Dalgona Coffee: The New Whipped, TikTok Coffee

The Origination of Dalgona Coffee

Emerging as one of the biggest food trends of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalgona Coffee has become the global quarantine drink. But before getting going into how it’s made, let’s dig into the coffees origin.

Dalgona Coffee (달고나), pronounced as dahl-guh-na, originates from South Korea, popularly known as the whipped coffee ordered in Macau by actor, Jung II-woo. Also known as the Korean honeycomb toffee, this whipped coffee made an appearance in the TV Show, Stars’ Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant.

Honeycomb Toffee is a sugary toffee with a light, sponge-like texture. Its main ingredients are baking brown sugar, corn or golden syrup, and sometimes vinegar.

Thanks to Hannah Cho’s Channel (@imhannahcho) for showcasing this Korean drink and making this TikTik Coffee go viral. Now, you can find those who are making the whipped drink at home under hashtag #dalgonacoffeechallenge.

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What is Dalgona Coffee?

Dalgona Coffee is a beverage made by equally whipping instant coffee, sugar, and hot water. What’s so special about this simply made drink is that the longer you stir the ingredients, the thicker and creamier the mix gets.

Disciplined in the kitchen or not, get ready to work out your arm muscles. Yes, it is achievable to make Dalgona Coffee without a hand mixer, but expect to whisk the mix for about 15 minutes. However, if you want to shave off time and a sore arm the next day, use a Coffee Blender or an electric whisk and mix the ingredients for about a minute.

After achieving the mix, scoop a few spoonfuls of the Dalgona mix on top of a cup of cold or hot milk. This will give you the ultimate whipped coffee recipe. And as a cherry on top, top the coffee with powder, cocoa, honey or crumbled biscuits.

Dalgona Coffee vs. Phenti Hui Coffee

As we all know, Dalgona has become the worldwide, quarantine drink. Similarly, this quarantine drink is created alike to the Indian beverage, phenti hui coffee, phitti hui coffee, or beaten coffee.

However, there is one slight difference between the two. With Phenti Hui or Phitti Hui Coffee, milk is poured on top of the whipped mix. With Dalgona Coffee, the whipped mix is scooped on top of the milk.

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Ingredients

Creating the creamy, thick whip only includes 3-ingredients. However, to make the entirety of the whipped coffee, the full Dalgona Coffee Recipe includes a total 4-ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of instant coffee
• 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons of hot water
• 1 cup of milk of your choice

Optional: a pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, or chocolate powder.

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Best Instant Coffee Tips to Make the Perfect Dalgona Coffee

Many of us are probably not the biggest instant coffee drinkers. But if you have packets of instant coffee laying around your house, you’ve probably come across these type of questions about instant coffee:

What are best instant coffee for Dalgona?

There isn’t one recommended instant coffee brand in order to make a cup of Dalgona Coffee. However, listed are Top 10 Instant Coffee Brands:

1. NESCAFÉ Rich Instant Coffee
2. Korean Instant Coffee Sample Packets (Rose Bud & Maxim Mocha)
3. Folgers Classic Roast Instant Coffee
4. Starbucks Instant Pike Place Medium Roast Coffee
5. Highground Organic Instant Decaf Coffee
6. Maxwell House International Hazelnut Instant Coffee
7. Cafe Tastle Gold Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
8. Cafe Altura Freeze Dried Instant Organic Coffee
9. Hills Bros. Instant Coffee Mixes
10. Death Wish Instant Coffee

Are K-cups instant coffee?

If you went through all your cabinets in the kitchen and couldn’t find instant coffee, tell me you were tempted to use K-cups. Yes, I’d do the exact same if K-cups were my only option. Unfortunately, K-cups are not a form of instant coffee. K-cups are just as quick to be brewed like instant coffee, but let me tell you why they’re different.

Instant Coffee is made up of coffee crystals and powder, which is derived from brewed coffee. On the other hand, K-Cups are forced through a machine with hot water, giving you that hot cup of coffee in under a minute.

Can you make whipped coffee without instant coffee?

Yes, you can make whipped coffee without instant coffee. But if you’re looking for longterm fluffiness, instant coffee lasts longer.

The instant, whipped version lasts thick for hours as opposed to regular coffee powder that lasts for about 3 minutes. Unless you’re looking to capture that quick Tiktok or Instagram video, this quarantine drink can be achieved with ground coffee.

How do you make coffee with instant coffee?

Listed are the 4-steps needed to make coffee with instant coffee:

1. Pour one scoop of coffee beans into a coffee grinder.
2. Grind coffee beans for about 30 seconds until you’re left with fine coffee powder.
3. Pour the coffee powder into a sieve until you’re left with the finest powder chunks. Feel free to regrind or discard the thicker powder, but pour the smaller powder chunks into a cup.
4. Pour one cup of hot water over the smaller powder chunks and stir until the powder dissolves.

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Dalgona Coffee Questions Answered

What does Dalgona Coffee taste like?

Along with it’s soft texture-y feel, Dalgona Coffee or whipped coffee tastes like a sweet, creamy latte. Think about it as if you’re drinking milk with thick, toffee-like whipped cream.

Without adding in more hot water, the taste becomes richer the more sugar and instant coffee is added. But if you don’t want to be jumping off the walls, the recommended amount of ingredients is all you need.

How long goes Dalgona Coffee last for? Can I make it ahead of time?

Leading me to answer my next question. When creating Dalgona Coffee with just these 3-ingredients, the whip will last for a few days. In this case, all you need to do is keep the whip in the fridge and you are golden.

Can you make whipped coffee with espresso powder?

Absolutely. You can use Medaglia d’Oro Espresso Powder to make whipped coffee. Just be aware that you’re probably going to be bouncing off the walls because of how concentrated the caffeine is.

How many calories is in one cup of Dalgona Coffee?

One cup of this whipped coffee is about 192 calories.

• 1 cup of Milk (Fat Free or Skim): 96 calories
• 2 tbsp of sugar: 96 calories

Do you need to use sugar?

You don’t necessarily need to include sugar. However, if you want the fluffy, frothy whip, adding sugar will give you the thick, frothy volume.

What kind of sugar can you use to make whipped coffee?

The recommended sugar to make whipped coffee is granulated sugar. However, you can still use brown sugar, white sugar, coconut sugar, and raw sugar.

Dalgona Coffee Variations

As the new, quarantine hyped drink, people have been getting really creative. So, listed are two variations to Dalgona, the Keto and Matcha versions.

Is there a keto version of Dalgona Coffee?

If there wasn’t one already, I’m sure that someone would find a Keto Version. But fast forward into the future and your answer is, yes. There is a Keto Version of this creamy coffee. then, replace the 2 tablespoons of sugar with monk fruit instead. Then, add one scoop of Perfect Keto Vanilla MCT Oil Powder into the mix. Now, you have your Keto Version of Dalgona Coffee.

What is the whipped Matcha version?

One alternative to the whipped coffee is the Dalgona Matcha Latte version. The ingredients are very similar to the original version, but in order to get the frothy matcha whip, you will need:

• Egg white or Aquafaba
• Matcha Powder
• Sugar

Find the full Dalgona Matcha Latte recipe here.

How to Drink Dalgona Coffee?

Last but not least, if you didn’t catch on already, here is the last step to the delicious cup of whipped coffee. Now that you have the whip made, you have the option to drink this trending South Korean drink either hot or cold.

If you’re drinking it hot, add one cup of warm, steamed milk. Then, add 2-3 scoops of the Dalgona whip. I would let the whip sit in the cup for a minute for the whip to melt. Finally, to add a little touch, drink your warm latte with some cookies. That will hit the spot.

If you’re drinking it cold, first add a few ice cubes. Then, add one cup of cold milk of your choice and 2-3 scoops of the Dalgona whip. Finally, add a touch to your drink with brownies on the side. For me, brownies always taste better with colder milk.

Last Words

Recreating my first Dalgona Coffee was a recipe that made me that much more prideful of being a Korean-American. The fact that Dalgona represents the motherland made me feel that much more connected to recreating the drink.

Especially if you’re a coffee lover, Dalgona Coffee is one that you should consider making at least once. It’s exceptionally fun and exciting to make since we’ve all been quarantined at home. Plus, it makes the lockdown a bit more fun.

Enjoy recreating the appetizing, TikTok coffee, quarantine drink that is currently trending: Dalgona Coffee.

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