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Raspberry Fudge Truffles

Why it works: Vanilla and raspberry work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 950 recipes. Both carry ethyl benzoate, which smells fruity, sweet. The science ↓

Raspberry Fudge Truffles

3 dozen
Prep30 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

330Calories
5 gProtein
19 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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. Vanilla + raspberrytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together950 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl benzoate (fruity, sweet).

  2. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Chocolate + raspberrytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together457 recipes

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

  4. Cream cheese + vanillatop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,929 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Cream cheese + raspberrytop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together160 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

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

Swap the raspberry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cream cheese, vanilla):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Strawberryfits about as well
  3. Pineapplefits about as well
  4. Raspberrythe original

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