The Magic of Dole Whip and a Yonana Giveaway

It's a Dole Whip Monday!! I can't exactly explain my obsession with Dole Whip in words. For those not familiar with Dole Whip, I am going to give you a quick lesson, then explain how you can make this treat at home using Dole Yonana machine. I am also giving away a Yonana machine to one lucky reader, so read on!

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My Dole Whip journey started the first time I encountered this frozen treat while at Walt Disney World on a very hot summer day. After waiting in line for nearly 20 minutes at Aloha Isle, I had pineapple goodness which I cannot explain. Fruity, sweet, icy, cold, dreamy, refreshing, amazing. According to the Dole Whip wiki page, it is a soft serve frozen dessert  which is fruit puree reconstituted with water and then frozen before serving

Top L-R Pineapple Dole Whip at Polynesian, Orange Pineapple Float at Aloha Isle
Bottom L-R Pineapple Pineapple Float at Aloha Isle, Orange Pinapple Swirl Dole Whip at Aloha Isle

Fast forward to the days when I started running, especially at runDisney. I have seen countless requests on message boards for Dole Whip's to be handed out at the finish line. I think this is a perfect idea. Besides with the running community, the Dole Whip phenomenon is pretty huge, to the point that Disney sells a Dole Whip souvenir tee-shirt. Forget the Turkey legs - I am a Dole Whip girl.

I luckily live 65 miles from the Magic Kingdom and we are annual passholders - so when I get the cravings for a Dole Whip, I can make a Disney day trip out of it. Disney World has two locations with this yummy treat - at Aloha Isle in the Magic Kingdom which serves pineapple and orange whips with an option to make a float out of it and at Captain Cooks inside the Polynesian, which is self serve (however much you can fit into a bowl at a flat price). Other locations are in Disneyland and the Dole Plantation in Hawaii.

Now that you have familiarized yourself with the Dole Whip, it's time to know Yonana, my new favorite appliance. It makes ice cream healthy, using bananas and other fruits to come out with a perfect texture. Check out this video to learn how to make healthy ice cream. If you are a fan of ice cream, you will want this machine.

I am going to show you how to make a version of Dole Whip at home using a Yonana machine. I even had this for breakfast this morning. This would be Mom approved breakfast ice cream :)

• 1/4 banana
• 3/4 cup of Dole frozen pineapple chunks (found in your freezer)

Peel and freeze your banana in a freezer proof bag for 24 hours. Defrost for 5 minutes before you consume this treat and put the ingredients into your Yonana machine, Voila - instant Dole Whip. The texture isn't 100% but the flavor is. The banana is what gives it the creamy ice cream texture which you find at Disney but I learned that too much banana will take away from the pineapple flavor. I tried two different recipes, one with a half banana and one with a 1/4. The second recipe was more firm but had that dole whip pineapple taste to it.The first recipe was creamier but I feel some of the pineapple was gone. You can see the texture difference below.

Yonana Dole Whip with 1/4 banana

Yonana Dole Whip with 1/2 banana

Want to win a Yonana machine of your own? Starting today through Monday November 12th, comment below with what you think will make the perfect yonana treat. You can use the Yonana website  for recipe influence. Think outside of the box, you can make items other than ice cream with this machine. Along posting a comment with a recipe below, you can earn extra entries by doing what is listed below. Remember to leave a SEPARATE COMMENT on this post for each entry you complete. If you leave all of your entries in a single comment, that will only count as ONE entry.

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