Why it works: Cinnamon and raisin are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,390 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
8 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Toast the chopped almonds and cashews in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant and lightly golden. Let them cool.
In a large bowl, stir the strawberry yogurt, honey and ground cinnamon until smooth and evenly combined.
Peel and section the oranges, cut the sections into bite-size pieces, and fold them into the yogurt mixture along with any juice from cutting.
Add the sliced bananas, chopped pears and chopped grapefruit, and gently fold until the fruit is coated.
Fold in the raisins and most of the toasted nuts.
Refrigerate the salad for about 30 minutes so it chills and the flavors meld.
Just before serving, sprinkle the candy-coated milk chocolate pieces and the remaining toasted nuts over the top.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Cinnamon + raisintop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,390 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Cinnamon + almondtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,514 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Almond + raisintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,781 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
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Strawberry + honeytop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together354 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
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Yogurt + honeytop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together659 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the raisin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (strawberry, yogurt, honey, cinnamon, almond, milk, chocolate):
- Vanillabetter flavor fit
- Figbetter flavor fit
- Peachbetter flavor fit
- Raisinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against strawberry, yogurt, honey, cinnamon, almond, milk, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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