Traditional Dalgona Whipped Coffee Recipe 달고나 커피

Name: Traditional Dalgona Whipped Coffee Recipe 달고나 커피
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 6 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 500 ml Oat Milk or your milk of choice; 2 tbsp Instant Coffee; 2 tbsp White Sugar; 2 tbsp Hot Water

Nov 2, 2022 · 95 Comments

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Look no further if you are looking for the best Traditional Dalgona Whipped Coffee Recipe 달고나 커피. Compared to regular coffee, this South Korean drink offers coffee lovers a smooth and velvety taste that coats like blankets of marshmallows floating on top of a caffeinated beverage. If you love iced coffee, Make sure to try these fancy coffee sweet treats!

Unlike our quick and easy espresso latte with Dalgona Chocolate Recipe topped with Korean Honeycomb Candy, this dalgona iced coffee whips together equal parts of instant coffee, brown sugar, and hot water.

Is this frothy coffee worth the hype? Honestly, I never jumped on the Dalgona coffee trend when it went viral on TikTok since we had this whipped coffee drink many times in South Korea years before.

And since Netflix aired the popular Korean TV series Squid Game, street vendor honeycomb treat ppopgi (뽑기) is now served at many coffee shops!

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What Is Dalgona Coffee?
Ingredients and Substitutes
What Is The Best Instant Coffee For Dalgona?
Instructions
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Traditional Dalgona Whipped Coffee Recipe 달고나 커피

What Is Dalgona Coffee?

The name Dalgona Coffee refers to the fluffy coffee recipe that uses instant coffee, water, and white sugar in a 1:1:1 ratio.

This whipped coffee mixture forms soft peaks after being beaten repeatedly for 10 minutes with an electric hand mixer or 400 times (for exaggeration) if hand whisked.

The South Korean actor Jung II Woo, staring in a reality tv show (Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant 신상출시 편스토랑), described that this Korean Iced Coffee tasted like Dalgona, a type of Korean Honeycomb Toffee Candy. So hence the name.

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Ingredients and Substitutes

Instant Coffee - Instant coffee powder or Instant espresso powder for best results. You can use something other than instant coffee to make Dalgona. It is the gluten in the instant coffee that help forms that whipped, perfect foam.

Freshly brewed espresso also works. Just make sure no additional hot water is added.

Sugar - Brown Sugar or White Granulated Sugar. If may want to use less sugar to make a healthier version of this Dalgona Whipped Coffee, but if you do not keep the same ratio of coffee to water and sugar you will have a hard to nailing the that pillowy, marshmallow like foam. We've seen the end results fail too many times altering that golden ratio.

Hot Water - Hot water is required to melt and dissolve the sugar and instant coffee powder. Cold water will not work. Also, no boiling water is needed if you brew a fresh espresso.

Milk - I prefer neutral-tasting Oat Milk. It is our favorite milk alternative without nuts. However, you can use whole milk or your favourite dairy-free milk substitutes, like almond milk. I am not a fan of soy milk, it gives my coffee a funny taste. Hemp milk is too thin and coconut milk is a little too tropical for my likings. For a thicker consistency, heavy cream works too. But you do you, and use your kind of milk.

Ice Cubes - for that perfectly chilled homemade whipped coffee iced latte, layer the bottom of your cold milk in a tall glass with lots of ice cubes.

Most dry ingredients, tools and supplies can be purchased at your local coffee specialty stores or Amazon Online.

What Is The Best Instant Coffee For Dalgona?

We prefer a medium roast as dark roast comes out too bitter. Waka Coffee Instant Granules and Nescafe Rich Instant Coffee are our favourites to nail that perfect stiff peaks coffee foam.

Starbucks VIA Instant Veranda Blend Blonde Roast also has a lovely soft and mellow taste that pairs great with dalgona candy!

If you have a favourite instant coffee, let us know in the comments below!

Instructions

This Dalgona Whipped Coffee Recipe uses a few simple ingredients to create a fluffy texture that will become your favourite morning coffee routine!

The key to making a successful Dalgona latte is good dose of patience.

We recommend using an electric hand mixer with whisk attachments for your sanity. It is insane and a waste of time to hand whisk 400 times.

In a small or medium mixing bowl combine 1:1:1 ratio of instant coffee, sugar, and hot water. Combine and dissolve the sugar and coffee granules.

Whisk in high speed for 3-5 minutes or until stiff peaks forms. The coffee will become frothy and color will lighten.

The hot coffee will have cooled down after being whipped.

Add your favorite type of milk to the milk frother. We love our Nespresso Aeroccino! Set the mode to either "hot milk" or "cold milk" depending on if you fancy a hot coffee or an iced milk latte.

Alternatively, you can also use a handheld milk frother to make your milk of choice creamier directly in a mug or cup.

Or skip this step and just pour cold milk to the glass cup.

Add ice cubes to the bottom of a tall glass. Pour your milk from the milk frother into the glass. Remember to leave room at the top for the whipped Dalgona, foamy concoction.

Spoon the beaten coffee foam mixture over milk. Fold into your favourite milk when you are ready to enjoy this delicious coffee recipe.

Pro Tip: Dalgona whipped coffee is best served immediately. Dalgona foam can not be stored.

Dalgona Coffee Variations

Try drizzling some maple syrup or dusting your dalgona whipped coffee with cocao powder. It is super tasty and looks fantastic for posting on your social media channels!

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