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Peanut Butter Crispies I

"No bake peanut butter bars for the peanut butter fanatic."

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Peanut Butter Crispies I

Why it works: Honey and peanut work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 420 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Crispies I

2 dozen

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

274Calories
7 gProtein
14 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Honey + peanuttop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together420 recipes

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

  2. Honey + buttertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,327 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

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

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

  4. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Honey + sugartop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,932 recipes

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

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 (honey, sugar, butter):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits about as well
  3. Peanutthe original
  4. Pecansfits about as well

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