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Honey Vanilla Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust

"A low-fat cheesecake!"

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Honey Vanilla Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust

Why it works: Cheese and cottage cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 126 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Honey Vanilla Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust

1 8- or 9-inch cheesecake
Prep35 min
Cook1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1121Calories
55 gProtein
35 gFat
136 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Egg Substitute1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)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. Cheese + cottage cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together126 recipes

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

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  3. Honey + vanillatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,262 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + honeytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Honey + cottage cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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 vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, egg, cheese, ricotta cheese, honey, cottage cheese):

  1. Strawberryfits about as well
  2. Vanillathe original
  3. Figfits about as well
  4. Grapefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, egg, cheese, ricotta cheese, honey, cottage cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.