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A pile of keto dalgona candies on parchment paper.
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Sugar Free Dalgona Candy Recipe

Sweet, crunchy, and quick to make, this Keto Dalgona Candy is just like the South Korean sweet featured in Netflix's Squid Game, but without all the sugar! Also known as "ppopgi", make this honeycomb candy the traditional way with a ladle on the stove and a chopstick or the end of a wooden spoon. It's so fast and easy to whip up! Keto + Paleo
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time4 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Keto
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: allergy free, asian, baking soda, dalgona, dalgona candy, dalgona coffee, erythritol, honecomb, honey, squid games, stevia, sweet
Servings: 2 candies
Calories: 11kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 tablespoons erythritol + stevia blend see not 1 for brand
  • 1/2 teaspoon salted butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon honey

Instructions

  • Measure out 1/2 tsp of honey and 1/8 tsp of baking soda in their measuring spoons, ready to use.
  • Add the erythritol & stevia blend, butter, and vanilla to the bowl of a metal ladle.
    Dalgona candy ingredients in a ladle on the stove.
  • Place the bowl of the ladle on the stovetop above the smallest gas ring, and turn the gas burner on low.
  • With the stick end of a wooden spoon or a chopstick, begin mixing the ingredients until they melt, about 2 minutes.
    Ingredients in a ladle being mixed with a wooden spoon.
  • Remove the bowl from the heat (or turn off the burner) and mix in the pre-measured baking soda and honey.
    Adding honey and baking soda to a ladle on the stove.
  • Return the ladle bowl to the heat and count to 10, or until the mixture is foaming but not bubbling much or turning brown.
    Mixing ingredients in a ladle on the stove.
  • Pour the foam onto the baking paper twice (creating 2 circle dalgona candies) and allow it to cool.
    Pouring dalgona candy into a silicone sheet.
  • After 2-3 minutes, lightly press a cookie cutter into the dalgona candy (optional).
    Cookie cutter lightly pressed into dalgona candy.

Notes

  1. I used NKD Living's erythritol & stevia blend.

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams | Calories: 11kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.7g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 86mg | Sugar: 0.7g