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Mini Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pies

"Two holiday favorites combined for an amazing dessert. This easy recipe is a favorite of my family and friends when we get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Mini Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pies

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Mini Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pies

6 mini pies
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

694Calories
21 gProtein
35 gFat
75 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Pie Fillingnot in our table0
Pienot 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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  2. Sweet potato + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Sweet potato + vanillatop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together189 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

Swap the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sweet potato, sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, cream):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Pumpkinthe original

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