Giada's Dalgona Coffee

by Giada

Prep Time

5 minutes

Serves

2

Beginner

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Giada's Dalgona Coffee

Name: Giada's Dalgona Coffee
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American Greek Indian Italian South Korean
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons instant espresso powder; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1/4 cup hot water; Pinch of salt; 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest (ground cardamom or ground cinnamon); 1 cup milk of choice for serving

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With Jade spending so much time on TikTok these days (okay, fine... and me, too!) we've seen plenty of the whipped coffee drink that's taken the internet by storm. While videos of people making this coffee got it popular, it's been around for much longer than we think - the Dalgona coffee originates in South Korea and India, and there's even a variety from Greece as well. What at first seemed like a novelty turned out to be something really genuinely delicious. The act of drinking it alone, and slowly mixing the fluffy coffee whip into milk, is a fun activity!

I decided to give it a personal spin by using espresso powder as opposed to instant coffee, and I've tried it with a variety of flavor mix-ins. Lemon zest gives it a great refreshing taste for a warm day, while cardamom or cinnamon give it a great warmth that pairs nicely with the sweetness of the coffee. I'd definitely classify this as a treat - it's the perfect fun coffee to make for that mid-afternoon slump!