Dalgona Coffee is a smooth, velvety and frothy coffee that is made by whipping coffee, sugar and water.
As a young college girl, we used to get together for our work assignments and it is at that time, we used to pick a big mug, add coffee, sugar, and hot water and beat till frothy. We would generally divide this into two or three cups and then pour a mix of boiled milk and water. This would create a beautiful smooth froth. A dash of sprinkled cocoa powder would highlight that coffee. This was our favourite coffee.
The same coffee has come back after years with the name Dalgona. It was doing big rounds on blogs, Instagram and the name Dalgona became a rage. Dalgona is derived from a Korean sweet, due to the resemblance in taste, but it’s the same whipped coffee, sugar and hot water!
One needs to whip up these three ingredients till they are creamy and fluffy in texture, till this texture holds its shape for a while and then you add either hot or cold milk. You will instantly see a beautiful froth coming up.
The chilled, soft, silky coffee makes a wonderful summer beverage, yes I am no coffee/tea fan, but trust me when someone offers you a coffee-like Dalgona , you can’t resist.
Dalgona Coffee
Ingredients
1 tbsp instant coffee
2 tbsp sugar or a little more
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup milk ( almond or soy milk for vegans)
Ice cubes ( optional )
Method
Mix coffee, sugar and boiling water in a bowl.
Whip the mix at high speed using a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
One can also use a whisk.
Beat until creamy and frothy.
If making cold coffee, use chilled milk and spoon the frothy coffee mix on top.
While making hot coffee use boiling milk and spoon the frothy coffee mix on top.
You can sprinkle cocoa powder or cinnamon powder before serving, which is completely optional.
Dalgona Coffee is my Day 1 post under Summer Coolers.
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Eggless Brazilian Coffee Cookies
Dalgona Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tbsp sugar or a little more
- 2 tbsp boiling water
- 1 cup milk almond or soy milk for vegans
- Ice cubes optional
Instructions
- Mix coffee, sugar and boiling water in a bowl.
- Whip the mix at high speed using a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
- One can also use a whisk.
- Beat until creamy and frothy.
- If making cold coffee, use chilled milk and spoon the frothy coffee mix on top.
- While making hot coffee use boiling milk and spoon the frothy coffee mix on top.
- You can sprinkle cocoa powder or cinnamon powder before serving, which is completely optional.
Notes
Beautiful capture Vaishali. I’ve been wanting to make this ever since it was a rage on the net but still haven’t got around to trying it.
This coffee did create an impression in the social media! I was one of them who never paid much attention, but now you got my attention. Such a simple recipe and I am going to make it this evening for my coffee loving son.
As usual, your presentation is awesome! I love dalgona coffee and have been wanting to make it again! I love the coffee any coffee but this dalgona coffee is something both of us love.
It used to be so much fun to beat coffee with hand. Infact we used to compete with one another for making a frothier coffee. Yours is looking so inviting. I’m eyeing those cookies more 😀
The name Dalgona was new for me, but the coffee wasn’t. I learnt from a Cook book more than a decade back. That cup of coffee you have made is a real treat for the eyes, I am waiting for summer to have it with ice cubes :-)!
Dalgona coffee looks so creamy and delicious. Such a beautiful capture and would love if you pass me the glass.
Dalgona coffee is so creamy and frothy. The taste and creaminess comes from all that whipping! Tastes amazing. Even I was amazed how sensational this coffee become on social media last year .
Haha true… what Indians call phitti hui coffee became Dalgona, in a more pretty looking avatar… 😀 I guess I made it just once during the lockdown last year because Azza was eating my head… hehe… The clicks have come out so well…
This was sure a rage on social media during the Covid lockdown. Your’s have turned out pretty frothy and made perfect.