Recently I have seen this new coffee trend all over TikTok. It is essentially a recipe and tutorial for whipped instant coffee, so I thought I would try it out. It required three simple ingredients: instant coffee, sugar and hot water. The end result was supposed to be a thicker coffee consistency. I was really excited to try this trend out because the end result looked so good. Unfortunately, my plans did not go as expected.

Attempt #1: Maxwell House International Suisse Mocha Café

For my first try at this whipped coffee trend, I used two tablespoons of Maxwell House International Suisse Mocha Café coffee, two tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of hot water. I was optimistic that this would work, and it did not even occur to me that maybe it wouldn’t.

I mixed all three ingredients together, at first with a whisk. After about three minutes, I saw no change in the mixture, which was supposed to thicken up and get lighter in color, so I decided to use an automatic hand mixer. This was when I had doubts about if this was going to work at all. And I was correct. 

I mixed for about seven minutes with the automatic mixer, first at the slowest speed, then intensifying the speed. I still saw no change after about 10 total minutes of mixing. I realized this was not going to work, but I decided I should still taste it. 

I grabbed a cup and filled it with ice, and filled the cup about two thirds the way with milk. I then poured the coffee, sugar, and water mixture into the cup and mixed it in with the milk. The consistency was the same as a regular iced coffee would be. Even though my experiment did not go as planned, I could still enjoy the coffee! It tasted really good and flavorful, but I think more of the coffee mixture would have been better. 

Attempt #2: Starbucks Via Instant Latte

In my second attempt at whipped coffee, I tried using a different coffee base. I used two tablespoons of Starbucks Via Instant Latte mix, in the flavor white chocolate mocha. I added to it two tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of hot water. Due to my previous attempt, I was a little skeptical if it would work this time around. Nonetheless, I still had hope.

I again started with a whisk. After a few minutes of whisking with no results, I switched over to an automatic hand mixer. As I started to use it, I think my eyes were playing tricks with me. I almost thought it was working because the mixture seemed to get lighter in color, but I was wrong.

Again, this was another fail. But like my first attempt, I still wanted to try out the mixture. As I did the first time, I grabbed a cup and filled it two thirds the way with milk, and then poured the coffee mixture on top. I mixed it all together and tried it out. 

I really enjoyed this coffee mixture. It had a lot of flavor to it, and I could really taste both the coffee and the white chocolate mocha flavor. Again, since I did not use the actual measures of parts water and coffee, the measurements were a little off, but I still really liked the taste. 

Although my whipped coffee trend attempts did not go as planned, I still liked the end result of both coffee mixtures. I would definitely make these coffees again, maybe adding more parts coffee to the overall drink. I think I will look into different coffee brands of instant coffee that worked for others.