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Peppermint Eggnog Punch

"This punch is so delicious, I sometimes make a batch without the rum because the kids enjoy it as much as the adults!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Peppermint Eggnog Punch

Why it works: Peppermint and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 580 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Peppermint Eggnog Punch

16 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

85Calories
0 gProtein
5 gFat
1 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Peppermintnot 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. Peppermint + gingertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Ginger + rumtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  3. Peppermint + rumtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together138 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Cream + rumtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together842 recipes

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

  5. Peppermint + creamtop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together632 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 ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peppermint, cream, rum):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Gingerthe original
  3. Cinnamonfits about as well
  4. Cardamomfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against peppermint, cream, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.