Here’s how to make that viral ‘whipped coffee’ you’re seeing everywhere

A trip to your local coffee shop is a thing of the past, but turning to social media to find ways to get your caffeine fix at home is the new normal. Now mamas are becoming their own own baristas while social distancing and creating mini Starbucks in their kitchen.

It all began with a simple coffee TikTok video posted on March 14, that has since garnered more than 10 million views. Since then everyone has begun making a foamy beverage named, “whipped coffee.”

What is whipped coffee?

Before you get excited and think that TikTok created this trend, think again. The drink originated in South Korea and is better known as Dalgona coffee, a frothy sugar-coated Korean drink that’s topped with cocoa, crumbled biscuits or honey.

The cool thing about Dalgona coffee, AKA whipped coffee, is that it only has four ingredients—instant coffee, sugar, hot water and milk—and can be made in 5 minutes. You basically mix the ingredients with an electric mixer and it’s it!

If you’re into sugary-drinks this is perfect for weathering the quarantine, but if you’re not, no worries. Try coconut sugar or a sugar substitute like stevia.

Here’s how to make a yummy whipped coffee:

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp instant coffee
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp hot water
• Milk of your choice
• Ice

Directions:

1. Add the hot water, sugar, and instant coffee to a bowl.
2. Either hand whisk or use an electric mixer until the mixture is fluffy and light.
3. To serve, spoon a dollop over a cup of milk with ice in it and stir.

Recipe from Tasty.

Note: If you don’t want the consistency of a light mousse and you’re just here for the caffeine, you can easily make this drink hot or iced. Just don’t use a mixer to build the foam. Enjoy, mama!