Keto Dalgona Coffee

5 from 1 vote

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.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Korean

Servings: servings

Calories: 223kcal

Author: Briana

Ingredients

4 tablespoons instant coffee
4 tablespoons granular sugar free sweetener of choice (48 grams)
4 tablespoons boiling hot water
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt (optional)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
6 ounces milk or milk replacement of choice (could use any heavy whipping cream, milk, nut milk and half and half)
4 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.

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