Dalgona

Dalgona is a traditional candy from

Korea. Back when my parents were kids,
all the kids in the neighbourhood would
gather around the little Dalgona stall to
see who could carve out the shape in the
middle without breaking it. Whoever
succeeds gets one free Dalgona from the
vender!

Ingredients: Procedure:
White Sugar 1. Pour two tablespoons of white sugar into the

Baking Soda metal ladle spoon.

2. Melt the sugar over a stovetop while stirring

Tools: with a wooden chopstick until golden brown.

Wooden Chopstick Don’t burn the sugar!

Stovetop 3. Add a pinch of baking soda and stir quickly to

prevent clumps and burning.

Non-Stick Baking Pan
4. When the sugar and baking soda mixture is a
Cookie Cutter (any shape)
creamy brown, pour it onto a baking pan lined
Metal Ladle Spoon
withbaking paper.
Baking Paper 5. Before the dalgona hardens, place a piece of

baking paper over the dalgona and press flat

with your hand or another baking pan.

6. Åfter the dalgona is flat, press a cookie cutter

into the middle of the dalgona and take it out

before it hardens. (Use the rounded part of the

cookie cutter to make it harder to carve out the

shape.)