You Won’t Believe How Versatile This Viral Coffee Is!

As we stay at home during this Restricted Movement Order, lets learn how to make this frothy concoction that has exploded across social media  –  dalgona coffee! The best part is that it can be used to create equally delicious beverages and desserts. Here are our favourites:

No-Bake Dalgona Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 150g sugar
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• 90g Lotus cookies
• 40g unsalted butter, melted
• 200g cream cheese

• 40g sugar
• 2g vanilla extract
• 3g lemon juice
• 5g gelatin
• 150g whipped cream

Methods:

1. Pour sugar into a saucepan over low heat. Stir slowly and constantly to ensure sugar doesn’t burn. Once sugar turns golden brown, turn off the heat.
2. Quickly add in baking soda and stir quickly. Pour mixture onto baking paper. Place another baking paper over the dalgona sugar mixture and press down with the bottom of a pot. Set aside to chill.
3. Add Lotus cookies in a ziplock bag and crush it finely.In a bowl, add melted butter to the crushed Lotus cookies and mix well.
4. Put mix into a 15cm cake mould and flatten it gently. Leave to chill in the refrigerator.
5. Take the hardened dalgona and smash it with a spoon. Remove some pieces to decorate the cake and put the rest in a ziplock bag, and crush it finely.
6. Softened cream cheese at room temperature and stir till smooth. Add sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Mix well.
7. Add the melted gelatin and mix before adding whipped cream. Continue to mix well. Add in crushed dalgona pieces.
8. Pour mixture into the cake mould and leave to freeze for an hour. To remove the cake easily from the mould, use a steam towel and wrap it around the mould. Once mould is removed, cut the cake into 6 slices before decorating with dalgona pieces on top as desired.

Dalgona Tiramisu

Ingredients:

• 2 egg yolk
• 20g sugar
• 2g instant coffee powder
• 2g vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 30g sugar
• 65g cake flour
• 1g baking powder

• 100g sugar
• 1g baking soda
• 450g mascarpone cheese
• 70g sugar
• 5g vanilla bean paste/ vanilla extract
• 400g whipping cream
• Coffee Syrup (3g instant coffee powder + 100g water + 15g sugar)

Methods:

1. Gently mix the egg yolk. Add in sugar, instant coffee powder, vanilla extract and whip till sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
2. Beat egg whites till foamy. While foaming, add half of the sugar and whip on low speed for 30 seconds. Add the remainder of the sugar and continue to whip for another 30 seconds. Speed up to make a stiff peak meringue. Reduce to the lowest speed and whip for a minute or two to finish.
3. Add about ⅓ of meringue to the dalgona mix, gently stir. Add all the remaining meringue and mix slowly.
4. Sift in the cake flour and baking powder. Mix with a spatula as gently as possible to avoid the meringue from deflating.
5. Place in a piping bag with a 1cm round tip.Pipe long diagonal lines of batter in a baking tray (31cm x 22.8cm) lined with baking paper. Tap the tray on the counter to remove large bubbles and dust with icing sugar.
6. Bake it for 11 – 12 minutes in a preheated 180 degree oven.Once baked, put it on a cooling rack and leave to cool.
7. Pour sugar into a saucepan over low heat. Stir slowly and constantly to ensure sugar doesn’t burn. Once sugar turns golden brown, turn off the heat.
8. Quickly add in baking soda and stir quickly. Pour mixture onto baking paper. Place another baking paper over the dalgona sugar mixture and press down with the bottom of a pot. Set aside to chill. Once cool, smash into pieces. Grind finely some dalgona pieces.
9. Cut the bisque sheet to the size of the container. Set aside.
10. In a bowl, add mascarpone cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and mix well. Add in whipping cream.Mix gently with a spatula before switching to a mixer so you can mix it smoothly.
11. To assemble, place first the bisque sheet into your container. Brush a layer of coffee syrup on the bisque. Soak it well so it tastes better. Pipe a layer of mascarpone cream on top. Layer dalgona pieces over the cream. Add another layer of cream. Pipe a final layer of cream and sprinkle fine dalgona pieces. Decorate with larger pieces. Enjoy right away!

Dalgona Scone & Dalgona Milk Tea

Ingredients:

• 300g all purpose flour
• 30g sugar
• 3g salt
• 6g baking powder
• 60g butter
• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 100ml milk
• 200g sugar
• 70g water
• 1 tsp baking soda

Drink:

• 1 bag Earlgrey tea
• 1 cup milk
• Ice cubes

Methods:

1. Sift all purpose flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Gently mix in butter till crumbly.
2. Add egg, vanilla essence and milk. Mix well. Cover with cling wrap and let dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 mins.
3. Shape dough into a flat log and cut diagonally into triangles. Bake for 20 – 25 mins in a preheated 190 degree oven.
4. In a pot, boil sugar and water over low heat. When the edge of the sugar water turns brown, add baking soda and quickly stir. Turn off the heat and continue to stir until golden brown. Gently pour the dalgona mixture over the baked scones before it hardens.
5. Serve scones with a cup of Earlgrey tea, milk, ice and pieces of dalgona.

For non – coffee drinkers, here are some equally easy recipes you can try as well!

Dalgona Milo

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsps milo powder
• 2 tbsps brown sugar
• 1 tsp ovalette

• 3 tbsps hot water
• 1 cup full cream milk
• Ice cubes

Methods:

1. Combine milo powder, brown sugar, ovalette and hot water into a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy.
2. Spoon a dollop of the mixture on top of a glass of milk and ice.
3. Enjoy your Dalgona Milo!

Dalgona Matcha Milk

Ingredients:

• 1/4 sugar
• 1/4 water
• 1 egg white only

• 1 tsp matcha powder
• 1 cup milk (you can use Almond or Soy if lactose intolerant)

Methods:

1. Boil sugar and water for 5 mins over low heat
2. Whisk egg white till fluffy. Slowly mix in the sugar and water syrup.
3. Add in matcha powder to the mix.
4. Pour smooth mixture over the milk. Enjoy the drink!

Dalgona Milk Tea

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsps milk tea powder
• 2 tbsps white sugar
• 2 tbsps hot water

• 1 cup milk
• Ice cubes

Methods:

1. Mix the milk tea powder, sugar, hot water, and whisk until foamy.
2. Place the mixture over milk and ice.
3. Enjoy!