Dole Whip Recipes: Dole Whip Tea Latte Pineapple Drink

Looking for a few Dole Whip Recipes? Nothing beats the flavors of pineapple and coconut, and this tropical drink is easy to make at home. With only 5 ingredients, this Dole Whip Tea Latte tastes like a pineapple upside down cake. Perfect for your next lounge on the porch or terrace, or for sipping beside the pool. Plus it’s easy to make, packed with vitamin C and a great way to add a little sunshine to your iced tea habit. Here’s our Dole Whip Tea Latte Recipe. We hope you love it! 

We love a little at-home Disney magic. And as much as we love dole whip in our house, we’ve never quite found a spot on copycat recipe. Plus, sometimes its just nice to mix things up! So when we finally found Hawaiian Sun’s coconut syrup back in stock at World Market, we knew we’d have to try it for all the things. This latte is super easy to make and even though we’ve named it a Dole Whip Tea Latte, it actually tastes a little like drinking a pineapple upside-down cake. It’s so delicious, light, fruity, and sweet. 

Dole Whip Tea Latte Ingredients

This recipe requires only a few ingredients and all of them, with the exception of the coconut syrup, are super easy to find at your local grocery store. This serves 1, and only takes about 10 minutes to make. Of course, feel free to double or quadruple this recipe. You can buy the 6 pack of Pineapple Juice cans to make things even easier for making more than one! 

• 1-6 oz can Pineapple Juice 
• 6-8 oz pineapple black tea, plain black tea works too
• 1 oz Coconut Syrup or Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Non Dairy Creamer
• Splash Coconut Milk

Can’t find the coconut syrup? That’s ok, you could easily switch it out for a plain simple syrup or even Torani Coconut Syrup if you’re really craving that coconut flavor. A note on the coconut syrup though. The Hawaiian Sun Coconut Syrup is real coconut syrup. Like it separates and all that jazz. So if you’re planning to swap it for Torani, keep in mind, Torani is more a flavored simple syrup vs. actual real syrup made from coconuts.

We like Silk Oat Yeah Creamer in French Vanilla for this, but you can use any cream you like. Just be aware if you use a dairy creamer, the acid from the pineapple juice can cause the mixture to split.

Dole Whip Tea Latte Instructions

This drink is all about layers, so take note of the steps. Brew the tea to your desired strength. For a stronger tea flavor, brew it in 6oz hot water, instad of 8. You’ll also want a milk frother of some kind if you plan to make this according to the recipe. Or you can use a small blender to whip up some foam too. 

1. Brew Black Tea of choice in 6-8 oz water and set aside.
2. Add Ice to Glass
3. Pour pineapple juice in first, followed by black tea, in equal parts
4. Add splash of coconut milk
5. Froth together non dairy creamer, and coconut syrup to taste.
6. Pour frothed cream over tea
7. Add pineapple for garnish

Layering Your Tea Latte

I highly recommend adding the ingredients in the order stated if you can help it. First of all, it will create a really beautiful layering effect that is just so aesthetically pleasing. But more importantly, layering them this way will help with separation that can sometimes occur with acidic liquids. Have you ever ordered a Pink Drink from Starbucks only to find that the beautiful pink hue is completely tarnished by the separation of the ingredients? That’s due to the coconut milk not playing well with the other ingredients. By adding the splash of coconut milk on top of the tea, the chance for separation is smaller. It’s also the reason that we recommend oat milk creamer above. It reacts to the acid much better and will create a nicer foam for you. 

Adjusting for Sweetness

The recipe doesn’t have a lot of specified measurements because it will really depend on the size of your glass, but also on your tastes. You want to add equal parts tea and pineapple juice. And the coconut milk addition is just a quick splash. For the pineapple/coconut cream, if you add more coconut syrup, it will be sweeter, so you can adjust the measurements to taste depending on your preferences.

We think it’s the perfect treat to kick off summer or quench your cravings for a tropical treat! Enjoy!