- Dole Whips, Mickey-shaped waffles, and churros have cult followings at Disney theme parks
- Thankfully, you don't need to visit Disney World or Disneyland to enjoy them.
- Instead, many Disney dishes can be made using ingredients you probably already have in your home.
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Disney recently shared an 8-ingredient recipe to help you make its famous churros at home.
The recipe calls for water, butter, salt, and cinnamon, as well as flour, eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil. As far as tools go, you'll need a saucepan, piping bag, slotted spoon, and a stove top.
Step-by-step instructions to make the theme-park-inspired churros are available both on the Disney Parks Blog, and in a YouTube video posted by the company in 2018.
The company also shared a recipe inspired by its beloved Dole Whip.
Dole Whip is a dairy-free, soft-serve treat made from pineapple and vanilla flavors. It can be found at Disneyland and Disney World, and is often served in various formats and flavors.
Now, thanks to Disney's theme-park apps, you're able to re-create the treat at home. All you'll need is vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and frozen pineapple, as well as a blender and star-tipped piping bag. The full recipe can be found on the Disneyland app, My Disney Experience.
Mickey-shaped Rice Krispies Treats are extremely easy to make at home.
If you've ever created homemade Rice Krispies Treats, you'll need to follow the same recipe found on the back of the Kellogg's cereal box.
The only difference here is that you'll cut the mix into Mickey Mouse shapes instead of squares, and then dip them into a melted chocolate of your choosing. Sarah's Bake Studio, a dessert blog, shared an in-depth recipe here.
So are Mickey-shaped waffles.
According to Picky Palette, a blog dedicated to family-friendly recipes, you can make Mickey-shaped waffles at home so long as you have a themed waffle maker. Various versions are available to purchase on the Shop Disney website, as well as through Target.
Of course, you'll also need ingredients like melted butter, milk, flour, and vanilla extract. Picky Palette's full recipe can be found here.
You'll only need a few ingredients to make Mickey-shaped ice cream at home.
Disney recently started selling its famous Mickey bars — vanilla ice cream coated with a chocolate shell — in stores like Walmart and Target. If you prefer to make dessert yourself, however, Disney blog The Mommy Mouse Clubhouse created a recipe.
It calls for vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, coconut oil, a large knife, parchment paper, popsicle sticks, and a Mickey-shaped cookie cutter. Detailed instructions can be found on the blog here.
Though you can get corn dogs just about anywhere, Disney fans swear by those served at the theme parks.
The Stay at Home Chef, a food blog, created a 10-ingredient recipe to replicate Disney's iconic corn dogs. Not only are the treats said to be delicious, but the recipe also makes enough food to have leftovers.
You'll need vegetable oil, corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and more. Check out The Stay at Home Chef's recipe here.
Mickey-shaped beignets will add some sweetness to your breakfast.
Found at Disney World and Disneyland, Mickey-shaped beignets are a popular treat that combines fried dough with powdered sugar. Thankfully, the Disney Parks Blog released its four-step recipe that allows you to enjoy the treat from home.
You'll need warm water, dry yeast, powdered sugar, and vegetable shortening, as well as salt, heavy cream, flour, and an egg. For cooking instructions, visit the Disney Parks Blog here.
If you're craving a Mickey-shaped pretzel, try making one from scratch.
Disney's famous pretzels taste like most others on the market — sometimes they're chewy, sometimes they're crunchy, and they're always covered in salt. But like many other snacks from the theme park, Disney's version are shaped like Mickey Mouse.
Food blog The Disney Chef has a method for re-creating the treats at home — which can be found here. You'll need flour, salt, sugar, and yeast, in addition to water, salt, and melted butter.
Cake pops have recently become a staple of Disney theme-park snacks.
To make the treats at home, you only need a few simple ingredients: cake mix, frosting, sprinkles, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. You'll also need some equipment, like parchment paper, cake-pop sticks, and a cookie cutter.
For more details on how to re-create these Mickey-shaped cake pops, check out this recipe from Play Party Plan, a family-friendly lifestyle blog.
So have Disney-themed dome cakes.
Across its theme parks, Disney offers various dome cakes inspired by various characters, films, and events. In 2016, however, the company shared a recipe for its classic Mickey Mouse design on YouTube.
Though this recipe isn't for beginners, it can be made at home with the right ingredients and tools — which include mousse, cake, chocolate pearls, buttercream, glaçage, and more. Full baking instructions can be found here.
You can customize your own Mickey Apple by making one at home.
Back in 2016, Disney released a step-by-step tutorial that helps fans make Mickey Apples at home. The video is free to watch on YouTube, and can be found here.
Though the desserts look complex, they're actually pretty simple to make. Start by dipping an apple in caramel, make Mickey's ears using marshmallows, then dip the entire dessert into melted chocolate. From there, you can decorate it however you see fit.
If you're making food for the whole family, you might want to consider something as big as Disney's Kitchen Sink Sundae.
The Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney World's Beach Club Resort serves the Kitchen Sink Sundae. The dish comes in a silver bowl that resembles a sink, and contains baked goods, fruit, five flavors of ice cream, an entire can of whipped cream, and more.
The Disney Parks Blog recently released a recipe and video tutorial for the dessert, both of which can be found here.
The Grey Stuff is a Disney fan favorite.
The Grey Stuff can only be purchased at Disney World's Be Our Guest restaurant, and Disneyland's Red Rose Tavern — that is, if you don't make it from scratch at home.
According to Disney, you only need milk, vanilla-pudding mix, chocolate-pudding mix, cookies-and-cream sandwiches, scalloped cookies, and a whipped topping to replicate the dish. Complete instructions can be found here.
Disney's Grilled Three-Cheese Sandwich is perfect for lunch.
The sandwich is typically found at Woody's Lunch Box, a themed restaurant within Toy Story Land at Disney World's Hollywood Studios. Now, however, you can make it at home thanks to a recipe posted by the Disney Parks Blog.
The recipe is said to serve four people, and requires ingredients like cream cheese, artisan bread, mayonnaise, minced garlic, and more.
Disney's also got breakfast covered with its French toast recipe.
To make the dish at home, you'll need challah bread, bananas, eggs, cinnamon, chocolate chips, chocolate milk, salt, and peanut butter. Chocolate syrup and powdered sugar are optional.
You'll also need a few baking tools, like an oven, baking pan, nonstick spray, and blender. Step-by-step instructions can be found on the Disney Parks Blog here.
You can also make the chocolate chip cookies from Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
Disney released its famous cookie recipe back in 2017. It calls for standard dessert ingredients — like flour, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt — and requires tools like an electric mixer.
Instructions to make the cookies can be found on the Disney Parks Blog here.
If you prefer plant-based options, consider making Disney's cookie fries.
Disney's cheddar-cheese soup recipe will transport you to Epcot.
Made at home, the fan-favorite dish from Epcot's Le Cellier Steakhouse is said to serve up to 10 people. You'll need ingredients like bacon and Tabasco sauce, and tools like an immersion blender.
Instructions can be found on the Disney Parks Blog.
Tonga Toast from Disney's Polynesian Village Resort can be served as breakfast or dessert.
In a video on Instagram, the Disney Parks Blog shared instructions to help you re-create its famous breakfast dish at home. You'll need nine ingredients — including bananas and eggs — and tools like a deep fryer.
The recipe can be found on Instagram and on the Disney Parks Blog.
You only need four ingredients to re-create Disney World's famous peanut butter and jelly milkshakes.
These filling drinks are served exclusively at the '50s Prime Time Café in Hollywood Studios. To make them at home, you'll need peanut butter, jelly, vanilla ice cream, and milk.
You can find the recipe on the Disney Parks Blog, and watch a video tutorial on YouTube.
Disney's totchos from Woody's Lunch Box perfectly combine nachos and tater tots.
A written recipe and video tutorial to help you create the snacks were recently published on the Disney Parks Blog here. You'll need beans, sour cream, garlic, cheese sauce, and more.
PB and J rolls will help you put a Disney twist on a classic sandwich.
These treats are typically served at the Lamplight Lounge in California's Disneyland. They only require three ingredients — wheat bread, creamy peanut butter, and jelly — and just a few cooking tools, like a rolling pin.
The complete recipe, as well as a tutorial video, are available on the Disney Parks Blog.
These honey-infused chicken wings will transport you to a Disney World resort.
The Honey-Coriander Chicken Wings are typically served at Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort, and are considered to be the "perfect balance of sweet, nutty, and spicy," according to the Disney Parks Blog.
To make them at home, you'll need ingredients like salt, paprika, sugar, turmeric, pepper, and of course, chicken wings. For the sauce, you'll need chili powder, ground ginger, lime juice, and more. The full recipe can be found on the Disney Parks Blog.
A slice of this apple pie might make you like you're at a Disney World Resort.
Tucked inside Disney World's Wilderness Lodge is the Whispering Canyon Café, where visitors can eat a Western-inspired meal while servers share jokes and host sing-alongs. You can also purchase a slice of the restaurant's fan-favorite apple pie while there.
According to the Disney Parks Blog, the dish has a "cake-like top crust that is simply delicious," as well as layers of Granny Smith apples. The official recipe can be found on the Disney Parks Blog.
You can make a dozen of Disneyland's fried pickles at once.
Carnation Café, located at Disneyland Park, is known for its fried pickles, which have been served there since 2012, according to the Disney Parks Blog.
To make them at home, you'll need canola oil, flour, eggs, panko bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and dill pickle spears. The recipe also calls for Sriracha sauce, ranch dressing, lime juice, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper to create Disney's signature dressing. The full recipe can be found on the Disney Parks Blog.
This mac and cheese will help you experience Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival from the comfort of your home.
Disney's recipe, found on the Disney Parks Blog, calls for 13 ingredients, including elbow macaroni, white pepper, mustard powder, and Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs cheese wheels. You'll also need butter, panko, and salt to create a breadcrumb topping.
The dish is said to serve between six and eight people.
Amp up your next grilled cheese with buffalo chicken — just like they do in Hollywood Studios.
In Disney World, the dish is served at Hollywood Studios' ABC Commissary. To make it at home, you'll need sourdough bread, mayonnaise, whipped cream cheese, shredded chicken, and more.
The recipe, found on the Disney Parks Blog, is said to serve four people.