Traditional Korean Dalgona Candy (Honeycomb Toffee / Ppopgi)

Name: Traditional Korean Dalgona Candy (Honeycomb Toffee / Ppopgi)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: Sugar; 1 pinch Baking soda

5 mins prepServes 2

Here’s how to make traditional Korean dalgona candy aka honeycomb toffee (also called Ppopgi) that you saw in Squid Game 🦑. It only requires 2 ingredients: sugar and baking soda. The process is simple, but requires some technique.

2 servings

What you need

1 cup sugar

1 pinch baking soda

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Instructions

1. Lightly oil your baking mat or parchment paper. This will help with a smooth release.
2. Melt the sugar on low heat. Don’t melt the sugar on high heat as it will burn, making your candy extremely bitter and gross. Melting sugar low and slow gives you a higher chance at success.
3. Once the sugar is melted, add a pinch of baking soda. Refrain from adding too much baking soda.
4. Quickly flatten the mixture.
5. Press in your desired shape with a cookie cutter. Be careful when working with hot sugar as sugar burns are no joke!
6. A lot of this recipe is about timing. If you are patient, this can take 5 minutes. If you rush it and burn the sugar, starting over costs you an additional 5-10 minutes.

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