Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Dalgona Coffee Recipe (Korean Whipped Coffee) is a vegetarian Korean, World beverages made with simple everyday ingredients in about 12 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 12 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 12 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: Korean, World

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons hot boiling water
  • 1½ cups milk (– at room temperature or chilled)
  • ice cubes (– as required, optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon cocoa powder (– optional)

Method

Whipping Coffee Mixture

  1. Take coffee, sugar and hot boiling water in a mixing bowl.
  2. Using a small whisk begin to whip and beat till the mixture is creamy and thick.
  3. Use two ways of beating the coffee. First beat clockwise and then use vertical zig-zag motions. Alternate between the two. If the bowl is small, then slightly tilt the bowl and beat.
  4. To whip, can also use a small blender or mixer-grinder or a hand-held mixer (which is used for whipping cream or making cake batter).

Making Dalgona Coffee

  1. Add 2 to 3 ice cubes in a mug or glass.
  2. Divide 1.5 cups of milk between both the glasses.
  3. Now divide the whipped coffee equally in the two glasses.
  4. Sprinkle some cocoa powder on the coffee (optional). Serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.