How to Make Whipped Dalgona Coffee at Home
Morning Coffee has become extra special with this new Whipped Dalgona Coffee that you can make at the comfort of your home. You may enjoy it either hot or cold to satisfy that morning coffee crave.
What is Dalgona Coffee?
Dalgona coffee is basically whipped coffee and is most common in South Korea. Different countries have different names for it. In Greece they refer to it as Frappe Coffee, in India it’s Beaten Coffee while in South America its Batido meaning beaten. It has been around for a while but recently caught up on the Tiktok craze amongst the Mini Pancake Cereal trend.
How to Make Whipped Dalgona Coffee at Home
Essentially you want to start with equal parts of instant coffee, sugar and hot water then you adjust depending on your taste buds, for example if you prefer less sugar, more coffee or a perfect combo. There are different ways of whipping the coffee, some take longer than others but the results are pretty much the same.
- Manual whisk- You may use a folk, whisk or spoon. whip in a zig zag motion and it will take about 10-15 minutes
- Hand Mixer- An electric mixer takes the hustle away by reducing the time to 3-5 minutes, whip also in a zigzag motion
Once you mix the 3 ingredients together you will get a really concentrated dark coffee mixture but whipping will turn this mixture from a dark consistency to a lighter mixture with a creamy frothy consistency. Once you’re done whipping you’re ready to assemble.
How to Assemble Whipped Dalgona Coffee
You may enjoy this whipped coffee either hot, cold or iced. You may use your favorite milk, I used a non dairy milk as I don’t consume dairy milk for health reasons but feel free to use any type of milk. I also threw in a handful of ice cubes for that iced coffee.
What Type of Coffee & Sugar to Use
Any instant coffee will do just fine. Nescafe is my favorite and is also easily available. DO NOT use fresh ground coffee beans AT ALL!
Granulated sugar works best as it creates that airy, fluffy foamy consistency. Some people have used honey or agave and it works just fine but I have not tried it. You may also decide not to use sugar at all and the coffee will whip just fine, problem is, the consistency will not hold for a long time.
Dalgona Coffee Variation
I posted this variation on my INSTAGRAM and I got a lot of questions on how to go about it. So I decided to share it here as well.
Spirulina Whipped Coffee
If you do not take caffeine but would still want to try this Whipped Dalgona Coffee trend, you may substitute the coffee with aquafaba which is chickpea liquid and flavor it with Spirulina powder and you’ll get the same results.
Ingredients you’ll need
- 1/4 cup Chickpea liquid
- 2 tsps Spirulina powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup Coconut milk
- Ice cubes
Directions:
For the aquafaba, save the water from boiling your presoaked chickpeas. This is the best aquafaba not the one from canned chickpeas
Using an electric whisk, beat aquafaba and sugar untill soft peaks appear, for about 5 mins
Add the Spirulina powder and whisk until combined
In a cup, add Ice cubes and coconut milk.
Scoop the Spirulina aquafaba on top of the coconut milk and enjoy.
I look forward to seeing all your creations and feel free to substitute any ingredient as you wish.
How to Make Vegan Whipped Dalgona Coffee at Home
Equipment
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps Instant coffee
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsps Hot water
- 1 cup Coconut milk
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Using an electric whisk, whisk coffee, sugar, and hot water for 5 minutes until it thickens
- In a cup, add coconut milk and ice cubes and scoop the whipped coffee on the top
- Enjoy