Dalgona Coffee Muffins are inspired by ‘Dalgona Coffee’ frenzy which took internet by storm in year 2020. The word “Dalgona” is derived from Korean word “Dalguna” which means “it’s sweet”. The trend started from Dalgona candy which resembles honeycomb toffee and is made by mixing melted sugar and baking soda🍯
Dalgona Coffee is made by whipping equal portions of instant coffee, water and sugar till it becomes light & creamy. This whipped coffee is then added over hot or cold milk. Before even the term Dalgona was known, this whipped coffee was one of the common beverages made in Indian homes & known as “Pheeti hui coffee” 👻. With the Facebook & Instagram flooding with Dalgona coffee pics, all I could imagine was every mom’s eye rolling face👀 behind the scene😂.
Inspired by this Dalgona trend, I experimented little bit and have created my recipe of Dalgona cupcakes or muffins. Just like in dalgona coffee where bottom layer is of milk and top layer is golden brown whipped coffee, these delicious muffins combine the flavour of vanilla and coffee in every bite. The texture of these muffins comes out perfectly soft & spongy. For coffee lovers this is not only visual treat but treat for their taste buds too.
This Dalgona Muffin recipe is eggless and can be easily made with few commonly available kitchen ingredients. It is a perfect bakery item that can be added in your high tea menu or served as breakfast muffins. These melt-in-mouth muffins combine the heavenly flavours of vanilla & coffee and people from every age group just love them. You can increase the quantity of coffee as per your taste. My husband is a big time coffee lover and whenever I make these for him, I add just a little more coffee for that extra kick👍.
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List of Ingredients: (Makes 6-8 muffins)
- All Purpose Flour (Maida)-1 cup
- Baking Powder- 1 tsp
- Baking Soda-1/4 tsp
- Thick Curd (Yoghurt)-1/4 cup
- Powdered Sugar-1/2 cup
- Milk-1/4 cup + 3 tbsp
- Vanilla Extract-1 tsp
- Oil-1/4 cup
- Instant Coffee-1 & 1/2 tsp
- Warm water-1 tsp
(Note: You can increase the quantity of sugar upto 3/4 cup as per your taste)
Steps To Prepare:
Step1:
Sieve together all the dry ingredients-APF (Maida), Baking powder and baking soda. Keep these dry ingredients aside.
Step2:
In a small bowl, add Instant coffee and warm water. Keep this mix aside.
Step3:
In a mixing bowl add thick curd & powdered sugar. Whisk well till sugar is completely dissolved. Add 1/4 cup milk, oil and vanilla extract to it. Whisk once again till all the ingredients are mixed together.
WhiskStep4:
Set the oven for preheating at 170 degree Celsius. By the time oven is preheating let us proceed to next step.
Step5:
Start mixing dry ingredients (from step1) into the wet ingredients bowl. We will add 3 tbsp milk gradually while folding the batter.
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Step6:
In a muffin tray place the liners. Add half of the batter using a spoon in these liners. Fill the liners upto 2/3rd level and you need to leave some space for muffins to rise. If you are using little bigger liners then you will get 6 muffins & with smaller ones you will easily make 7-8 muffins.
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In the remaining batter add the coffee mix we prepared in step2. Fold once again. Add this coffee batter in muffin liners also. Tap the muffin tray once or twice to remove air bubbles.
Step7:
Bake these muffins at 170 degree celsius for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes check with a toothpick, it should come out clean else for 2-3 minutes more.
Enjoy these delicious soft Dalgona coffee muffins with a hot cup of Cappuccino or Latte ☕!!
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Can we use paper cups as I don't have silicon moulds?
You can use paper liner but close them in a box for a few hours before removing liner as paper liners do not come out so clear.
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Have y baked it in otg or convection oven? In convection can we put tray directly on the glass turntable or on a stand?
Hi Niranjana, I have baked these Dalgona muffins in OTG but they can be baked in convection oven as well. In convection oven, place the muffin tray on low rack not directly on turn table.
Can I make them without the instant coffee? If so, should I add other ingredients? (I Can’t drink coffee) maybe mixing chocolate syrup with a little bit of water to get the same texture as the coffee?
If I make them without the dalgona coffee, will the muffins taste like vanilla muffins?
Please reply soon. Thank you! I’m planning on making these some time soon.
Yes you can make vanilla muffins by skipping coffee.
You can either make vanilla muffins by skipping coffee or add cocoa powder instead of coffee.
Thanks!
Hi Divya,
I like the look of your cup cakes, can I make mini cup cakes with the same look and can I do that with mini paper liners??
Hi Judith, you can make mini cupcakes & use paper liners. However, I recommend to use silicon liners as the cupcakes will come out more neatly.
Hi, can I use white whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour. Please let me know soon. I am hoping to prepare them today. Thank you.
Hi Gunjan, yes you can use white whole wheat flour but the texture might turn out little bit dense & you may have to increase few teaspoons of liquid.
What is the cup size 200ml or 250 ml of 1 cup
Hi Sheetal, The size of the cup used here is 250 ml.
If i don’t want to use yogurt, what can I use instead?
Hey i used your recipe and it came out soft, spongy and light. Have saved it for future use too. Thanks for posting.
Thank you Ankita for sharing your feedback here. Glad you liked it 🙂
Can we use whole wheat flour in place of all purpose flour?
Hi Divya,
I tried your recipe today and they came out really well. Everyone loved them. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
Hi Saumya,
Thank you for trying out the recipe & sharing your feedback here. Glad you liked it 🙂
Can these be made in aluminium tin. Will we get a similar texture
Exterior will not be that smooth but texture inside will be the same.
Hi Divya,
I just made your muffins. They came out great! Smooth, fluffy, and look great! I doubled the batch to 12 good-sized muffins. I added a few mins to the cooking time @338F. I should’ve saved a bit more batter back for mixing with dalgona; ran out on the last 2. I also mixed some cocoa powder in with dalgona & 1 tsp extra water.
Hi Teri,
Thanks for sharing your feedback, really means a lot 🙂 Glad to know that you liked it.
Hi divya
These look lovely!
Do you think the recipe will work as a cake ?
Vasudja
Hi Vasudha,
Though I have not tried making cake myself but few of the readers have given me the feedback that they were able to make cake using it.
Hi,
I tried this recipe today but somehow the layer were not separate like the one you have baked. The coffee was in some at the bottom whereas in other in the middle. Can you tell why this has happened. Although the taste and texture is amazing but just that it was not Dalgona for me. Please help.
Can I use cake flour