Thanks to a bunch of viral TikToks, the internet is freaking out over this insane dalgona (whipped) coffee trend. And as a certified basic bitch, I simply had to try it out for myself.
Named after a popular South Korean street toffee with a similar texture (no, that’s not a typo – this coffee was inspired by toffee), dalgona coffee is the latest coffee craze that’ll make your cold brew look like old news.
Although it looks fancy as fuck, this iced coffee is ridiculously simple to make. All you need is some instant coffee, sugar, some boiling water and a desire to spend 20 minutes of your life whisking coffee for the sake of a damn TikTok.
I may be a basic bitch, but I am also a lazy bitch with a full-time job, so I enlisted the help of my trusty KitchenAid because I couldn’t be bothered whisking by hand for 20 minutes. I’ve also tried this recipe with a milk frother jug, and although it doesn’t work quite as well, it still does the job if you don’t have an electric beater handy.
To make your own dalgona coffee and become the next TikTok star, you’ll need:
- 2 tbs of instant coffee (I used Moccona caramel-flavoured, you can use whatever you want but it must be instant coffee)
- 2 tbs of sugar (you can use a little less than this if you don’t want it super sweet, but it also helps with the whipping process so you can’t completely omit this bit)
- 2 tbs of boiling water
After about 5 minutes of whipping at a medium speed, the coffee began to look like it was done. I stopped the KitchenAid and expected some meringue-style stiff peaks. Unfortunately, we weren’t quite there yet so I promptly jacked up the speed to what I like to call “fuck-my-shit-up” levels (aka level 10 on the KitchenAid).
After another 2 minutes of intense whipping, the end result was the dreamy coffee mousse I expected.
At this point, you’re basically done. All you need to do now is fill up your glass of ice and milk (like you’re making an iced coffee) and scoop your glorious coffee foam on top.
And voila! You’ve made the damn TikTok coffee. You’re basically a celebrity at this point. Go learn a TikTok dance and call yourself Jessica Alba.
Please appreciate my coffee, it took a ridiculous amount of time for me to make.
Now let’s get real for a second.
This stuff tastes pretty decent, the texture is a nice change from the usual milky consistency of an iced latte, but it’s only worth it if you have an electric mixer to help you.
If you don’t have access to an electric beater, KitchenAid or milk frother, don’t even bother trying this. You are wasting your time. Even if you’re out of work and bored out of your brain, you do not need to spend 20 minutes whisking coffee by hand. Your time is more valuable than that.
Even with a KitchenAid, this coffee still took approximately 10 minutes to make, which is frankly too long to spend making any sort of drink. But hey, you’ve got absolutely nowhere to be right now, you might as well treat yourself to the fanciest-looking coffee of your life.
