Try this 3 ingredient trendy Dalgona whipped coffee with milk and instant coffee recipe! EASY to make this popular TikTok drink everyone is going crazy over. If you loved our frozen coffee recipe I bet you’ll love this one too.
I know you’ve heard of Dalgona whipped coffee by now right??!! Well you’re here so probably so. 😉 If you too want to try this Korean coffee it’s easy with instant coffee and sugar! (affiliate links present)
Whipped Coffee Tiktok
If you’ve seen this pretty foamy cup of caffeine yumminess online, you want to try this too! It really is a site to see and a lot easier to make than it looks like. You can serve as is or add flavoring into the mix as well for an added punch.
Dalgona Coffee Ingredients
- Instant coffee
- Sugar
- Milk
- use almond milk for a dairy free and lactose free drink
- or add flavor with our homemade coffee creamer
Mini ice cubes are really fun when serving these. I also like using mason jars with or without handles so you can see all the layers and the whippedness. 😉
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What is Dalgona Coffee?
This trendy TikTok coffee beverage is just made by whipping equal parts of instant coffee, granulated sugar and hot water until it becomes super creamy!! Then you add cold or hot milk with ice cubes. Occasionally it is topped with more sprinkles of instant coffee, cocoa, whipped cream, crushed biscuits, or even crumbled honeycomb.
What is whipped coffee?
It’s another name for Dalgona, this 3 ingredient coffee everyone wants to try. That’s right, if you have water, sugar, and instant coffee you too can whip up this cloud like foamy drink and pour it over a glass of milk.
I don’t know about you but once my youngest daughter arrived, I needed caffeine in the morning! Now that my girls are older I just enjoy it as a mid afternoon treat and love to make my favorites at home.
How to Make Whipped Coffee with Instant Coffee
- First you’re going to put your instant coffee, granulated sugar and water into a large bowl
- Using a hand mixer (easiest way to do it) whip it until it is fluffy just like this!
- It will have the appearance of almost like a meringue or whipped cream texture.
- This recipe will make 2 cups full, or mason jars full so get those ready!
- Use any type of vessel you like but these are fun and a good size to fit all the yum.
- Once it forms peaks you’ve got it just right and can turn your mixer off.
- Fill your cups or jars halfway full with ice cubes (I like the cute tiny ones)
- Pour in 3/4 cup of your milk into each one.
- Then spoon your whipped coffee mixture over the top of that.
Toppings
- Cocoa powder
- Cinnamon
- A cinnamon stick is a nice touch
Foam for Coffee
We showed you How to Make Cold Foam for Coffee in the past but this is something beyond that. Frothier, fluffier almost like whipped cream but with a coffee flavor.
What is Dalgona coffee trend?
If you have tweens or teens like we do they are probably on TikTok and/or Twitter social media channels. That is where it got it’s biggest hype! Named for a type of Korean candy is the latest food trend taking over even Instagram channels too. I think you’ll agree that this homemade whipped coffee is the same.
Once again, this is another name called Dalgona coffee! Just vigorously whisk instant-coffee powder with hot water and sugar until it becomes frothy, and then plop it atop cold milk, (or almond milk) and it’s done! It went super viral on April 1 2020!
Yes, it needs to be the instant coffee style, not ground beans. I am sure you already have hot water on hand, and sugar is a staple in our pantry. There is slight variations of course but typically it’s two tablespoons of each ingredient.
Actor Jung Il Woo was said to be the one who stumbled upon in a coffee shop in Macau and raved about it’s taste. Said to be whipped 400 times it started to be talked about in early 2020 and spiked in popularity when people were told to self isolate for social distancing purposes.
What food goes best with coffee?
- For breakfast make pumpkin streusel muffins or for added sweetness make our s’mores poke cake
- A batch of hazelnut cookies is always a good choice
- Coffee cake or coffee cake muffins are a given of course
Homemade or store bought biscotti is always a great side treat with hot or iced coffee
Make a batch for you and your loved one tonight and tell us what you think! Friends living afar, jump on a video chat with them and show them what you made. Then share this recipe so the next time you chat you can enjoy one together on your call. 😉
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- Printable coffee recipe below for you to follow. Easy to make with step by step directions.
Dalgona Whipped Coffee
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 2 cups
- 1 mixer
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tbsp water, hot
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 c milk, hot
Instructions
- Put instant coffee, sugar and hot water into a large bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat ingredients together until it gets thick, fluffy, and peaks.
- Put ice cubes into 2 glasses or mugs with 3/4 c milk into each one. Spoon whipped coffee mixture on top of each. Can garnish as desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can I use Splenda instead of sugar and if so do you know the measurements
I use decaf instant coffee and splenda! Love to drink in the evening!
With how popular this coffee is getting at the moment, I just hope I can find instant coffee in the store to try it!!
We bought some online, put a link in the post in case your store doesn’t have it
I am making one right away. Cant wait to check on your delicious and easy to make coffee.
May daughter was just telling me all about this! Looks so good!!
I’ve seen a lot about this recently so am definitely going to have to try it for myself – sounds amazing!
Try it, we loved it even my oldest daughter!
I’ve seen this new TikTok coffee trend everywhere, can’t wait to try it out!