Finally, a delicious trend on the beverage market again. Have you ever heard of Dalgona coffee? The in-drink is mega delicious and prepared in 3 minutes. It makes frothy coffee in no time at all!
Latte macchiato and cappuccino were yesterday! Dalgona Coffee is the latest trend on the coffee market that you should not miss.
Dalgona coffee has long been known in South Korea. Now the trend has finally arrived here.
Thanks Instagram and TikTok :) If you need more inspiration, check out #dalgonacoffee or #dalgonacoffeechallenge
The two-tone coffee is made for Instagram and looks simply delightful. Frothy whipped, light brown and white, it smiles at us.
We have tasted it for you and have a delicious recipe that is guaranteed to succeed! The foam coffee is incredibly creamy, fluffy, light and yet stable.
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Somehow Dalgona coffee looks like an upside-down cappuccino. White on the bottom, brown on top. Let's take a closer look at the perfect drink for summer.
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Why Dalgona coffee is the latest trend
Corona also had a bit of a good thing. Finally, there was enough time to try out new things. In food as well as in drinking. This gave rise to many delicious recipes that were distributed across the world thanks to the Internet.
Dalgona coffee is a good example of this. It was the in drink in 2020 and even now makes us reach for coffee with pleasure.
If we were not allowed to go out in the spring of 2020, we could at least make ourselves comfortable on the balcony. That's why Dalgona coffee probably just made it to us last year. But we were so taken with the drink that it's still high on the list this year.
With the foam coffee you can easily bring the café feeling home. Turn your balcony into a coffee house and enjoy the sun's rays in the afternoon.
If you're like me and like to sit on the balcony and spoon coffee instead of drinking it, you'll love this trend from South Korea!
Attention sweet tooth: Dalgona coffee is now also available in chocolate flavor!
The most flexible coffee drink in the world
On Instagram and Tik Tok you can already find mega many beautiful photos of Dalgona Coffee. But it is also very easy to prepare it yourself.
The great thing is that you only need 4 ingredients for this.
And it doesn't matter whether you enjoy Dalgona Coffee warm or iced. It always tastes delicious. My favorite part is the light, fluffy coffee cream, which is really great to spoon up.
By the way, foam coffee is also perfect for vegans. You can simply prepare it with your favorite plant milk.
You are also very flexible with the toppings. How about a few crumbled cookies, Cocoa powder* or coffee beans on the foam? There are so many ways you can serve Dalgona coffee.
And believe me, you'll love it. Dalgona Coffee is easy to prepare without a food processor. All you need is a blender - or you can make it by hand and use a whisk.
What is Dalgona Coffee?
Dalgona coffee is something like a coffee latte - only in reverse. Brown on top and white on the bottom. The brown cream is very fluffy. Dalgona cream is made by whipping instant coffee, sugar and hot water with a blender.
After stirring for about 2 minutes, a sweet and fluffy coffee foam is formed. This foam is poured onto cold or warm milk. And that's it.
The simple and quick preparation is one reason that I have lost my heart to this sweet foam coffee. As a coffee junkie, you should not miss this under any circumstances.
What you need to know about foam coffee
I'm going to tell you a secret about Dalgona coffee, which actually sounds and is quite logical. But don't forget to stir the coffee before drinking it.
Even though the foam looks good enough to eat and tastes sweet, it is really very strong. No wonder, it consists only of coffee and a little milk.
So if you are sensitive to caffeine, you should definitely not drink it in the evening. At least not if you want to sleep relaxed 😄.
Can you make foam coffee without sugar?
You know that you can find healthy recipes with us. Without sugar, without white flour and other odds and ends. But you can also treat yourself to something in between.
That's why this is the first unhealthy recipe you'll find here :). If you want, you can also prepare the frothy coffee without sugar.
Yes, the foam can be whipped without sugar. However, not as well. In addition, the coffee foam becomes more unstable and simply dissolves after time. Sugar ensures that the Dalgona cream becomes very foamy and this foam also holds.
If you do not use table sugar, you can prepare Dalgona coffee without sugar. Just reach for Birch sugar*. This has worked well for me so far.
If you decide not to use sugar at all in Dalgona coffee, then you simply have to serve it very quickly after preparation. And so quickly that it can not collapse.
If you like, you can try the following alternatives to household sugar
- Cane sugar
- Brown sugar
- Coconut blossom sugar*
- Birch sugar*
- Powdered sugar
Whether it really works with all, I can not promise. So far I have only done it with Birch sugar* tried. What you need to know: Many types of sugar are heavier and coarser - this can mean that the foam doesn't whip up as well. But as they say: the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
What I can say for sure: It doesn't work with liquid sweetener. That was my first attempt.
This Dalgona coffee recipe is
- ready in not even 5 minutes
- fluffy loose and creamy at the same time
- with ice cubes optimal for hot days
- simply delicious
- a great change from classic coffee
- an eye catcher when you have visitors
- perfect for breakfast, afternoon coffee or brunch
- suitable for any type of milk and therefore also suitable for vegans
How to make Dalgona Coffee yourself
I don't want to keep you in suspense any longer. Let's start right away with the Dalgona coffee recipe.
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Tip for real chocolate tigers: Mix the milk with Cocoa powder*!
The system behind your Dalgona Coffee recipe is quite simple: 1:1:1, so one part coffee, one part sugar and one part boiling water.
I must honestly say: Such recipes are particularly dear to me. Without scales, without complicated instructions and without much effort.
If you are making the foam coffee for yourself, then a tablespoon is the perfect form of quantity.
For those who have never made a Dalgona coffee, here comes a detailed step-by-step guide. So even beginners succeed in making a creamy coffee foam. For those who have made a Dalgona Coffee before, there is a short version of the recipe at the end of the article.
So, but now let
Ingredients for one Dalgona coffee
- 125 ml milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- Optional: ice cubes
Also: bowl, blender and drinking glass
1. prepare the milk
If you want to have a warm Dalgona Coffee, you should first heat the milk.
I prefer to do this in the microwave. Just 1 minute is enough and the milk is lukewarm - my absolute favorite!
You can of course use any kind of milk or vegetable drink. It is not whipped or treated, so you have free choice.
Especially delicious plant drinks for Dalgona coffee are
- Almond milk
- Oat milk
- and hazelnut milk
If you want to drink your Dalgona coffee cold, mix the milk with ice cubes. This is optimal on very hot days.
So: Now you have to decide: cold, hot and milk type. Once this step is done, your frothy coffee will be on the table in 3 minutes.
2. whip the Dalgona cream
Mix sugar, instant coffee and hot water together.
Important: The water must be really hot, because only then will the coffee powder and sugar dissolve. This does not work so well with cold water. The cream will also not be as stable.
Now grab your blender and whip up the three ingredients. Be patient, this may take a minute. Whip the coffee at full blender power to speed up the process. This will stir air into the mixture, which will ensure that the foam is created.
After only about 30 seconds, the consistency should change noticeably. The coffee becomes fluffy and bright.
3. serve the Dalgona coffee
Carefully spoon the fluffy cream onto the prepared milk. If you like, you can add a topping of coffee beans, Cocoa powder* or cookie crumbs onto the cream.
I prefer it pure.
Now it's time to: Put your feet up, lean back and enjoy.
PS: If you like it extra sweet, take a scoop of vanilla ice cream. By the way, the variant with ice cream is really worth a sin!
My recommendations if you're craving something sweet with your coffee:
- Low carb blueberry pie with cottage cheese
- The best strawberry cake ever (without flour and table sugar)
- Chocolate bomb deluxe: beet cake
- Low carb cheesecake with fresh cherries
- For coffee junkies: coffee chocolate brownies
Can Dalgona coffee be stored?
You're probably thinking: No, that will never work. The foam disintegrates immediately. Or?
Good news: You can store Dalgona coffee in the refrigerator and make it in stock. At least if you use conventional household sugar.
I tried it and prepared the coffee foam in the evening - in the morning it was still like freshly beaten.
If you want that too, you should follow this
- Beat the foam until it is mega fluffy. If in doubt, rather a little longer than too short.
- Use household sugar.
- Put the coffee foam in a Tupperware box or glass - important: nice and easy.
- Close the storage container tightly so that the Dalgona coffee does not absorb cheese flavor or other scents of the refrigerator.
- In the morning you can take it directly from the glass and enjoy. Further whipping of the foam is not necessary.
Dalgona coffee recipe
Ingredients
- 250 ml hot milk
- 3 EL Sugar Birch sugar, erythritol
- 3 EL Instant coffee
- 3 EL hot water
Equipment
- Bowl
- Mixer
- Drinking glass
Anleitung
- Heat the milk in the microwave. Attention: It must not foam over.
- Mix the sugar, coffee powder and hot water together. For this, it is best to use a whisk or a blender.
- Be patient, this may take a little while. Allow about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- The longer you stir, the lighter and fluffier the foam becomes. Just what we need for the Dalgona coffee.
- Pour the warm milk into two glasses. Spread the foam over the milk. This works wonderfully with a spoon.
- Sprinkle cocoa powder on the Dalgona Coffee. Done!
Can you prepare Dalgona coffee recipe without instant coffee?
If you like, you can also prepare the recipe without instant coffee. Take a very strong espresso for this.
However, then dispense with the water. The foam will not be quite as firm and will remain rather liquid. You also need more patience when whipping. But it works.
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For those who would like a little more background knowledge, here are a few exciting facts.
Dalgona coffee is anything but a completely new trend. In fact, the drink is based on the long-known Phenti Hui coffee, which is served in many Asian countries.
The recipe was modified a bit and published by a Youtuber on the end of February 2020. In total, the video has already been clicked over 9 million times. There are now also already thousands of videos in which the trendy drink is prepared.
On Instagram alone, you can find 210,000 posts under the hashtag dalgonacoffee. So the whole world is now drinking the frothy coffee with milk. And we're joining in. So Corona has lost at least a little of its bitter aftertaste.
Our conclusion
Anyone can make a Dalgona coffee recipe. In the end, you only need a hand mixer and 4 ingredients. If you like, you can refine it with cocoa and vanilla ice cream.
Definitely a trend that we could not resist. Yum! :) Have fun making it and let it taste good!
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