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Peanut Butter Balls VII

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Peanut Butter Balls VII

Why it works: Butter and milk powder work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 142 recipes. Both carry delta-undecalactone, which smells coconut, creamy. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Balls VII

1 dozen

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

374Calories
15 gProtein
22 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Milk Powder1 cup (244ml) whole149
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64

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. Butter + milk powdertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-undecalactone (coconut, creamy).

  2. Peanut + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together420 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  3. Butter + honeytop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,327 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

  4. Peanut + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,754 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Honey + milk powdertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together45 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, honey, milk powder):

  1. Almondfits about as well
  2. Peanutthe original
  3. Pecansfits about as well
  4. Walnutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, honey, milk powder. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.