapple– I used canned pineapple chunks in pineapple juice. But, you can use crushed pineapple or pineapple slices, if you prefer. You can use canned pineapple in syrup, but the final product will be sweeter and the nutrition info will change. If you would like, you can use frozen pineapple but be sure to thaw it before blending it with the other ingredients. I have not used fresh pineapple chunks to make this recipe. If you choose to use fresh pineapple, double check the sweetness of the pineapple. If the pineapple is not ripe or sweet, the finished product won’t be sweet.
- Banana– Fresh or frozen bananas will work for this recipe.
- Unsweetened Coconut Milk- Canned, unsweetened coconut milk was used. This can be found in the specialty or Asian food aisle in your grocery store. It is not the sweetened squirt bottle or coconut flavoring or refrigerated coconut milk.
- Powdered Sugar– Powdered sugar was used for this recipe. You can use granulated sugar or a sugar substitutes/sweeteners that is a 1:1 ratio.
- Lime Juice- Fresh or bottled work the same for this recipe. If you don’t have lime juice, you can use lemon juice instead. I would not recommend substituting with an extract or flavor oil.
Directions for Making the Ice Cream Mixture
- Pour the pineapple, banana, powdered sugar, coconut milk, and lime juice into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container.
- Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit. To avoid getting a bump on the top of the frozen mixture, freeze with the lid off of the container.
Directions for Processing the Ice Cream Mixture
- After 24 hours, remove the pint container from the freezer.
- Place the pint container into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and then process on “ICE CREAM.”
- Since Dole Whip has more of a soft serve consistency, you will need to add pineapple juice and re-spin. Pour a tablespoon of the reserved pineapple juice into the pint and push the respin button. Repeat this process until it has reached the desired consistency- like soft-serve ice cream.
- Your ice cream is ready to eat! Enjoy!
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Recipe
Ninja Creami Dole Whip
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Equipment
Add Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin To Make Leftover Ice Cream Scoopable Right Out of the Freezer
Per 16 ounce pint: *Add 1 Teaspoon to full fat/full sugar bases *Add 1.5 teaspoon to high protein bases *Add 2 teaspoons to low sugar/low fat lite bases. Freeze and process per the recipe. Take the leftovers out of the freezer and scoop without having to reprocess.
Original and Deluxe Ingredient Measurements
Use the multiplier below to adjust quantities based on the machine that you own. 1X=Original 16 ounce 1.5X=Deluxe 24 ounces
Ingredients
Ice Cream Base
- 1 Cup (165 g) Pineapple (Canned, in pineapple juice, drained)
- 1 (1) Banana (Medium, ripe (If you don't want to be able to taste the banana, see the notes section in the recipe card below))
- 2½ Teaspoons (2 ½ Teaspoons) Powdered Sugar
- ½ Cup (118 2/7 ml) Unsweetened Coconut Milk (Canned)
- 1 Teaspoon (1 Teaspoon) Lime Juice
Mix-Ins
- 3 Tablespoons (3 Tablespoons) Pineapple Juice (Reserved from the canned pineapple)
Instructions
Make the Ice Cream Mixture
- Pour the pineapple, banana, powdered sugar, coconut milk, and lime juice into a small blender and blend until all ingredients are fully combined. Pour the mixture into a Ninja Creami pint container.
- Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Your freezer should be between 9 and -7 degrees Fahrenheit. To avoid getting a bump on the top of the frozen mixture, freeze with the lid off of the container.
Process the Ice Cream
- After 24 hours, remove the pint container from the freezer.
- Place the pint container into the outer bowl of the Ninja Creami and then process on “ICE CREAM."
- Since Dole Whip is more of a soft serve consistency, you will need to add pineapple juice and re-spin. Pour a tablespoon of the reserved pineapple juice into the pint and re-spin. Repeat this process until it has reached the desired consistency- like soft-serve ice cream.
- Your ice cream is ready to eat! Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. Optional ingredients are not included in the nutrition information.
Recipes that use allulose:
Allulose is a low calorie sweetener that your body doesn’t fully digest, so it provides only 0.4 calories per gram instead of 4. That’s why the calorie total doesn’t match what you’d expect from the carb count. Calories from allulose are calculated based on metabolized carbohydrates. Allulose contributes fewer calories than standard carbohydrates.
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JWeavis says
Turned out great. 1 respun with 4Tbsp Pineapple juice, 1 respun with 1 shot of Parrot Bay.
Julie says
I used half of a banana and still the banana flavor was too prominent. It tasted good. But not like dole whip.
Lauren Cardona says
Hi Julie- Yes, it does have banana flavor to it. I call that out in the post so that everyone knows that you can actually taste the banana. If you want a recipe that doesn’t have banana flavor, try the pineapple sorbet. You can add some milk with the respin to get soft serve consistency.
Jody Miller says
Delicious!!!!
Erin says
The recipe Dole provides is actually a copycat recipe in itself! “Real” Dole Whip is made with a mix and water (no bananas involved). I wonder if there is a way to use the Creami with the real thing to come up with something that is close. I kind of think Dole’s own copycat recipe is probably better, since a proper soft-serve machine is likely the key to the real thing.
Lauren Cardona says
You can buy the Dole mix online. It’s just a powdered mix that you add liquid to. You can freeze that and process it in the Ninja Creami too. I was able to achieve the soft serve texture when I processed it. You just need to add more liquid and keep spinning.