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Orange Cooler Pie

"Delicious summertime dessert. Spectacular when garnished with whipped cream and orange sections."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Orange Cooler Pie

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Orange Cooler Pie

1 -9 inch pie

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

411Calories
3 gProtein
25 gFat
43 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Orange + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

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

  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 orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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