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Cottage Cheese Dole Whip

Cottage Cheese Dole Whip is a creamy, protein-packed pineapple soft serve made by blending frozen pineapple until silky-smooth. This easy Dole Whip-style dessert swirls into cups like the classic—only with cottage cheese as the secret base.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cottage cheese Dole Whip base
  • 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese Use cold for easiest blending.
  • 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks Frozen is key for the soft-serve texture.
  • 2 tbsp honey or agave Add to taste if your pineapple is very sweet.
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice Fresh is best for bright flavor.
  • 0.25 tsp vanilla extract Helps mimic classic Dole Whip flavor.
  • 0.25 tsp salt Just a pinch to balance sweetness.

Equipment

  • 1 stand mixer

Method
 

Blend to silky soft-serve
  1. Add full-fat cottage cheese, frozen pineapple chunks, honey or agave, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and salt to a high-powered blender. Blend until completely smooth with no visible pineapple or cottage cheese pieces, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed (visual cue: mixture looks uniformly creamy and pale yellow).
  2. Blend at least 2 minutes more for a silky texture. Pause once and check for cottage cheese lumps—continue blending until none remain (visual cue: the texture flows like soft-serve).
  3. Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness by adding a little more honey or agave if desired. Blend briefly again just to incorporate any changes (visual cue: swirl test looks consistent).
Pipe and serve
  1. Transfer the blended mixture to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe into cups to create a Dole Whip-style swirl (visual cue: ridged star pattern holds its shape).
  2. Serve immediately for the creamiest soft-serve texture. If it thickens, let it sit 1–2 minutes at cool room temperature, then re-pipe (visual cue: top should look glossy and creamy).

Notes

Pro tip: keep the blender and ingredients as cold as possible so the frozen pineapple produces a soft-serve texture right away. Store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge up to 1 day; it will firm as it chills, so serve as a thicker spoonable treat. Freezing is not recommended because the texture can turn icy. For a lower-sugar option, use agave in the same amount or add a sweetener substitute to taste.