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Million Dollar Pie II

"Sweet and fruity, the perfect summertime treat!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Million Dollar Pie II

Why it works: Pineapple and banana match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 733 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Million Dollar Pie II

1 - 9 inch pie

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1129Calories
21 gProtein
40 gFat
180 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
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. Pineapple + bananatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together733 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Pineapple + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Banana + almondtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, pineapple, banana, sugar, coconut):

  1. Macadamia nutfits better
  2. Almondthe original
  3. Walnutfits about as well
  4. Peanutfits about as well

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