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Creamy Lemon Pie

"Light, lemony and luscious are just a few of the ways to describe this incredibly easy dessert. Top with whipped topping or whipped cream for a fabulous dessert that no one will be able to resist."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Creamy Lemon Pie

Why it works: Condensed milk and cream work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 416 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Creamy Lemon Pie

1 (8- or 9-inch) pie
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

356Calories
16 gProtein
20 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Condensed milk + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together416 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Egg + lemontop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44,316 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  3. Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together42,166 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Lemon + creamtop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,640 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Condensed milk + lemontop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together211 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Egg and lemon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 44,316 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the lemon

The recipe marks lemon as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, condensed milk, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, condensed milk, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.