Why it works: Peach and raspberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 188 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
The recipe
6 servingsIngredients
Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Stir the cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and pinch of salt into the peach pie filling.
Beat the softened cream cheese until smooth, then fold in about half of the spiced peach filling.
Lay an egg roll wrapper with a corner toward you, spoon in a little filling, brush the edges with water, fold the sides in and roll up tightly to seal. Repeat with all 12 wrappers.
Heat the canola oil in a deep, heavy pot to 350°F (177°C). Fry the egg rolls in batches for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden. Drain on paper towels.
While the egg rolls fry, warm the raspberry jam, honey and a splash of water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth and pourable.
Dust the hot egg rolls with confectioners' sugar. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream, the warm raspberry sauce, and the remaining spiced peach filling spooned on the side.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Peach + raspberrytop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together188 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together11,917 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,027 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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Allspice + clovetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together7,711 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Cinnamon + allspicetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,536 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the pumpkin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peach, cinnamon, allspice, clove, ginger, nutmeg, egg):
- Orangebetter flavor fit
- Lemonbetter flavor fit
- Applebetter flavor fit
- Pumpkinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against peach, cinnamon, allspice, clove, ginger, nutmeg, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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