Korean Style Dalgona Coffee

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Preparation Time: 5 minutes | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | Freezable?: No

Like a Cappuccino turned on its head, this Korean coffee drink has the frothy coffee on top and the milk underneath. Whether you prefer it hot or cold, Dalgona coffee is quite literally something you can whisk up in a few minutes with just 3 simple ingredients,  (ok then, 4 if you count the hot water!).

  • 1 tablespoons instant coffee or espresso powder
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoons very hot water
  • 200 ml/14 fl oz milk
  • Any or all of the optional (lightweight) toppings you want –  coffee powder, cocoa, crumbled biscuits, or honey working really well.

Something for the weekend or an extra special option? Beat 1-2 tsp of coffee liqueur into the coffee mixture for a bit of a kick! 

Looking for a lower  calorie version? Try combining equal parts instant coffee, sweetener and hot water to create an intense coffee flavoured foam and serve over iced almond milk instead of regular dairy milk, or why not try other vegetarian milks? Coconut milk, oat milk or any of the other alternative milks out there now.

PS Simply double up the ingredient’s if you want to impress your friends 🙂

  1. Add the instant coffee, sugar and hot water to a medium mixing bowl. Whip the coffee mixture using a hand held electric mixture, until the mixture is light brown, fluffy and holds stiff peaks when the whisk is removed.

  2. Heat the milk, (if you want a hot Dalgona coffee) and pour into a heat proof glass.  Spoon dollops of the frothed coffee mixture on top and smooth out with a spoon. Add any optional toppings and enjoy -it’s that simple.

Did you know

Definitely the trend for alternative coffees made at home is one of the better things to come out of lockdown, but did you know that the name Dalgona is taken from a Korean sugar sweet (which looks a bit like honeycomb and similar in taste and appearance) – though most Dalgona coffee doesn’t actually contain Dalgona!

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