This Keto Whipped Coffee is a keto variation of the dalgona coffee craze! It’s an iced coffee latte drink that you can make easily at home. You only need a few simple ingredients, and a little patience to make this keto dalgona coffee “whipped cream” like beverage. It’s velvety smooth, bittersweet and creamy coffee drink, with no added sugar.
This keto whipped coffee recipe is adapted from various Dalgona coffee recipes, that went viral on TikTok. This version is just our spin on it. Our keto dalgona coffee is made low carb and keto friendly with a sugar free sweetener and heavy whipping cream.
Feel free to dive right in and head straight to the recipe card if you want. We will share all of our tips and tricks in the post. We’ll also discuss substitutions and more. Make sure to read through completely if you have questions, we probably answered them.
We created a video with instructions that can be found in the recipe card. It shows you step by step how this delicious keto whipped coffee comes together! You only need 4 staple ingredients to make this delicious treat. We’ve added in a couple of extra ideas for you to bring it to the next level.
What Is Dalgona Coffee?
Dalgona coffee is a whipped coffee drink that is also being called “quarantine coffee” or “TikTok coffee”. It gained major popularity on TikTok, going viral while people were missing their afternoon coffee shop visits. Now, everyone can be a barista at home with simple pantry and kitchen staples.
We’re not entirely sure on the history of Dalgona whipped coffee. We’ve heard that the trend initially started in South Korea. Apparently the sweet, foamy and sugary coffee tastes a lot like a South Korean candy.
Dalgona coffee is essentially the whipping together of sugar with instant coffee. Boiling water is used to create a thick and pillowy foam. The sweet coffee foam is then poured and served over milk. The foam holds it shape for a while, which makes it fun to look at and drink!
The only truly essential ingredients for dalgona coffee are: instant coffee, sweetener, hot water, and your milk of choice. It’s important to remember that the sweetener, instant coffee and water need to be a 1:1:1 ratio. Very important, seriously! If the ratio is off, it simply won’t turn out. Dalgona coffee is in short, coffee whipped cream.
Keto Dalgona Coffee Ingredients:
- Instant coffee granules – You will need instant coffee for this to work. Coffee grounds don’t work the same.
- Granular sweetener of choice – Our favorite is Swerve! You will need granular, that measures and tastes like sugar for this to work properly.
- Hot water – You will need boiling hot water to whip the sweetener and instant coffee together.
- Salt – We promise that a pinch of salt will taste delicious, but it’s of course optional.
- Ground cinnamon – We love flavorful low calorie add-ins like ground cinnamon, but it’s optional.
- Vanilla extract– vanilla extract is an optional ingredient, but it really enhances the flavors.
- Ice – You can enjoy this coffee hot or iced actually.
- Milk or milk replacement of choice – We use a low carb milk either by Fairlife, or Organic Valley called ultra-filtered. Both are lactose free. They’re only 6-7 net carbs per cup, compared to regular milk which has 13 carbs per cup. You could substitute with your favorite nut milk like almond milk if you prefer.
- Heavy cream – We use a mixture of a milk with heavy cream in our keto whipped coffee. It makes this drink more like a keto ice cream coffee!
- Serve it with our keto salted caramel sauce if you’re looking for a delicious treat!
How To Make Keto Whipped Coffee (Dalgona):
In a mixing bowl or container, add your instant coffee, sweetener of choice, salt and cinnamon (if you’re adding extras). Add in your hot water.
Use a regular whisk to incorporate the ingredients gently, and it’s an optional step. This is mainly so that coffee and water don’t fly everywhere. After a minute or so, add in your vanilla extract if you’re using it.
We switched to a hand mixer, because we don’t quite have the patience to keep whisking by hand. It will take a while, so be patient!
With a hand mixer it took us about 3 minutes. Whip until it forms stiff peaks. The color will change a lot too. To us, it looks like super creamy peanut butter!
Add ice to a glass and fill with milk, almond milk or milk substitutes. We ended up using a blend of heavy whipping cream and whole milk. Spoon the whipped coffee mixture on top.
Mix everything up, and enjoy your Whipped cream like Keto Dalgona Coffee!
Can You Really Make Whipped Coffee Keto Friendly?
Yes, it’s easy to make this sugar free whipped coffee for the keto diet. It’s a simple swap out of regular sugar for a granular sugar replacement! We also chose a milk that’s lower in carbs. Then, combined that with heavy whipping cream to make this keto whipped coffee high in flavor, fat and low in carbs. We’d like to mention that this isn’t a low calorie food however, and should be considered a treat!
This keto dalgona coffee is a delicious low carb coffee. The sweeteners we choose to use aren’t considered sugar alcohols, and they won’t spike your blood sugar. Not all sweeteners are created equal. You can read more about different sugar free sweeteners here.
The Best Keto Friendly Milk Substitutes For Keto Whipped Coffee:
- Please be aware that whatever milk or milk replacement you choose will effect the carb and calorie count by a lot. This isn’t a weight loss drink per se, but it’s an overall healthier choice if you choose to enjoy one!
- Almond milk or any other nut milk just won’t have the same creamy consistency, but they can still be really tasty. It’s all about your preference! If you’re dairy free, try full fat coconut milk (in the can) for a thick and rich texture similar to heavy cream or half and half.
- You can use any combo of milk, half and half, heavy cream, coconut milk or any nut milks like almond milk that you prefer.
Tips For the Best Keto Dalgona Coffee:
- You don’t have to add salt, cinnamon or vanilla to this drink at all. It’s totally optional. We just think it makes it taste even better!
- If adding vanilla extract, pour it in after you have whipped the coffee granules and sweetener for a while. If you add vanilla extract at the same time as the hot water, you will “cook” it essentially.
- You can easily substitute for whatever sweetener you want, but we think granular sweeteners work the best. Granular sweeteners hold their shape the longest, like regular sugar would. Powdered sweeteners just didn’t work as well for us in the past. If you happen to find they work for you, let us know in the comments.
- You can use your favorite sweetener of choice that doesn’t spike blood sugar, if you’re concerned about that. We love granular erythritol and monk fruit sweeteners the best.
- It’s best to make the keto dalgona coffee foam fresh. While the shape may hold for a while, it tends to dissolve the longer it sits.
- We really do recommend using an electric mixer for the best results. Like we mentioned, you can use another method, but electric mixers are certainly going to help you make a dalgona coffee without sugar the easiest!
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More Recipes To Try:
- Low Carb Salted Dark Chocolate Bourbon Hot Cocoa
- Keto Pumpkin Spice Bulletproof Coffee
- Banana Dream Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting (Gluten Free and Low Carb)
- Keto Salted Caramel Sauce
- Keto Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Until next time,
Briana & Chamere
Keto Whipped Coffee (Dalgona Coffee)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1 tablespoon granular sugar free sweetener of choice
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- pinch of pink salt (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 3 ounces milk or milk replacement of choice (could use any heavy whipping cream, milk, nut milk and half and half)
- 2 ounces heavy whipping cream (could use milk or anything else instead)
- Ice
Instructions
- In a small bowl or container, add your instant coffee, sweetener of choice, salt and cinnamon (if you’re adding extras). Add in your water.
- Use a regular whisk to incorporate the ingredients gently. This is mainly so that coffee and water don’t fly everywhere. After a minute or so, add in your vanilla extract if you’re using it.
- At this point, we switched to a hand mixer, because we don’t quite have the patience to keep whisking by hand. It will take a while, longer than you expect. Just be patient! With a hand mixer it took us about 3 minutes. Whip until it forms stiff peaks. The color will change a lot too. To us, it looks like super creamy peanut butter.
- Add ice to a glass and fill with milk or milk substitutes. We ended up using a blend of heavy whipping cream and whole milk. Spoon the whipped coffee mixture on top.
- Mix everything up, and enjoy!
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Notes
- You don’t have to add salt, cinnamon or vanilla to this drink at all. It’s totally optional. We just think it makes it taste even better!
- If adding vanilla extract, pour it in after you have whipped the coffee granules and sweetener for a while. If you add vanilla extract at the same time as the hot water, you will “cook” it essentially.
- You can easily substitute for whatever sweetener you want, but we think granular sweeteners work the best. Granular sweeteners hold their shape the longest, like regular sugar would. Powdered sweeteners just didn’t work as well for us in the past.
- It’s best to make the coffee foam fresh. While the shape may hold for a while, it tends to dissolve the longer it sits.
- We really do recommend using an electric mixer for the best results. Like we mentioned, you can use another method, but electric mixers are certainly going to help you make these dalgona coffees the easiest!
- Please be aware that whatever milk or milk replacement you choose will effect the carb and calorie count by a lot. This isn’t a weight loss drink per se, but it’s an overall healthier choice if you choose to enjoy one!
- Almond milk or any other nut milk just won’t have the same creamy consistency, but they can still be really tasty. It’s all about your preference! If you’re dairy free, try full fat coconut milk (in the can) for a thick and rich texture similar to heavy cream or half and half.
- You can use any combo of milk, half and half, heavy cream, coconut milk or any nut milks like almond milk that you prefer.
Nutrition
These nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are only estimates. We cannot guarantee the accuracy.
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