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Eggnog Truffles

"Eggnog Truffles make a great holiday or hostess gift. Package the truffles in a holiday tin between wax paper."

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Eggnog Truffles

Why it works: Chocolate and rum work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 286 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Eggnog Truffles

12 (2 truffle) servings
Prep25 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

347Calories
3 gProtein
19 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12

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

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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. Chocolate + rumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Cream cheese + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Nutmeg + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Sugar + rumtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,908 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cream cheese, sugar, rum):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Nutmegthe original
  4. Peppermintfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, cream cheese, sugar, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.