This is how you make dalgona (squid game candy) - foolproof tips!

Dalgona (달고나) or ppopgi (뽑기) is a Korean sugar candy I grew up having from street vendors. The honeycomb candy is flattened to a thin round disk and imprinted with a mold before it hardens and becomes brittle. This candy is now a global sensation, thanks to Netflex Squid Game! Here are step-by-step instructions and tips for successfully making this dalgona candy at home! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Sugar
baking soda

Recipes mentioned in the video:

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[laurieandrade]

Just made these. Lot of fun to make and eat. Got to admit the advice on keeping a pot of boiling water on the side was really good made cleaning so much easier.

[rebecca]

I just made a few, I have an electric glass cooktop so I made them in a small nonstick skillet and poured onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and flattened the sugar using the bottom of my metal 1 cup measuring cup. Thanks for the recipe!

[izabelapleszczynska]

Amazing! Her reaction when the first cookie broke!

[xyy]

Thank you for sharing beautiful recipes. I would love if you could make time to demonstrate how to make Korean short ribs BBQ. I read your blog but I bet it will be fascinating to watch how you prep and cook the dish from start to the end.

[mmaryp]

the boiling water is so smart!! thank you ❤

[GhislaineChan]

You made it look so easy! Didn’t know all it took was baking soda to make it spongy.

[KaffeiLunch]

Ooo I was hoping you would make this video haha

[ppglou]

After many failed attempts I finally got the hang of it and my ppopgi isn’t sticking. It’s all about the cooking and waiting before pressing…thank you for mentioning this important step. I’d like to know how the street vendors manage to make it so quickly without it sticking to the press. And for some strange reason mine have suddenly started getting a wrinkly look to them, something that wasn’t happening before. I guess I’ll eventually figure it out and have fun in the process 😅

[JtabletJ]

How long does it take to make each one?

[lulystalgianature]

First try, I used brown sugar. Failed miserably. Couldn't scrape it off the pan and took me a while to clean. Since didn't have white sugar, tried once more with brown, and baking soda like last time. It was better, but couldn't get the circle shape and it had a rather burnt taste. Let's see if third time's the charm, especially now that I bought the right sugar.

[elaineloo]

Hi there, im really hoping to ask a question about the Dalgonas, I tried to make them, all process are fine until when we place it for it to cool down, it in fact.. we made 20pcs and 13pcs been practicing for over 2 weeks but the cracking..we don't know why it happens..cos we follow all the instructions strictly.. do you happen to know why Korean Bapsang nim T^T?

[HarMonY_]

Mine came out beautifully! But i don’t know why it randomly pops and breaks on its own in a couple of minutes😭 please help!!

[dfmdoes]

So wait, press bubbles out, press shape and remove cutter

[andreamarrero]

Tried making these, came out successful but why does it keep cracking as it cools ?? Trying to make these for my daughter but it doesn’t last. HELP 😩

[honors]

OK so mine kept sticking and when I let it cool, I couldn't press the cookie cutter through. What am I doing wrong 😭

[Bnjazz]

It always stick to my plates how to solve please help😥

[cukiblossom]

My dalgona is sticky, is that normal?