Wordless Wednesday: Fountain

Recipe: Dole Whip!!!

First off, I should mention this is not an official Disney recipe, this is a home recreation of the ever popular Adventureland Treat. I also need to credit Katie from BetaMouse for mentioning a Dole Whip recipe on the podcast giving me the idea to make and review it (and shamelessly plug it on today's Generation Mouse)!

Ingredients:
2 cans (20 oz. each) DOLE Crushed Pineapple
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped

Step 1:
Drain Pineapple and reserve 2 tbs juice



Step 2:
Blend pineapple, lemon juice, lime juice, sugar, and reserved pineapple juice. I used a hand blender although a full blender would be much easier and would make the final product much more consistent.

Step 3:
Freeze 1-2 hours


Step 4:
Remove from freezer and mix in whipped cream. Replace in freezer until completely frozen.

Optional Step 5:
Serve with pineapple juice to make a Dole Whip Float

While I wouldn't say this turned out exactly like those served at Aloha Isle, the fruity taste was quite refreshing and quite delicious. As I mentioned in step 2, I would definitely recommend using a full blender over a stick blender for a more creamy texture, mine still had a lot of chunks.

This didn't have the soft-serve consistency that they serve in the park. It is more like a frozen lemonade, Italian Ice kind of thing. That said it is still delicious!

Overall, if you are far from the magic and are craving a Dole Whip, this is a simple recipe that gets pretty close to Dole Whippy deliciousness!

Note: If you have an ice cream maker, you have some other Dole Whip options which can be found at amomisajob.com. While I don't have an ice cream maker, I'm sure these would probably have a more comparable consistency.

Recipe courtesy of amomisajob.com.

Have you tried to make a Dole Whip at home? Let me know in a comment or tweet!

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January Trip Report: Capital One Bowl

Drumline before the Game

 So we woke up bright early so we could get to Orlando, park, and get to the stadium and not have to stress about time. So, we parked and took the shuttle to the stadium where we found the drumline (behind a fence no less). Sparty was conducting and dancing.

Capital One Bowl

We pushed and shoved our way into this tailgate-party-tent thing and watched the team walk through. Then we went in and found our seats and waited for the game to begin.

SMB took the Field

I didn't take any photos during the game, just believe me when I say it was bad. I won't go into details because I don't want to alienate my Bama readers (lol). We went into half-time having no score when they had like 30 or so. I will admit, I didn't think we were out of it yet. My Spartans are good at comebacks, in fact we have the record for biggest comeback in NCAA history against Northwestern in 2006.

At half-time, these weird dancing mascots came out for the Capital One Half-Time Show. After that both Alabama and MSU bands had their time on the field.

Capital One Half-Time Show

Then the team was back out and it was apparent that we were not going to win this game. Around half-way through the third quarter, Spartan fans were leaving left and right but DRF wouldn't go because we traveled all this way to see this game (I think we all know why I traveled all this way, but nonetheless...). 

After countless injuries we finally scored in the fourth quarter, but it was still a devastating loss at 49-7  What can I say, when Spartans win, we win by a little and when we lose, we lose by a lot.

SMB Half-Time Show

In the end, I can't be too upset, we still had the best season in Spartan football history with 11 wins. This was only our second loss of the season (the first was against Iowa and was very similar).

But, leaving the stadium I realized that there was only one thing that would make me happy, DISNEY WORLD! 

January Trip Report: New Years Eve!

DRF & I on the beach!

The second full day of our vacation was New Years Eve, our beach day! Since this is a full non-Disney day I will try to make it quick. We woke up (I forgot to mention that DRF was sleeping on the balcony. Yes, it was only like 40 degrees at night but he had a winter sleeping bag and an air mattress and he was in heaven. My family thought he was insane) and my Aunt & Uncle took us to Friendly's for breakfast. 

Ron Jon Surf Shop

I had never been to a Friendly's before but I swear their kid's menu must have a warning that says "May cause cavities"! Apparently my family went there the morning before and Andrew (7) had chocolate pancakes with chocolate ice cream and a
chocolate milkshake! FOR BREAKFAST! WHAT?! This time his parents made him get something healthier but they did allow him some sort of blue cotton candy beverage...I don't know. I mean, my food was good, but I couldn't believe the kid's menu. The theme of this restaurant must be parents fighting with their children.

DRF in the Ocean

After breakfast, Chris & I decided to take a trip to Cocoa beach because Chris had never been to the Ron Jon Surf Shop. I ended up buying a cute zip-up hoodie. When we were leaving we saw a fruit stand and decided to stop. We left with 2 bags of oranges, a bag of grapefruit, and a jug of fresh-squeezed orange juice. Gotta love Florida citrus!

When we got back to the condo, we had a quick lunch and decided to take a walk on the beach. After testing the water, DRF decided to splash around. Me? I screamed and ran out as quick as I could!

After we came inside, Andrew really wanted to play with us so we decided to go swimming. We swam for a little and played Marco Polo until Andrew accused us of cheating then we headed in for dinner.  After dinner I went out to photograph the sunset. 

That night, we were invited to a New Years Eve party in the penthouse. I won't go into details, but I will say that my aunt, uncle, Andrew, Chris, & I were the youngest ones there (it was kind of awkward)...we pretty much just hung out with the kid until he fell asleep then we spent our time on the balcony until my aunt & uncle took him downstairs to bed. 

Sunset from the balcony

A couple of minutes before the clock struck midnight we struggled to wake up Andrew (apparently last year he slept through it and gave my aunt a hard time for almost a year) but he was out cold. So the rest of us went out onto the balcony and banged pots and pans to ring in 2011! After all that excitement, we went straight to bed (or in Chris' case, Balcony). We had to get up early the next morning for the Capital One Bowl!