Homemade Dalgona Candy
Make this and see if you survive.
Equipment
- gas stove
- parchment paper
- ladle or steel measuring cup
- disposable wooden chopstick
Ingredients
- 1 heaping tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 pinch baking soda
- vegetable oil for oiling the parchment paper
Instructions
- Cut out two squares of parchment paper into approximately 6" squares. Lightly oil with vegetable oil. Place them on to an overturned baking pan.
- Add a heaping tablespoon of sugar into the bowl of a ladle.
- Heat the sugar over a medium flame. Moving the ladle in and out of the heat to keep the sugar from burning. Gently stir the sugar with a chopstick.
- In about 45-60 seconds you should see the edges of the sugar begin to melt. Stir the melted sugar into the dry sugar.
- Stir constantly and as the sugar begins to melt take the ladle off the heat and continue to incorporate the solid sugar.
- Once the sugar is completely melted (1-2 minutes) add a pinch of baking soda and mix it well. The syrup will lighten in color.
- Return the ladle to the heat for 3 seconds stirring constantly. The syrup should puff up.
- Immediately pour the syrup on to the greased parchment, using the chopstick to scrape out the ladle.
- Cover the syrup with the other square of parchment, oiled-side down.
- Use the bottom of a metal measuring cup to press the dalgona into a 4-5" circle.
- Immediately peel off the parchment and use a metal cookie cutter to press a shape into the candy.
- After a few minutes the candy will harden. Now, you're ready to see if you survive.
Notes
- Only use a metal cookie cutter for embossing. Plastic cutters will stick.
- This recipe was adapted from the New York Times.
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 12gSodium: 274mgPotassium: 1mgSugar: 12gCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
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