How to Make Whipped Coffe (Dalgona Coffee) + Tips
Whipped Coffee (Dalgona Coffee) is a delicious, whipped coffee that has the most incredible flavor and a fluffy, creamy texture. Made using just 4 ingredients, this frothy coffee is everything you can imagine. The perfect coffee taste with the smoothest consistency ever!
If you’ve seen pictures of it on social media and always wondered how to make it, then you’re in the right place! This post will answer all your burning questions on Dalgona Coffee to give you perfect results every single time.
There is nothing like a smooth, refreshing drink poured into a glass full of ice, such as Iced Coffee or Creamy Mocha.
What is Dalgona Coffee?
Dalgona coffee is a frothy, whipped coffee drink with a layer of whipped coffee cream on top of chilled, icy cold milk. This gives it its distinctive layers and beautiful look.
Other names for this coffee are frothy coffee, fluffy coffee, whipped coffee, Korean coffee, and also tiktok coffee.
This coffee gained popularity during the pandemic as people started sharing different recipes and ideas on how to make coffee at home to replace their coffee shop routines.
What You Need to Make Whipped Coffee
All you need are some simple ingredients to make this delicious, Instagram-worthy coffee at home. Here’s what you’ll need:
Instant coffee: You’ll need some instant coffee to make this delicious coffee. You can go for the regular kind of decaf as I have used here. Alternatively, you can also use instant espresso, but since it’s really strong in flavor you might need to adjust the proportions.
Sugar: It’s important to use granulated sugar for this recipe, but I would suggest going for a finer texture.
Hot water: Water will help mix everything together for the right consistency that you can beat or whisk up.
Milk: Once we’ve whipped up our coffee cream, we’ll then add it on top of milk for the most delicious Dalgona coffee ever. You can go for either cold or hot milk.
How to Make Dalgona Coffee Step by Step
Step-by-step to making Whipped Coffee.
- Adding the ingredients in a bowl
Add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
- Whipping the ingredients
Start whipping the Dalgona coffee ingredients with a hand mixer.
- Continue Whipping
The mixture will look creamy and lighter in color after 4 minutes.
- Reaching a stiff peak
After 7 minutes of whipping the mixture is thicker and has a stiff peak.
- Pouring Milk
Pour the milk into a glass or mug full of ice cubes for a chilled drink.
- Topping with Whipped Coffee.
Top the glass of milk with the whipped coffee, and add as much as you like.
- Serve it
Don’t forget to stir it. Enjoy a refreshing drink!
Pro Tips
- Use Instant Coffee: Whipped coffee (Dalgona coffee) requires instant coffee granules, they dissolve quickly and whip into a frothy texture. Ground coffee won’t work the same.
- Equal Parts: Stick to the traditional 1:1:1 ratio of instant coffee, sugar, and hot water. If you want it to come out thicker like mine, reduce the water a little as mentioned in the recipe card below.
- Hot Water: Use hot water and not boiling water since it will dissolve the sugar quickly, and the coffee won’t whip fast.
- Use a Whisk or Mixer: An electric hand mixer or stand mixer will make the whipping process faster and easier. If you’re whisking by hand, it can take between 10 to 15 minutes.
- Chilled Milk: Although you can use cold milk or hot milk the whipped coffee will not hold as long.
- Adjusting Sweetness: The standard recipe uses equal parts sugar, but if you wish to have more sugar, then add it to the milk, stir until it dissolves, and then add it to the whipped coffee.
- Serve Immediately: Dalgona coffee is best enjoyed fresh. Serve it right after preparation.
Frequently Asked Questions
A former Macanese shipwright Leong Kam Hon is credited with inventing this recipe back in 1997.
Later in 2004, a famous Hong Kong actor and singer Chow Yun-fat visited his café and Hon served it to him. Yun-fat loved it so much and it started to be known as ‘Chow Yun-fat coffee’ or ‘hand beaten coffee’.
The credit for the name Dalgona Coffee primarily goes to a South Korean actor Jung Il-woo. He mentioned that it reminded him of a South Korean honeycomb toffee candy called Dalgona candy, thus giving this coffee that name.
The most important element is the texture of the sugar, and you’re going for fine, granulated sugar. Otherwise, you can use many different kinds, including brown sugar, coconut sugar, and raw sugar. Granulated sugar helps the foam thicken and stabilize.
Yes, you can! Fot it to work it has to be granulated. The foam won’t be as thick as when using granulated white sugar though, and may not last as long.
Yes, this works with decaffeinated instant coffee. In fact, that’s what I’ve used to make the pictures and video you see, so it definitely works!
Absolutely! You can use either hot or cold milk, and it all depends on personal preference. Just heat up your milk and skip the ice.
You can whip it by hand with a hand whisk, use a coffee or milk frother, or even a stand mixer to make this.
You specifically need instant coffee to make dalgona coffee because of the emulsifiers they have, soy lecithin in particular. This gives the coffee the beautiful, frothy, and fluffy texture it’s known for!
Recipe Variations Ideas for Dalgona Coffee
This Dalgona coffee recipe is absolutely perfect on its own, but if you’re looking to change things up here are a few variation ideas:
- Vegan variations: You can make this delicious coffee drink with other types of milk, including soy, oat, almond, or coconut milk.
- Try syrups: You can flavor Dalgona coffee with different syrups like caramel or vanilla.
- Turn it into ice cream: You can freeze large batches to make homemade Dalgona coffee ice cream!
- Add warm spices: You can add some cinnamon or nutmeg to it for a comforting coffee drink.
- Make a mocha version: Another idea is to add some cocoa powder for a mocha version of this popular coffee drink!
- Top it off on baked goods: This whipped coffee cream goes incredibly well on top of baked goods such as Chocolate Cakes, Fudgy Brownies, loaves, and even cookies!
How to Store Dalgona Coffee
This delicious Dalgona coffee foam stays fluffy and thick even after storing it in the fridge! If you want to make more whipped coffee to use the second day, then store the extra whipped coffee in an airtight container and mix it a little before using it later.
You can store it for up to 1 week in the fridge or even freeze it for up to 3 weeks in the freezer.
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Whipped Coffee (Dalgona Coffee) Recipe
Ingredients
TO MAKE THE DALGONA
- 3 tablespoon instant coffee I have used decaffeinated
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 2 ¾ tablespoon boiling hot water
TO ASSEMBLE
- 1 cup milk
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- In a bowl, add all the ingredients and mix well to dissolve the sugar. It’s best to use fine sugar.
- Beat the ingredients by hand mixer for 6 to 7 minutes. The color and thickness will change gradually.
- Fill ¾ cup with Ice cubes, pour enough milk to fill ¾ the cup. Top the glass with the whipped coffee.
- Stir with spoon or straw and enjoy this refreshing drink.
- You can also use hot milk if you wish.
Video
Notes
- This recipe works best with instant coffee even decaf.
- You can have it with cold or hot milk.
- Soy milk and almond milk work too.
- If you want to make more whipped coffee to use the second day, then store the extra whipped coffee in an airtight container and mix it a little before using it later.
- You can make the whipped coffee thick or smoother in texture depending on you.
- For smoother Dalgona coffee whip or beat for 3 to 4 minutes.
- You can store it for 1 week in the fridge and for 3 weeks in the freezer.
