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Sweet Ponche De Creme

"Creamy egg rum punch with a pinch of nutmeg and a hint of lime to make a perfect tropical treat."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Sweet Ponche De Creme

Why it works: Evaporated milk and condensed milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 168 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Sweet Ponche De Creme

18 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

282Calories
15 gProtein
14 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Evaporated milk + condensed milktop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together168 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Lime + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together236 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Nutmeg + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Lime + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Evaporated milk + nutmegtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together132 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, evaporated milk, condensed milk, nutmeg, rum):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, evaporated milk, condensed milk, nutmeg, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.