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Dalgona Coffee

Instant coffee, sugar and hot water whipped into caramel-colored foam over cold milk.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

Instant Coffee
That's 2 tablespoons
6 tsp
Sugar
That's 2 tablespoons
6 tsp
Water
Hot water
30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
Milk
Cold
240 ml / 8.12 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

Put the instant coffee, sugar and hot water in a large bowl.
Whip with an electric hand mixer for 3 to 4 minutes, until pale and fluffy; by hand it takes much longer.
Add ice to a glass and fill it about three-quarters with milk.
Spoon the whipped coffee on top and stir it in before drinking.

Behind the drink

This hand-whipped coffee comes from a café in Macau. In 2020 Korean actor Jung Il-woo likened it to dalgona honeycomb toffee, which gave it its name, and it took off in Korea.

Recipe reference

Adapted from Korean Bapsang, with tablespoons converted to teaspoons.