3. Blue Bayou’s Au Gratin Potatoes

This next dish comes across the country from Walt Disney World. Disneyland’s Blue Bayou restaurant in New Orleans Square features their Au Gratin Potatoes with such meals as Slow-Roasted Beef Strip Loin and Broiled Filet Mignon, but you can easily make this side dish from Magical Recipies at home to go with any meal. The dish makes 8 servings.

What You’ll Need:

•  1 brown onion, julienned
•  1 tablespoon butter
•  3 pounds potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
•  2 cups heavy cream
•  1 tablespoon salt
•  1/8 tablespoon freshly ground white pepper
•  1/4 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
•  2 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
•  1/8 cup canned jalapeno pepper
•  1/8 teaspoon chicken bouillon cubes
•  1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

What You’ll Need to Do:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before sautéing onions with butter until they’re caramelized.

2. Mix the potatoes and onions and put them into a baking dish that’s been buttered.

3. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients (except the Parmesan cheese) and blend until everything is smooth.

4. Pour this mixture over the potatoes and onions, then mix everything together and cover the dish.

5. Bake the dish for 2 hours.

6. When the dish is done, sprinkle it with the Parmesan cheese.

4. Fireworks Cocktail from Disney Cruise Lines

Here’s a drink to go with dinner, from Dining at Disney. The Fireworks Cocktail recipe makes one drink.

What You’ll Need:

•  4 ounces of Prosecco
•  ½ ounce of raspberry syrup
•  2 raspberries

What You’ll Need to Do:

1. Mix the raspberry syrup with the Prosecco.

2. Pour the drink into a champagne flute and garnish it with the raspberries.

5. Dole Whip from Disneyland and Walt Disney World

And now for the grand finale – dessert! This Dole Whip recipe from Detoxinista has only three ingredients, and it makes 4 to 6 servings.

What You’ll Need:

•  Frozen pineapple, about 6½ or 7 cups
•  1 cup almond milk, or any nondairy milk
•  1 tablespoon honey (optional)

What You’ll Need to Do:

1. Mix the pineapple, milk and honey, then blend in a high-speed blender until you get a texture that’s like sorbet.

2. To make it look more like a real Dole Whip, you can create a piping bag out of a plastic bag (pour the mixture inside the bag and cut off the end), and squeeze the whip into 4 to 6 bowls. 

So there you have it – a complete Disney meal that you can make at home. Hopefully these recipes can tide you over until you make it back to the parks (or the cruise line) for the real thing!