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Dalgona Coffee

Dalgona Coffee

Whipped coffee cloud on cold milk — the drink that got the world through 2020.

10 min🍽 2 serves🔥 210 kcal

🧺 Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp instant coffee
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • 2 cups cold milk + ice

👩‍🍳 Steps

  1. 1

    Combine coffee, sugar and hot water — the sacred 1:1:1 ratio.

  2. 2

    Whisk 3–4 minutes (electric) or 400 stirs (by hand, character-building).

  3. 3

    Stop when it holds soft peaks the color of caramel.

  4. 4

    Fill glasses with ice and milk, then float clouds of coffee foam on top.

  5. 5

    Stir before drinking, or drink through the cloud like a hero.