Who doesn’t need a caffeinated pick-me-up?

I had therapy at 7 AM this morning (I promise I’ll get into that another time). Needless to say, I am not thrilled about 5:30 AM wake-up calls once a week, but alas, here I am. Trauma work is exhausting, not to mention, I never sleep well the night before, often falling asleep a few short hours before my alarm is due to go off. While on the 45-minute commute home from therapy, I decided I needed a caffeinated pick me up to help me through the rest of the morning.

I debated using my Starbucks stars, or even grabbing an everything bagel and macchiato from Dunkin’. Then I remembered a whipped coffee recipe I stumbled upon and decided to save $5.00 and make my own.

Ingredients

4 TBSP Instant Coffee

2 TBSP Sweetener

2 TBSP Hot Water

Ice

6 oz Milk or Milk Substitute

Caramel Topping

Directions

Combine your instant coffee (I used 6 TBSP instead of 4), sweetener, and hot coffee in a bowl. For sweetener, I used agave nectar, but you could also use cane or brown sugar.

Using a whisk, frother, or hand mixer, mix until the coffee becomes whipped. I used a hand mixer and the desired consistency was reached after about 3 minutes.

Set aside the whipped coffee, and in a glass or mug, add the caramel topping to the bottom, and/or sides. Next, add your ice cubes and milk.

Now, add in your whipped coffee and stir. At this point, I realized I did not have enough ice or milk, so I added more. Feel free to adjust quantities to your liking.

At Home-Barista

I hope you try out this easy whipped (dalgona) coffee recipe that gained popularity from Korean content creators last year.

Head over to our Instagram page to watch the reel of the whipped coffee in action!

Are you a coffee lover? Let me know in the comments if you plan to try this recipe! I created a recipe card that you can save for quick reference.