The Dalgona Coffee has become a sensation on TikTok and Instagram while many of us are in lockdown or quarantine all over the world. Loads of images of the now-famous Korean coffee – a glass of milk, chilled with ice if preferred, topped with a frothy coffee concoction of equal parts instant coffee, sugar and warm water – has been shared over the last week or so. 
Here in Cape Town, we are in one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. No exercise outside, no alcohol sales are amongst the measure and lockdown is due to end 16 April 2020. Work has dried up for freelancers like myself, so I have spent my time getting up to date with admin, creating many new images and still have time available to try internet trends like the Dalgona Coffee. Inspiration struck and after making the first coffee and I thought that it could make a great cheesecake served in a glass. 
I whipped cream, sour cream and cream cheese with sugar and vanilla extract. Then bashed up Nuttikrust biscuits to form the first layer in a glass, topped with the whipped cream cheese mixture. I then made the coffee foam mixture with 3 tablespoons of instant coffee and spooned a dollop of the foam on top of each glass. A quick dusting of cocoa powder and the Dalgona Coffee Cheesecake was ready to enjoy. 
The crunch of the caramelly oat biscuits and the creamy, tangy cheesecake mixture works well with the slightly bitter punch of coffee in the frothy top. The foam can’t stand for too long, so you can make the cheesecake portion in advance and add the coffee mixture just before serving. Use a small bowl as the coffee quantities are not that much and keep whipping the coffee mixture, easiest with an electrical beater. It might feel it’s not working but it will form a frothy meringue-like mixture after 5 minutes or so. 
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Dalgona Coffee Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 250 ml whipping cream
- 60 ml castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 80 ml sour cream
- 250 g medium fat cream cheese
- 16 nuttikrust biscuits bashed to crumbs
- 45 ml instant coffee
- 45 ml sugar
- 45 ml warm water
- cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Whisk the cream, castor sugar and vanilla extract to soft peaks
- Add the sour cream and whip until just mixed
- Set the cream aside
- Place the cream cheese in a bowl and beat until smooth
- Add the cream and beat well until combined and smooth
- Place the biscuits on the bottom of 4 glasses (6 glasses if you want smaller portions)
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture on top
- In a small bowl, mix the coffee, sugar and water until the coffee is dissolved
- Whisk until stiff peaks, fluffy and meringue like. This will take about 5 minutes or more.
- Spoon the coffee mixture on top of the cream cheese in the glasses
- Dust with cocoa powder and serve
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Marta
Apr 7, 2020
Hola!!!! Just to make sure, before I start making this amazing ‘cheesecake coffee’ are you pretty sure that the frothy coffee top will be the same as int the picture with only mixing-whipping coffee, sugar and water????
maybe I got it wrong???? thanks for your quick answer. Herewith your fan N1
heinstirred
Apr 7, 2020
Hello Marta. Yes the coffee topping is just instant coffee, sugar and water (equal quantities). Make sure you keep whipping as it will get foamy and then meringue like.
Emily Donovan
Apr 9, 2020
How long can it last if made ahead? I use parfait cups to bring round single desserts for family while maintaining social distancing and would love to add this to the weekend desserts. Thanks !
heinstirred
Apr 9, 2020
Hello Emily. This is not a “make far in advance” dessert. The coffee foam topping will deflate and go watery after 30/45 minutes or so – I have not timed it so I can’t say exactly. The cheesecake filling part can be made up to 2 days before the time and the coffee foam part put on just before depending how much time you have to get it to your family. The biscuits will go soft so I would not put the biscuits on the bottom but sprinkle on top just before.
Char
Jul 16, 2024
Where did you get the cute little bowls?
heinstirred
Jul 18, 2024
Hello Char. They are from CB2 in New York but quite a few years ago