Described is an apparatus for preparing and dispensing a single dose of a food product comprising:—means (2) for feeding a solvent liquid having at least one duct (28) for dispensing the liquid；—a cavity (11) for housing a single-dose unit (50) of a food product comprising an inlet connected to the duct (28) for dispensing the liquid designed for feeding the liquid to the single-dose unit (50)； the cavity having at least one duct (8) for transferring the product-liquid mixture；—a unit or chamber (9) for cooling the mixture fed by the transfer duct (8) inside the cooling unit；—a unit (14) for dispensing the product formed inside the cooling unit (9) connected to the same unit, for dispensing the product formed in a single dose.
