Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (2024)

How to make whipped coffee, or dalgona coffee, the easy way at home with just 3 ingredients!

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What Is Dalgona Coffee?

This whipped coffee beverage has suddenly taken over the internet.

If you’ve opened Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube in the past month, chances are high you’ve seen at least one post about the viral coffee drink.

To make the coffee recipe, you simply whip together equal amounts of instant coffee, hot water, and sugar (or erythritol for sugar free) until it magically turns thick and airy, with stiff cloud-like peaks reminiscent of meringue or homemade whipped cream.

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3 Ingredient Whipped Coffee

After whipping up your creamy coffee, just spoon it over any milk of choice.

Then you can swirl it into the milk for a delicious spin on a homemade coffee latte!

The concept works with regular or decaf instant coffee, so you can have it as an afternoon snack (maybe with some Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies?!) or drink it as your morning coffee.

This makes a great breakfast along with a slice of Healthy Banana Bread or a big bowl of Overnight Oats.

Have you tried dalgona coffee yet???

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Dalgona Coffee Recipe FAQ

Can I make keto whipped coffee? Or vegan whipped coffee?

You can! The recipe is vegan as long as you spoon it over a nondairy milk such as almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, or coconut milk. It works with most granulated sugars, including brown sugar, white sugar, or coconut sugar. For keto dalgona coffee, use granulated erythritol or monk fruit sweetener.

Can I make it without sugar?

While you can omit the sugar entirely and the coffee will still whip up, the results will not be as fluffy. My recommendation if you want sugar free dalgona coffee is to use one of the granulated sugar substitutes listed above.

Do you drink it hot or cold?

Either! Serve it over hot or cold milk of choice, with or without ice, depending on your preference. You can even blend the whipped coffee with milk and ice for a frozen frappe drink.

How long does dalgona coffee take to make?

The recipe can be made with hand beaters, a coffee frother, or simply a fork or whisk. Mine started to thicken within 30 seconds using both of the first two methods, and it gets thicker and thicker the longer you whip it. If you’re making whipped coffee by hand, this does require a lot of patience, as it can take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes of mixing with just a whisk.

Try serving it with 4 ingredient Easy Cinnamon Rolls!

Can you make dalgona coffee without instant coffee?

To make whipped coffee without instant coffee, you can pour a scoop of coffee beans into a coffee grinder or blender.

Once finely ground, sift through a fine mesh strainer. Use the resulting fine powder in the beaten coffee recipe.

Apparently you can get similar whipped results with matcha powder, strawberry powder, or cocoa powder instead of coffee, but I’ve not tried those yet.

Where did dalgona coffee come from?

Beaten coffee, also called Indian cappuccino or phenti hui, may have originated in India or Pakistan. In Greece they drink something similar called frappe coffee.

And when I told my mom about the dalgona coffee trend, she said the restaurant she worked in as a teenager in New York made their own frozen version of whipped coffee by beating instant coffee with water and sugar, then blending it with ice and milk for a frothy coffee beverage.

The sudden surge in popularity started with a South Korean actor named Jung Il-woo who ordered the drink in Macau while being filmed for a television show, where he noted the drink’s resemblance to Korean dalgona candy.

Users on Youtube and TikTok began posting their own homemade dalgona coffee videos, and the recipe quickly went viral. You may have seen it on social media by the name of Creamy Coffee or TikTok Coffee.

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Whipped Coffee Recipe

How to make this creamy whipped coffee, also known as dalgona coffee, at home the easy way.

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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Yield 1 – 3 servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp instant coffee, regular or decaf
  • 2 tbsp sugar, or erythritol for sugar free
  • 2 tbsp water
  • Your favorite milk of choice

Instructions

  • Heat water until just boiling. Combine all ingredients and whip with a coffee frother or a hand mixer. It should start to get thick within 30 seconds and gets thicker and thicker the longer you blend! (You can technically whip it by hand, but this can take 15 minutes or more.) Spoon it on top of milk, then stir in before drinking because the coffee by itself tastes very strong and bitter since it’s so concentrated.

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Notes

The coffee goes great with these Keto Brownies.

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Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (2024)

FAQs

What makes Dalgona Coffee fluffy? ›

You need 2 Tablespoons sugar to make dalgona coffee.

The sugar in the recipe helps stabilize the foam and whip it up to its utmost fluffiest state.

What is the Dalgona Coffee formula? ›

  1. Serves 2 Allergens: Milk but can be made dairy-free/vegan. Contains caffeine. ...
  2. • 2 tablespoons instant coffee. • 2 tablespoons warm water. ...
  3. Combine instant coffee, water and sugar in a bowl or cup with enough room for the mixture to expand about 4 times. Using a hand mixer or milk frother, blend until stiff peaks form.

Why isn t my Dalgona Coffee whipping up? ›

If your coffee isn't whipping properly, ensure that you've measured all ingredients accurately, as adding too much or too little of a certain ingredient can alter the texture of your dalgona. Remember that it's important to use a 1:1 ratio of espresso and sugar.

What is the best instant coffee for Dalgona Coffee? ›

Instant espresso will provide a much bolder flavored Dalgona Coffee. For the most classic flavor, I recommend using the Café Bustelo Espresso Dark Roast. It's my Puerto Rican husbands favorite by far. However, you can absolutely use any instant coffee flavor as well for a milder flavor.

How long does Dalgona Coffee stay fluffy? ›

I tested this and while it does fluff up in the same amount of time, it doesn't stay fluffy as long as the sugar version. The sugar version stays fluffy for hours, this stays as fluffy for about 2 minutes, then begins to slowly dissolve for another 5 minutes until it's liquid again.

How do you make dalgona less bitter? ›

To make it taste less bitter, you might try either adding additional sugar when you make the whipped coffee or mixing in more milk when you assemble the final drink, and then mix it together a bit.

What is the dalgona candy rule? ›

For the dalgona game, contestants have to carefully break the toffee candy around a preset shape without breaking the whole thing. The show depicts four shapes: circle, star, umbrella, and triangle (street vendors and candy purveyors, however, offer many more options).

What does dalgona mean in English? ›

(ˌdɑːlˈɡəʊnə ) noun. a South Korean sweet made from sugar and bicarbonate of soda.

How long does it take to whisk dalgona coffee by hand? ›

MANUAL WHISK: takes a good 8-15 minutes, depending on how thick you want it. HAND BEATER: only takes about 3-5 minutes. Thick whipped coffee tastes the best and is less bitter when compared with a watery mixture. Beat until stiff peaks form when lifting your beater or whisk.

Can you make dalgona coffee without whisk? ›

Depending on what's available, you can use water bottles or even plastic baggies (like Ziploc) and shake the ingredients until you achieve your desired consistency. It's definitely not the most ideal way to prepare your coffee, but this process gets you your daily caffeine fix.

Is Dalgona coffee the same as whipped coffee? ›

Whipped coffee is also known as Dalgona coffee and it is very popular in South Korea. It's also common in Greece where it's called Frappe Coffee and in India where it's called Beaten Coffee.

What is a substitute for milk in Dalgona coffee? ›

You can enjoy Dalgona Coffee topped over hot Oat Milk or over a glass of iced Oat Milk. However you enjoy your Oat Milk, you can't go wrong. Especially when you know that you're drinking a whole grain oat milk with honest ingredients. This recipe is easiest to make with an electric mixer.

Can I drink Dalgona coffee everyday? ›

This trendy morning drink, made from equal parts instant coffee, granulated sugar, and hot water whisked into an Insta-worthy beverage — maybe not surprisingly — is considered very high in sugar. According to the American Heart Association, the maximum amount of sugar men should consume in a day is nine teaspoons.

Why is there baking soda in Dalgona? ›

It is a popular street snack from the 1960s, and is still eaten as a retro food. When a pinch of baking soda is mixed into melted sugar, the thermal decomposition of the baking soda releases carbon dioxide, which makes the liquidized sugar puff up and becomes a light and crunchy candy once cooled and hardened.

What is a substitute for milk in Dalgona Coffee? ›

You can enjoy Dalgona Coffee topped over hot Oat Milk or over a glass of iced Oat Milk. However you enjoy your Oat Milk, you can't go wrong. Especially when you know that you're drinking a whole grain oat milk with honest ingredients. This recipe is easiest to make with an electric mixer.

Can you make Dalgona Coffee without whisk? ›

Depending on what's available, you can use water bottles or even plastic baggies (like Ziploc) and shake the ingredients until you achieve your desired consistency. It's definitely not the most ideal way to prepare your coffee, but this process gets you your daily caffeine fix.

Does Dalgona Coffee need sugar? ›

Not really. The sugar helps stabilize the foam. It will whip up slightly without sugar, but the foam never really gets thick, and it starts breaking down right away. I did get some decent results using granulated stevia and erythritol, though.

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