Deliciously whipped and frothy Gingerbread Iced Latte with Dalgona Coffee is perfect for the holiday season and a tasty spin on Dalgona coffee.
With flavors of coffee, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla, this iced gingerbread latte is a wonderful Christmas treat and tastes just like gingerbread cookies.
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This iced gingerbread latte recipe is perfect to serve during the winter and holiday season. With the warm gingerbread flavors, it makes it the perfect drink to enjoy hot or cold with some delicious Christmas sugar cookies.
Starbucks Iced Gingerbread Latte
One of Starbucks' most favorite holiday drinks is an Iced Gingerbread Latte and believe it or not, it's easy to make at home with this Starbucks copycat recipe. With the same gingerbread flavors as the Starbucks original, this Gingerbread flavored Iced Latte is even better with the addition of the frothy Dalgona coffee topping and there's no need to go to the coffee shop to get your iced latte fix!
Ingredients in Gingerbread Iced Latte with Dalgona Coffee
This Gingerbread Iced Latte with Dalgona Coffee takes very simple ingredients to create a creamy flavorful coffee drink.
- Granulated sugar
- Instant espresso (or instant coffee) powder or a shot of espresso
- Cold water
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger
- Vanilla extract
- Regular milk (or substitute for Vegan or dairy-free versions such as soy milk, oat milk, or almond milk)
- Ice (enough to fill two glasses)
How to Make A Gingerbread Iced Latte With A Dalgona Topping
The steps to making this tasty homemade gingerbread latte recipe are quick and easy and it takes less than 10 minutes to make two servings of this whipped coffee.
To begin, the first step is to gather all of the ingredients needed and to have them within reach to start making this latte.
Make the Dalgona topping - In a mixing bowl, combine the granulated sugar, and instant coffee (or espresso powder) in a mixing bowl.
Use an electric mixer or an electric whisk to beat the mixture until it becomes light and fluffy. It can be done with a whisk but will take more time.
TIP: Making this whipped coffee recipe with a hand mixer is recommended because it is much easier and faster than making it by hand.
Once it becomes fluffy, whisk in the ground cinnamon and ground ginger until combined.
Set aside until ready to use.
Prepare the glasses - Fill two glasses with ice cubes and add one cup of your favorite milk to each glass.
Place half of the milk, and the vanilla extract in one glass and the other half in the second glass.
Top each glass with the Dalgona topping as desired.
Serve immediately.
What's Needed to Make this Iced Latte Dalgona Coffee
- Mixing Bowl
- Hand Mixer or Electric Whisk - a hand mixer is recommended for quicker results when making the dalgona.
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Two drinking glasses
FAQ's
What is Dalgona Coffee?
Dalgona coffee has been all the rage for the past few years by taking over social media on TikTok and Instagram.
Dalgona Coffee is a coffee beverage made by combining instant coffee powder, water, and granulated sugar with hot milk or cold milk to create a creamy whipped topping on top of either an iced or hot cup of coffee.
What Does Dalgona Mean?
Dalgona is actually a candy from South Korea also known as "Korean Sponge Candy" or "dalgona candy" and was widely popular after Squid Games came out on Netflix. The word Dalgona translates to "It's sweet" in English and that couldn't be any more true.
The Dalgona topping on hot or iced coffee is a whipped, thick, and creamy topping to coffee beverages.
Do You Drink Dalgona Hot or Cold?
Dalgona can be the topping on an iced coffee or a cold coffee. Dalgona Iced Coffee is just as easy to make as Dalgona Hot Coffee.
The difference between the hot and cold versions is that when Dalgona is added to hot coffee, it melts down into the hot drink much like a marshmallow or as you would expect a foam topping to melt.
With the Iced Dalgona Latte topping, it doesn't melt, instead, it floats on top of the milk mixture and holds together much better.
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Another delicious winter beverage is this Chai Tea Latte, it has warm flavors of cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Or, check out this Iced Cranberry Tea, it's spiced with winter spices.
📖 Recipe
Gingerbread Iced Latte with Dalgona Coffee
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup instant espresso - or instant coffee powder
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk of choice
- Ice
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the granulated sugar, and instant coffee (or espresso powder) in a mixing bowl.
- Use an electric mixer or an electric whisk to beat the mixture until it becomes light and fluffy. It can be done with a whisk but will take more time.
- Once it becomes fluffy, whisk in the ground cinnamon and ground ginger until combined.
- Set aside until ready to use.
- Fill two glasses with ice cubes and add one cup of your favorite milk to each glass.
- Place half of the milk, and the vanilla extract in one glass and the other half in the second glass.
- Top each glass with the Dalgona topping as desired.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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