Best Keto Whipped Coffee (Dalgona Coffee)
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Introduction
Whipped coffee had a moment on the internet, and the name came with it: dalgona is a Korean honeycomb toffee, and the drink got called dalgona coffee because the whipped foam looks like it. Whipping instant coffee into a foam is not new, though — versions of it were around long before the hashtag.
The basic version is instant coffee, sugar and hot water whipped together until it turns pale and foamy, then spooned over a glass of iced milk. It is genuinely good, and most versions use about two tablespoons of sugar for one eight-ounce glass — which is what makes it worth rebuilding.
What Changes to Make It Keto
Two things.
The sugar becomes monk fruit, measure for measure — two tablespoons, same as the coffee and the water. Equal parts of all three is the whole formula.
And the glass underneath is unsweetened almond milk with two tablespoons of heavy cream stirred through it, rather than dairy milk. Milk carries more sugar than people expect; this way you get the richness from the cream without it.
You Need Something to Whip It With
The foam is the recipe. Without something to whip the coffee, you have a cup of very strong instant coffee.
An electric milk frother is the easy answer — a battery-powered wand with a little coiled spring on the end that spins. It takes about five or six minutes of whipping to get to soft peaks.
Leave an inch or two of room at the top of each glass, or there is nowhere for the coffee to go.
The Sweetener
Lakanto’s classic monk fruit is what we use, granulated rather than powdered here — it is dissolving into boiling water anyway. It measures 1:1 against sugar, which is why the swap above is just a swap. Shop Lakanto with the code “BUTTERTOGETHER” for 20% off.
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Ingredients
For The Whipped Coffee
- 2 tbsp coffee, dry instant
- 2 tbsp lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener
- 2 tbsp water, boiling
For The Glasses
- 2 cups almond milk, unsweetened
- 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- ice (optional)
- 2 tbsp Walden Farms sugar-free caramel syrup (optional)
Nutrition Facts
2 servings per recipe| Per Serving 140 | Per Recipe 270 | |||
| 6 servings of coffee, dry instant (2 tbsp) @ 2 each | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 30 each | 30 | 60 | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 50 each | 100 | 200 | ||
| 13g | 16% | 25g | 32% | |
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 2.5 g each | 2.5 g | 5 g | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 5 g each | 10 g | 20 g | ||
| 7g | 35% | 14g | 70% | |
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 3.5 g each | 7 g | 14 g | ||
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 40mg | 13% | 80mg | 27% | |
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 20 mg each | 40 mg | 80 mg | ||
| 200mg | 9% | 410mg | 18% | |
| ⅛ serving of water (2 tbsp) @ 9.5 mg each | 0.59 mg | 1.19 mg | ||
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 170 mg each | 170 mg | 340 mg | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 5 mg each | 10 mg | 20 mg | ||
| 1 serving of Walden Farms sugar-free caramel syrup (2 tbsp) @ 45 mg each | 22.5 mg | 45 mg | ||
| 15g | 5% | 30g | 11% | |
| 6 servings of coffee, dry instant (2 tbsp) @ 0.4 g each | 1.2 g | 2.4 g | ||
| 3 servings of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener (2 tbsp) @ 8 g each | 12 g | 24 g | ||
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 1 g each | 1 g | 2 g | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 0.4 g each | 0.8 g | 1.6 g | ||
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| Total Sugars | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 12g | 24g | |||
| 3 servings of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener (2 tbsp) @ 8 g each | 12 g | 24 g | ||
| Allulose | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 3g | 6g | |||
| 6 servings of coffee, dry instant (2 tbsp) @ 0.4 g each | 1.2 g | 2.4 g | ||
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 1 g each | 1 g | 2 g | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 0.4 g each | 0.8 g | 1.6 g | ||
| 2g | 4% | 4g | 8% | |
| 6 servings of coffee, dry instant (2 tbsp) @ 0.1 g each | 0.3 g | 0.6 g | ||
| 2 servings of almond milk, unsweetened (2 cups) @ 1 g each | 1 g | 2 g | ||
| 4 servings of heavy whipping cream (4 tbsp) @ 0.4 g each | 0.8 g | 1.6 g | ||
About these numbers: We are home cooks, not certified nutritionists. Nutrition is shared as a courtesy and calculated with free online nutrition calculators — we compare a few to get as close as we can — so please treat it as a helpful estimate rather than a guarantee. The brands you buy, any swaps you make, and how generously you portion the recipe will all move these numbers.
Directions
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Place the instant coffee, granulated sugar substitute and boiling water in a mixing bowl. Blend on high until fluffy and smooth, with soft peaks.
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Add ice and one cup of almond milk to each of two glasses.
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Place 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream into each of the two glasses, and stir to combine with the almond milk. Add additional keto friendly sweetener to the milk at this time if desired. Leave an inch or two of space at the top of the glass for the whipped coffee.
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Place half of the whipped coffee mixture into the top of each glass.
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Top each glass with a tablespoon of the caramel sauce if desired and serve.
Mixed or Layered
Some people stir the whole thing together. Some drink it with the foam sitting on top and the milk underneath.
The layered way is arguably the proper way, and it is certainly the better-looking one. It is a coffee, not a rule.
Things to Add
- Sugar-free caramel syrup — an optional tablespoon on top
- Torani sugar-free syrups
- Sugar-free mocha
- Cinnamon
If you want something else in this direction, there are Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches to go with it.
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Enjoy!
Updated — September 10, 2026: We cut a step-by-step section that repeated the recipe card, corrected what goes in the glass and where the drink's name comes from, cut unsupported claims about the sweetener and fat intake, and moved serving notes below the recipe.
Correction — September 10, 2026: The article said this recipe replaces milk with heavy cream; it uses unsweetened almond milk with heavy cream stirred in. It also said the name means "wow it's sweet", which we cannot support.
