WHAT IS DALGONA COFFEE
Essentially, dalgona coffee (달고나 커피) is whipped coffee. It is made with 4 simple ingredients – instant coffee, sugar, hot water and milk.
Coffee, sugar and hot water is added into a bowl and whisked until it reaches creamy, velvety and stiff peak status. This whipped coffee is then dolloped onto your choice of cold or warm milk. Done!
As more people are staying at home doing self distancing and isolating in recent months, making dalgona coffee became a fun new challenge to do at home. And I have to say, it’s quite delicious too! I hope you join the move. 🙂
Dalgona coffee was first mentioned on a Korean TV program earlier this year.
The name “dalgona” originate from an old fashioned Korean street snack, which has a similar taste to honeycomb toffee. The way dalgona is made sort of resembles the whipped coffee, so a TV personality named the coffee after that.
But to be fair, whipped coffee is not a new thing. Some say this coffee is just like Frappe or Indian cappuccino, served upside down.
Regardless of its origin, whipped coffee is super easy, quick and fun to make. My family thinks it is way better than some cafe’s coffee around here. Just saying! 😉 Hope you enjoy it!
INGREDIENTS, SERVES 1
1 Tbsp instant coffee (I used Moccona vanilla praline and it’s super tasty!)
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp hot water
3/4 cup to 1 cup milk (your choice), chilled or heated
(optional) ice cubes
* 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
** I haven’t tried other forms of coffee (such as freshly ground coffee etc.) with this recipe. But many who tried these types of coffee commented that they don’t work as well as instant coffee. They simply don’t get the same creamy status.
HOW TO MAKE DALGONA COFFEE in just a minute
1. Combine instant coffee, sugar and hot water in a mixing bowl. Mix them well. Then using a handheld mixer (stand mixer or milk frother) whisk it on high speed until the coffee mixture forms a stiff peak (2-4 mins).
2. Add the ice cubes in a mug then pour over the milk. Scoop out the whipped coffee on top of the milk. Serve.
HOW TO STORE
If you make a large volume of whipped coffee, it can be refrigerated for a few days in an air tight container (without milk). It will dissolve eventually, but it stays stable for a few days at least.