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!

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (1)

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.

Also try this Dole Whip Recipe

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (3)

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???

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (5)

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.

Leftover Coffee? Make These Chocolate Truffles

Above – watch the video how to make dalgona coffee

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (8)

Pin it now to save for later

Whipped Coffee Recipe

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

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee! (10)

Leave a Review

Print Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Yield 1 – 3 servings

5 from 37 votes

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.

    View Nutrition Facts

Notes

The coffee goes great with these Keto Brownies.

Have you made this recipe?

Tag @chocolatecoveredkatie on Instagram

More Easy Drink Recipes

Frappuccino Recipe

Avocado Smoothie

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Acai Bowl Recipes

Vegan Hot Chocolate

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

FAQs

Whipped Coffee Recipe –The Secret BEST Way To Make Dalgona Coffee!? ›

Whipped coffee is made up of only 3 ingredients! To make whipped coffee, add 2 tablespoons of instant coffee, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of boiling water to a clean bowl. Using a hand mixer, you whisk/whip it together for about anywhere from 2 minutes to 5 minutes.

What makes dalgona coffee fluffy? ›

The combination of sugar, instant coffee, and boiling water makes the dalgona coffee fluffy. If you take out one of these ingredients, the coffee won't be fluffy and frothy.

How long does it take to whip dalgona coffee? ›

MANUAL WHISK: takes a good 8-15 minutes, depending on how thick you want it. Whip with a zig-zag motion. Take a short break when you need to. HAND BEATER: only takes about 3-5 minutes.

Why didn t my dalgona coffee work? ›

It is essential to add the right amount of sugar to your dalgona coffee solution as sugar helps to stabilise the foam. Without sugar, a mixture of instant coffee and water will still foam up when you beat it, however the bubbles in the foam will not be very stable and deflate quickly.

How to stabilize dalgona coffee? ›

Sugar. 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.

How to make the best cold foam? ›

Preparation
  1. In a deep cup or bowl, combine heavy whipping cream, milk and simple syrup.
  2. With a handheld electric milk frother, whisk until almost doubled in volume, about 1 minute. ...
  3. Pour the cold foam over iced coffee or cold brew.
Oct 11, 2023

Is dalgona coffee good or bad for you? ›

May help with acidity: Drinking dalgona coffee may also help relieve acidity as the beverage uses milk, which can help ease digestion issues. There's some evidence suggesting that calcium and protein content in milk may help relieve heartburn.

Is dalgona coffee stronger? ›

Both the instant and fresh coffees that I made tasted very sweet, but because they aren't diluted much, they're also very strong. If you don't normally drink espressos, I'd recommend playing with the recipe to achieve a palatable brew.

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 the best tool for dalgona coffee? ›

Do I need a special tool like milk frother, hand mixer or stand mixer to make dalgona coffee? No. You can totally make it by hand but you will need a good round whisk (flat one is not as good) and a big mixing bowl to allow more air to get in.

What is the dalgona coffee Challenge? ›

Story behind dalgona coffee, coronavirus social media craze with roots in South Korea. All over social media people are taking the dalgona coffee challenge and posting their creations. First they mix two tablespoons of instant coffee or espresso powder, two tablespoons of sugar, and two tablespoons of very hot water.

Why does dalgona coffee taste bad? ›

Because you make it with a larger percentage ratio of instant coffee to liquid than you would to make regular hot coffee. Bitterness is always part of the coffee flavor profile.

Why is my dalgona sticking? ›

Keep the ladle away from the heat before adding and while stirring in the baking soda. You can go back to the heat briefly, but don't let it puff up too long. The hot dalgona mixture can stick to the base surface and/or the press.

Can you use regular coffee for dalgona? ›

Place hot coffee and sugar in a mixing bowl, mix to combine. Whip with an electrical whisk until fluffy and creamy, and sort of like a soft meringue in texture. This can take up to 10 minutes. Pour cold coffee and milk in a glass.

What is the science behind whipped coffee? ›

In this case, when we whip or froth coffee to form bubbles, the tail end of surfactants will face the bubbles. This essentially creates a barrier around each bubble, reducing the surface tension between the coffee and bubbles. The more we whip and froth the coffee, the more bubble barriers we create, which makes foam.

What is the difference between normal coffee and Dalgona coffee? ›

While making beaten coffee. The coffee and sugar are added first then water or milk. Here the mixture dissolves rapidly and you will see foam on top. Whereas in Dalgona coffee, first chilled milk and ice is added then the coffee paste on the top like topping.

Why is my Dalgona coffee foamy? ›

Surfactants can help form foams

Remember that a foam such as the one in Dalgona coffee, consists of a lot of small air bubbles dispersed within a liquid. These air bubbles will want to find each other and merge together.

How do you make thick coffee foam? ›

Simply put your milk frother in a glass of milk, turn it on, and move it up and down for about 20 seconds to create amazing milk foam that you can use for a latte or to top off another coffee drink. The great part about these is that they can be used for hot or cold milk to make either hot or cold foam.

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Allyn Kozey

Last Updated:

Views: 6011

Rating: 4.2 / 5 (63 voted)

Reviews: 86% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Allyn Kozey

Birthday: 1993-12-21

Address: Suite 454 40343 Larson Union, Port Melia, TX 16164

Phone: +2456904400762

Job: Investor Administrator

Hobby: Sketching, Puzzles, Pet, Mountaineering, Skydiving, Dowsing, Sports

Introduction: My name is Allyn Kozey, I am a outstanding, colorful, adventurous, encouraging, zealous, tender, helpful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.